Sources: JPMorgan Chase and other banks struggled to spread the risk of billions in loans they made for data centers leased to Oracle in Texas and Wisconsin (Wall Street Journal)

Wall Street Journal: Sources: JPMorgan Chase and other banks struggled to spread the risk of billions in loans they made for data centers leased to Oracle in Texas and Wisconsin — The AI boom has hit a funding snag, compounding power constraints and a growing public backlash against data centers

TSMC CEO C.C. Wei says TSMC checked with customers about AI demand and was reassured that it was still strong amid the Iran war, as it raises revenue forecasts (Wall Street Journal)
The US Energy Information Administration plans to implement a mandatory nationwide survey of data centers focused on their energy use (Molly Taft/Wired)
Filing: SpaceX tells investors that orbital AI data centers use 'unproven technologies' and may not achieve 'commercial viability' due to space-related risks (Echo Wang/Reuters)
Sources: Bain Capital seeks to sell a stake of 40%+ in Bridge Data Centres in a deal that would value the Singapore-based data infrastructure builder at $5B (Reuters)
Sources: SoftBank invites more banks to join its 40B loan backing its OpenAI investment, requiring them to commit ~5B each; SoftBank has already invested $30B (Bloomberg)
SynMax: ~40% of US data centers due in 2026 are facing delays, with major sites for Microsoft, OpenAI, and others likely set back by more than three months (Financial Times)

Source: Techmeme | 2026-04-24

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