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Louisiana regulators fast-tracked approval for gas-fired power plants to fuel Meta's massive new data center, granting lucrative tax breaks without binding job guarantees. Critics warn the deal shifts infrastructure costs to residents and risks inflating utility bills amid water scarcity concerns, spotlighting the hidden costs of AI's energy hunger.

French datacenter operator Data4 has secured a 12-year nuclear power agreement with energy giant EDF, locking in 40MW of low-carbon electricity for its facilities. The unprecedented Nuclear Production Allocation Contract signals a strategic shift toward atomic energy as hyperscalers scramble to meet AI's insatiable power demands amid tightening sustainability regulations.

Venture capital fuels ambitious plans for orbital datacenters promising limitless solar power and natural cooling for AI workloads. But engineers face brutal realities: surviving rocket launches, cosmic radiation, space weather events, debris collisions, and the staggering cost of repairs in orbit. While niche applications show promise, massive in-space AI clusters remain a distant dream.