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Re:xAI is looking more like a datacentre REIT than a frontie... by root_axis on Monday June 08, 2026 @11:31PM (#48455997)
Interesting that Anthropic doesn't feel that leasing an illegally powered data center is a risk to their business operations or brand.
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Re:xAI is looking more like a datacentre REIT than a frontie... by egr on Tuesday June 09, 2026 @03:14AM (#48457675)
Depends on the fine print of the deal. My guess is that it is very favourable for Anthropic. SpaceX very eager for headline news before IPO.
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Re:xAI is looking more like a datacentre REIT than a frontie... by Ekaros on Tuesday June 09, 2026 @03:22AM (#48457740)
I laughed at brand risk. I think every player in AI is well past the brand risk. Only posturing you see is being too dangerous. And even that is for hype not actually stopping them. Eventually they push the models out despite that. It really is weird market branding wise.
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Re:xAI is looking more like a datacentre REIT than a frontie... by noelsusman on Tuesday June 09, 2026 @03:50AM (#48457976)
Just goes to show how desperate they are for compute. It's definitely a brand risk for them, but failing to keep the treadmill going is an existential risk.
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Re:xAI is looking more like a datacentre REIT than a frontie... by eightysixfour on Tuesday June 09, 2026 @12:42PM (#48463494)
It definitely did brand damage for me but my alternatives are running low.
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