The $9 billion "Stargate" datacenter in Abilene, TX, was supposed to come online in March with 1.2 gigawatts of compute. Now, it's slated to finish construction in mid-2027. What happened? Read the full article by @NecessaryForm here:

Oracle’s data center in Abilene is one of the largest construction projects in the world with nearly 20 million worker hours and 9,000 workers onsite to date. It is also far safer than most. Recordable incidents at the site are approximately 2.5x lower than industry norms based on Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Our partners operate with a safety-first culture, and when incidents occur, they respond immediately and appropriately, which means emergency and offsite medical services are provided when needed. We will continue to prioritize the safety and well-being of our workers while driving one of the largest reindustrialization efforts in our country’s history.

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The Stargate Consortium, an OpenAI-Oracle-SoftBank joint venture, has managed to mobilize massive amounts of capital for datacenter buildouts. But the issues with the Abilene site are emblematic of a larger problem in this slapdash model of AI financing.

Crusoe remains a strong and reliable partner to Oracle. We are very proud of the progress we’ve made together to bring capacity online in Abilene at a rapid pace. We regularly assess new sites, with Crusoe and our other partners, to find opportunities that meet future demand.

Stargate isn't just powering ChatGPT. It's powering the communities where it's being built. Since Stargate arrived in Abilene, Texas, the city's sales tax revenue is up 37%, hotel tax revenue is rising, and what the project will pay in future property taxes could equal one-third of the city's total tax base today. Read the rest:

Tim Cain says one key reason the original Fallout was so good is often overlooked: the developers challenged each other. “Fallout was great because we pushed each other during development.” According to the Fallout co-creator, good game development needs people who are willing to question ideas instead of simply agreeing with them. Cain connects this to the “Abilene paradox,” where people go along with an idea because nobody wants to challenge the group.