Amazon scraps plans for four data centers on $427M former GWU Ashburn campus
GaryMarcus · x · 2026-10-23
Per MacroEdge, Amazon has withdrawn plans for four data centers on the 122-acre former GWU Ashburn campus in Loudoun County, which it bought for roughly $427M. The retreat by one of the largest AI compute buyers may signal a recalibration of its data center buildout; no reason was given.
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