Amazon Web Services (AWS)

The world's largest cloud computing provider, commanding approximately 31% of global cloud infrastructure market share. - US-East-1 region affected by February 2026 cascade

On February 16, 2026, a single misconfigured routing update at Cloudflare's Ashburn, Virginia data center cascaded across the internet, taking down X for three hours, degrading Amazon Web Services' largest region, and disrupting thousands of websites globally. The error took 40 minutes to identify but four hours to fully resolve because corrupted routing tables had already spread to upstream providers worldwide.

Updated Feb 16

Amazon's cloud computing division and the world's largest provider of cloud infrastructure services. - Primary investor and operator

Amazon is transforming northern Indiana farmland into one of the world's largest artificial intelligence computing hubs. In November 2025, the company announced a $15 billion expansion on top of an $11 billion project already under construction near New Carlisle—bringing its total Indiana commitment to $26 billion and creating what officials call the state's largest construction project ever.

Updated Feb 10

Amazon's cloud division, targeting 5 GW of small modular reactor capacity by 2039. - Pursuing nuclear power partnerships after FERC setback; invested $500M in X-energy SMRs

Google spent $4.75 billion over a year ago to acquire Intersect Power, owning the power plants feeding its AI data centers. Amazon bought a nuclear-powered campus in Pennsylvania. Microsoft restarted Three Mile Island in September 2024. Now Meta has announced nuclear deals unlocking up to 6.6 gigawatts—through partnerships with Vistra, TerraPower, and Oklo—to power American AI leadership. Tech giants aren't just buying electricity. They're securing or building the grid themselves.

Updated Feb 4

A flagship example of Big Tech trying to secure massive power quickly through co-location. - High-profile case study for co-located load after the Susquehanna dispute

Data centers found a shortcut: park next to a generator and drink power without waiting years for grid upgrades. On Dec. 18, FERC doubled down—unanimously—ordering PJM to rewrite its tariff so co-located mega-load can’t stay “invisible” to planning, service definitions, and cost responsibility.

Updated Dec 18, 2025