Data Centre Magazine June 2026, Issue 46 | Page 13

HUT 8 COMMERCIALISES US $ 9.8BN TEXAS AI DATA CENTRE LEASE
Hut 8 commercialised Beacon Point’ s first AI data centre phase through a 15-year US $ 9.8bn lease.

“ The future demands more compute than we can imagine”

Peter Thiel Co-Founder Palantir
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ANTHROPIC’ S NEXT AI INFRASTRUCTURE BET WITH SPACEXAI
Anthropic expanded compute capacity through xAI’ s Colossus 1 supercomputer, lifting Claude limits for enterprise AI users.

THE INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGENCY PROJECTS THAT ENERGY CONSUMPTION LINKED TO AI WILL GROW BY AROUND 30 % ANNUALLY THROUGH TO 2030 datacentremagazine. com 13