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Tesla to Expand Giga Texas Data Center to Over 500MW

Elon Musk announces ambitious plans to bolster AI hardware capabilities with significant power and cooling upgrades.

  • Tesla aims to increase data center capacity from 130MW to over 500MW within 18 months.
  • The expansion will support Tesla's AI hardware and Nvidia chips, enhancing AI capabilities.
  • New AI5 computer, ten times more powerful than current hardware, set for release in late 2025.
  • Tesla will spend $3-4 billion on Nvidia hardware and allocate $10 billion to AI-related projects.
  • The data center will facilitate rapid build validation, accelerating AI development by 100 times.
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