Stop Saying Half of 2026 US Datacenter Capacity Is Canceled
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The claim that half of 2026 US datacenter capacity will be delayed or canceled has been circulating widely across financial and social media. This traces back to Bloomberg’s April 1, 2026 piece, America’s AI Build-Out Hinges on Chinese Electrical Parts, which framed the 2026 capacity slowdown as a consequence of a fragile, China-dependent equipment supply chain. Bloomberg didn’t lead with that framing, but within days, TechRadar, Tom’s Hardware, The Register, and other news outlets ran sharper, more clickbait versions claiming half of datacenters are cancelled, and that’s the version now…
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