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The White House's Action Plan to Win the AI Race

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On Wednesday, July 23, the White House released a formal initiative titled “Winning the Race: America’s AI Action Plan” (the “Action Plan”), a three-pillared agenda that the U.S. aims to employ in pursuing global AI...more

Jones Day

JONES DAY TALKS®: Real Assets Roundup Episode 2: A First Look at Data Centers: The Fourth Utility

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Digital infrastructure assets provide and support communications and networking, data transfer and storage, and online services. They enable internet access, cloud computing, and emerging technologies including AI. Digital...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Artificial Intelligence and Data Centers: A View from the UK and EU

The UK government has set ambitious goals in the realm of artificial intelligence (AI) and data infrastructure since the 2024 general election, with further significant announcements and commitments to follow. Businesses...more

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Data Center Projects in Asia: Recent Trends, Key Risks, and Mitigation Strategies

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As many involved in Asian infrastructure today will testify, Asia’s digital transformation is fueling an unprecedented demand for data centers. The growth projections are impressive – the numbers, in dollars and...more

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Data Center Projects in Asia - Recent Trends, Key Risks, and Mitigation Strategies

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GROWING DEMAND FOR DATA CENTERS - As many involved in Asian infrastructure today will testify, Asia’s digital transformation is fueling an unprecedented demand for data centers....more

Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP

Wisconsin's Tax Reform: Catalyzing Data Center Investment

Wisconsin has emerged as a hotspot for data center development, with numerous project announcements coinciding with recent legislative tax reforms. Two significant changes—the elimination of most tangible personal property...more

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Powering Data Centers with Nuclear Generation

The rapid growth of electricity demand from data centers has emerged as a major challenge for the U.S. power sector. Much of this demand is being driven by the deployment of large learning models (LLMs) and generative...more

Baker Botts L.L.P.

UAE’s Stargate – A Defining Moment for Global AI and Infrastructure

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The UAE’s bold move to launch the “Stargate” AI data center in Abu Dhabi by 2026 is more than a technological milestone. It’s a strategic play that reinforces the country’s ambition to lead in AI, digital infrastructure, and...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Kansas Enacts 20-Year Sales Tax Exemption for Data Centers

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As part of a continuing trend, Kansas Governor Laura Kelly has signed SB98 into law, becoming the latest state to enact a sales tax exemption for qualified data centers. Many states, including neighboring Missouri (see RSMo....more

White & Case LLP

Breaking Barriers: China’s New IDC Open-Up Opportunities for Foreign Investors

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The demand for data centers is skyrocketing in the era of digital transformation, driven by the growth of cloud computing and AI technologies. Historically, China has tightly restricted or even barred foreign investment in...more

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Stargate looks to future European digital infrastructure investments

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As recently reported by the Financial Times, the Stargate project is considering future investments into digital infrastructure in Europe, with consideration being given to data centre projects in each of the UK, France and...more

Guidepost Solutions LLC

Data Centres: Booming Growth, Tougher Challenges

The data centre industry is marching to its own beat, seemingly unfazed by multi-polar global economic and geopolitical concerns. Expansion continues in every nook and cranny where space and power are available, driven by the...more

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Congress Holds Hearing on Energy and AI Data Centers — AI: The Washington Report

The emergence of DeepSeek has complicated the outlook for the amount of investment necessary in data centers and electricity generation for AI advancements. Against that backdrop, on March 5, the House Committee on Energy and...more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

Ohio: A Rising Hub for Data Centers and Technological Growth

Ohio has emerged as a key player in the Midwest’s economic development, particularly in the realms of technology and infrastructure. A standout feature of the state’s growth is the rise of data centers, which have become...more

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Apple’s $500B U.S. Manufacturing Push and New AI Server Facility in Houston: What It Means for Data Centers

As we covered previously, President Trump has made clear that the U.S. is focused on increasing investments into building, scaling and speeding the development of AI infrastructure and data centers in the U.S., and Big Tech...more

AI Servers à la Carte: Major Investment by France and UAE in French Data Center

We are closely following the recent announcement by France and the UAE regarding their €30 billion–€50 billion investment to build Europe’s largest AI data center in France with up to 1 gigawatt of capacity. The announcement...more

Baker Botts L.L.P.

UK data centres designated as ‘critical national infrastructure’: Supporting the conditions for investor confidence

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In what has been seen as an acknowledgement of the fundamental importance of data centres to the functioning of the UK economy and society, the UK Government has acted to designate data centres as ‘critical national...more

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AI Action Summit 2025: Can the French AI Sector Still Thrive While Being Limited by EU Regulations?

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On 9 February 2025, prior to the commencement of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Summit in Paris, President Emmanuel Macron in an interview on French national TV announced a substantial €109 billion investment in AI...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Navigating DeepSeek’s Challenge: President Trump’s Stargate Initiative and Preparing Businesses for AI Leadership

What Is the Stargate Initiative? Announced by President Donald Trump on January 21, 2025, the Stargate Initiative is a monumental $500 billion public-private sector investment aimed at enhancing the United States’ AI...more

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Data center boom empowers modular nuclear energy opportunities

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The data center market continues to grow in 2025 and beyond, driven in part by AI applications. Energy sources, including nuclear, are key to meeting the increased demand for power. This creates opportunities for efficient...more

Perkins Coie

Trends in the Growth of Investment in US Data Centers Under the Trump Administration

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As President Donald Trump’s announcement of the Stargate joint venture demonstrates, international stakeholders have been increasing their engagement in the U.S. data center industry. The growth in foreign investment in...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Trump 2.0: AI and Data Centers in a Time of Legal and Technological Disruption

In just over a week, the second Trump administration has already announced initiatives that could lead to major shifts in the legal landscape for artificial intelligence (AI) and associated energy sources. What is more, the...more

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Battery Energy Storage Systems & Data Centers

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Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) are becoming increasingly vital in the modernization of digital infrastructure, particularly for data centers. BESS are often used store energy generated from renewable sources like wind...more

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Trump, Tech Leaders Announce AI Infrastructure Investment Plan, Boon to Data Center Industry

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On Jan. 21, 2025, President Donald Trump, alongside OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Oracle Chairman Larry Ellison and Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son, announced a private sector plan to invest billions of dollars in artificial intelligence...more

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An Opportunity for Alberta and Canada to Lead Globally on Data Centres

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As the increasingly broad application of artificial intelligence (“AI”) transforms our business and societal needs, Alberta is in a unique position to take the lead on developing and hosting the required infrastructure to...more

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