A mid-Missouri data center plan for Amazon could use around 50 million gallons of water per year and rely on wells drilled 1,500 feet underground, according to documents.

The tech giant says a breakthrough in data center networking has dramatically accelerated the flow of information through its massive cloud infrastructure.

Amazon is the latest megacap company to announce a massive deal with Corning, which is rapidly becoming a critical player in the AI buildout.

CLINTON, Miss. (WJTV) – The City of Clinton celebrated new life coming to a building that’s been vacant for nearly two decades. Leaders hosted a ribbon cutting on June 9, 2026, for a new data center for Amazon Web Services (AWS),

Activists say it’s the first time Big Tech employees have publicly called for regulations governing data center projects.

A billion-dollar Amazon Web Services data center is under construction in Clinton, repurposing an old industrial site and addressing concerns about power and water usage.

Amazon.com said it entered a multibillion-dollar agreement with Corning to get optical fiber, cable and connectivity solutions to support its growing data center footprint.

A massive Amazon data center in Gilroy is sparking public concern, but Amazon officials argue they are offsetting their impact.

According to Amazon’s overview, RNG has been the default routing architecture for most new AWS data centers since April, spurred by the architecture’s ability to deliver 33% better throughput from 69% fewer routers.