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Google acquires Crusoe's southeast Wyoming data center site

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Google bought Crusoe's data center site in southeast Wyoming, taking over the project after Crusoe failed to secure customers. The announcement came a day after Alphabet said it would invest $17 billion in the project.

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Timeline · 41 reports

  1. 2026-11-07 03:37 · Economic Times Tech
    Google acquires Wyoming data center site from AI infrastructure firm Crusoe
  2. 2026-11-07 01:40 · TechCrunch AI
    Crusoe sells troubled Wyoming data center project to Google
  3. 2026-11-06 23:13 · CNBC Technology
    Cramer’s week ahead: AI data center stocks face another hurdle and so does the Fed
  4. 2026-11-06 21:50 · Reuters AI
    Google acquires Wyoming data center site from AI infrastructure firm Crusoe
  5. 2026-11-06 21:35 · Techmeme
    Filing: Google spent roughly $548M to buy around 3M shares of Qualcomm, which is pushing into serving the AI data center market
  6. 2026-11-06 20:09 · Hacker News Front Page
    Google has acquired Crusoe's data center site in southeast Wyoming
  7. 2026-11-06 19:30 · Bloomberg AI
    Google Takes Over Wyoming Data Center That Crusoe Had Pitched
  8. 2026-11-06 19:08 · Unite.AI
    Crusoe Hands Google a Pre-Developed Wyoming AI Data Center Site
  9. 2026-11-06 17:57 · CBS News Technology
    AI data center backlash fuels votes for change and sharp stock market swings
  10. 2026-11-06 17:04 · The Globe and Mail
    Microsoft AI data-centre site in Amsterdam breached by protesters as Europe’s opposition grows
  11. 2026-11-06 15:13 · Data Center Dynamics
    More than 100 protesters break into Microsoft data center construction site in Amsterdam
  12. 2026-11-06 13:59 · Tom's Hardware
    Climate protestors storm Microsoft AI data center construction site — Amsterdam reportedly first of many targeted actions across Europe
  13. 2026-11-06 13:59 · Tom's Hardware
    Protesters storm Microsoft AI data center construction site
  14. 2026-11-06 13:09 · Business Insider AI
    Anti-AI protesters break into Microsoft data center site in Amsterdam
  15. 2026-11-06 11:55 · The Verge AI
    Protesters break into Microsoft data center site in Amsterdam
  16. 2026-11-06 11:15 · Barron's
    Why Amazon and Other AI Data Center Stocks are Post-Midterm Winners
  17. 2026-11-06 11:15 · Barron's
    Why Amazon and Other AI Data-Center Stocks Will Be Post-Midterm Winners
  18. 2026-11-06 06:00 · Tom's Guide AI
    Here's what James Talarico, Abdul El-Sayed and other US midterm election winners have to say about AI data centers
  19. 2026-11-05 21:35 · Reuters AI
    AI data center firm IREN delays Microsoft AI deliveries, plans $15 billion spending push
  20. 2026-11-05 21:10 · Reuters AI
    Google plans $17 billion Wyoming data center amid rising threats of curbs
  21. 2026-11-05 19:02 · Bloomberg AI
    Google Plans to Spend $17 Billion on Wyoming Data Center
  22. 2026-11-05 17:50 · Unite.AI
    Google Plans Its First Wyoming Data Center with Carbon-Capture Power
  23. 2026-11-05 16:34 · DigiTimes Asia
    US midterm elections shake-up leaves Samsung, SK Hynix facing AI data center risks, CHIPS Act opportunities
  24. 2026-11-05 10:00 · Business Insider AI
    Midterm AI data center backlash could help Amazon, Microsoft, Google
  25. 2026-11-05 10:00 · Business Insider AI
    The midterm AI backlash could strengthen Amazon, Microsoft, and Google while squeezing smaller rivals
  26. 2026-11-05 07:25 · Economic Times Tech
    US midterm elections threaten AI data center projects
  27. 2026-11-04 22:21 · NBC News
    Data centers rejected by voters across the country — challenging the AI boom
  28. 2026-11-04 21:35 · Barron's
    These AI Data Center Stocks Are Rising, Bucking the Post-Election Slump
  29. 2026-11-04 20:42 · Business Insider AI
    Satellite images reveal trouble brewing at Microsoft's AI data center partners
  30. 2026-11-04 20:07 · Barron's
    AI Data Center Backlash Is Real. The Blue Wave Takes Out Energy Stocks.
  31. 2026-11-04 18:42 · Bloomberg AI
    Trump-Linked Tokens, AI Data Center Stocks Suffer on Blue Wave
  32. 2026-11-04 18:17 · r/ChatGPT
    56% of voters said AI and data centers were a "crucial or major" factor in their vote
  33. 2026-11-04 16:34 · r/OpenAI
    56% of voters said AI and data centers were a "crucial or major" factor in their vote
  34. 2026-11-04 16:09 · Data Center Dynamics
    NBC exit poll: 56% say AI data centers were a crucial or major factor in Congressional vote decision
  35. 2026-11-04 13:13 · Tom's Hardware
    AI data centers comprehensively defeated at US midterm elections
  36. 2026-11-04 11:57 · Barron's
    The AI Data-Center Backlash Is Real. Why Bloom Energy Stock Can Be a Winner.
  37. 2026-11-04 11:43 · Washington Post AI
    Voters reject data centers across the country as the AI backlash grows
  38. 2026-11-04 11:37 · Unite.AI
    Google Plans New Malaysian Data Center Campuses for AI and Cloud
  39. 2026-11-04 11:35 · Reuters AI
    AI data-center stocks slide, renewables rally after Democratic US midterm sweep
  40. 2026-11-04 10:59 · Unite.AI
    NBC News Exit Poll Finds AI and Data Centers Mattered to Most Voters
  41. 2026-11-04 10:45 · Techmeme
    NBC exit poll: 56% said AI and data centers had been a "crucial or a major factor" in their Congress votes, as Democratic candidates pledged to halt development (Financial Times)

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