Meta Expands Louisiana 'Hyperion' AI Data Center to 5GW, Pushing Investment Past $50 Billion
- Meta said Monday it is scaling its Richland Parish, Louisiana Hyperion data center site to up to 5 gigawatts of compute capacity, lifting total projected investment beyond $50 billion in what it calls one of the world's largest AI infrastructure projects (FoxBusiness).
- The expansion is expected to support more than 1,000 jobs and marks Meta's boldest AI capex commitment to date as hyperscalers race to build out GPU clusters for next-gen models.
- The move comes amid a broader rotation away from pure AI plays, with Bloomberg noting Apple's $600B rally has been fueled by traders fleeing the AI complex.