[As is often the case, another person with more money than they know what
to do with shows that they've not watched/read enough science fiction! --
Mike]

Meta unveils new plans for multi-gigawatt datacenter clusters the size of Manhattan

Date:
Tue, 15 Jul 2025 14:34:39 +0000

Description:
Meta says next-generation datacenter clusters will be so big, they take up a similar amount of space as Manhattan.

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Meta's CEO Mark Zuckerberg has confirmed plans to build several
multi-gigawatt AI datacenter clusters to fuel our growing and insatiable
demand for artificial intelligence, with the first cluster, Prometheus, set
to go online in 2026.

Another cluster, Hyperion, will follow, with Meta planning to scale this one
up to 5 gigawatts over the course of several years.

More so-called titan clusters are also in the works, with the CEO sharing a visualization in a Facebook post showing how Hyperion covers the equivalent
of most of Manhattan.

Meta will build massive, miles-long datacenter clusters

Boasting about the company's progress, Zuckerberg shared: "SemiAnalysis just reported that Meta is on track to be the first lab to bring a 1GW+
supercluster online."

The Facebook post summarizes how Meta will combine massive compute power and elite talent to advance superintelligence, backed by hundreds of billions of dollars in compute infrastructure investments. Meta's new Superintelligence Labs promise to have the highest compute per researcher in the industry.

Despite consistent growth, with last year's revenue hitting $165 billion, Meta's spending spree in the world of enhanced intelligence continues. The company's 2025 capital expenditure was raised to an estimated $64-$72
billion, but investors seem to be slightly more cautious about when these massive AI investments will become profitable.

With competition heating up against OpenAI, Google, Microsoft, and Amazon
among others Meta aims to bring the first gigawatt-plus AI cluster online
with next year's Prometheus.

Speaking about the company's most recent quarterly report, Zuckerberg wrote: "AI continues to transform everything we do." He highlighted five key areas
of long-term investment and opportunity: improved advertising, more engaging experiences, business messaging, Meta AI, and AI devices.

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Mike Powell wrote to All <=-

[As is often the case, another person with more money than they know
what to do with shows that they've not watched/read enough science fiction! -- Mike]

Alex Blechman
@AlexBlechMan

Sci-Fi Author:
In my book I invented the Torment Nexus as a cautionary tale.

Tech Company:
At long last, we have created the Torment Nexus from the classic sci-fi
novel "Don't Create The Torment Nexus."


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[As is often the case, another person with more money than they know what to do with shows that they've not watched/read enough science fiction! -- Mike]

Tech Company:
At long last, we have created the Torment Nexus from the classic sci-fi
novel "Don't Create The Torment Nexus."

I knew you'd pick up on that.

I am also concerned about the "offensive cyber operations." Sounds like we
are considering starting up our on US version of "Salt Typhoon" or whatever
it is the Russians call their unofficial official hacking arm.

Mike


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