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SpaceXAI scouts Texas sites for gigawatt-scale AI data center campus, signaling next phase of Colossus buildout beyond current operational capacity.

Competitor gigawatt expansion validates Texas power/land availability and triggers capacity race; confirms non-hyperscaler path to scale.
Trade pressSlicast · July 24, 2026 · US · Source: MLQ.ai
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