Microsoft puts $1B US datacenter builds on hold amid AI, tariff uncertainty

Committed $80B capex for DCs as recently as January. We wonder what changed? World War Fee  Microsoft has called a halt to the construction of three datacenter campuses in central Ohio, in a sign the tech giant is having to reappraise its infrastructure requirements amid uncertain economic circumstances and weaker-than-expected AI demand.…

Apr 9, 2025 - 17:53
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Microsoft puts $1B US datacenter builds on hold amid AI, tariff uncertainty

Committed $80B capex for DCs as recently as January. We wonder what changed?

World War Fee  Microsoft has called a halt to the construction of three datacenter campuses in central Ohio, in a sign the tech giant is having to reappraise its infrastructure requirements amid uncertain economic circumstances and weaker-than-expected AI demand.…