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   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.   
      
   FULL STORY   
      
   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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   Link to news story:   
   https://www.techradar.com/pro/meta-unveils-new-plans-for-multi-gigawatt-datace   
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