Amazon Pauses Global Data Center Expansion Amid Shifting AI Priorities

April 21, 2025, 4:20 pm

Amazon has temporarily halted its international data center lease negotiations amid evolving AI infrastructure strategies. The move reflects a strategic recalibration of expansion plans, highlighting market shifts in technology investments and raising questions about future data center deployments.

Bluesky: @gizmodo.com

gizmodo.com / Amazon Follows Microsoft in Retreat From Ambitious AI Data Center Plans

Two banks say Amazon has paused negotiations on some international data centers.

cnbc.com / Amazon has paused some data center lease commitments, Wells Fargo says

Amazon and Microsoft both appear to be slowing down or holding off on early data center projects.

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