Protesters across Nova Scotia called for a moratorium on AI data centre proposals, and an Australian project was cancelled after local backlash. China is reported to be holding up Nvidia H200 imports to favour domestic chips while Nvidia faces US congressional pressure; a NYSE semiconductor index sat at its lowest level in seven months. Türkiye set a $10 billion AI infrastructure investment target.
Opposition to AI data centres in Nova Scotia widened into province-wide action. The Halifax Examiner counted 300 people at a protest in Bridgewater, Yahoo! Finance Canada reported province-wide protests calling for a moratorium on data centre proposals, and Global News described growing pushback against a planned site.
Nvidia faced pressure from both Beijing and Washington. Chosunbiz reported that China is stalling imports of Nvidia's H200 to boost domestic AI chips, and BigGo Finance reported US congressional pressure on Nvidia over China spy allegations, which it called a wildcard for export controls.
Local opposition stopped projects in two places. ABC News reported a cancelled AI data centre in Australia described as a 'victory for people power' after backlash, and Tom's Guide reported on a small town that took on an AI data center project and won.
Türkiye set a national investment goal for AI infrastructure. Hürriyet Daily News reported the country is targeting $10 billion in AI infrastructure investment.
Chip stocks weakened while investors leaned toward cloud providers. Maeil Business reported a NYSE semiconductor index at its lowest level in seven months, and Yahoo Finance UK reported the AI trade splitting as investors favour established cloud providers over chipmakers.
Cooling and power questions ran through the day's energy coverage. IndexBox tied growth in the precision air conditioner market to 2035 to AI data center cooling demand, Modern Ghana asked whether Latin America can handle AI data center demand, and Stocktwits reported mounting concerns over Texas AI data centers as HUT stock extended a seven-week losing streak.
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Alphabet's $548M stake in Qualcomm. BigGo Finance carried it again, framing the stake as a tailwind for Qualcomm's data center push; no new figures.
South Korea's chip-export-driven surplus. Chosun Ilbo reported record deposits driven by semiconductor exports; no new figures beyond earlier reports were flagged.
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