The BuildApril 2, 2026via Financial Times Technology
Poolside hunts data centre partners after CoreWeave deal falls through
Why it matters
AI infrastructure deals are becoming increasingly volatile as start-ups struggle to secure the massive computing power needed for training models, revealing stress points in the AI supply chain.
Key signals
- 2-gigawatt Texas data center project
- CoreWeave deal fell through
- Poolside in talks with Google and other cloud providers
The hook
2 gigawatts. That's the massive Texas data center project Poolside is scrambling to save after CoreWeave walked away.
AI start-up held talks with Google and other cloud providers in bid to revive ambitious 2-gigawatt Texas project
Relevance score:75/100