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SpaceX announced Thursday that it will invest more than $74 billion in two data center campuses, one in Texas and one in Arizona. The company said it will allocate more than $24 billion to a new supercomputing facility at Starbase in the Rio Grande Valley, Texas, on top of $15 billion already spent on related infrastructure there. A second campus is planned in Cochise County, Arizona. The company says the projects will expand local tax bases, generate revenue for schools and public services, and create jobs. The facilities are supercomputing sites for artificial intelligence, and the company has already spent billions developing its giant warehouses full of computer servers.

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  1. SpaceX said it will invest more than $74 billion in data centers in Texas and Arizona.

    Reported byLeft1Center2Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    The New York Times
    Center
    The Hill, United Press International
    Far Right
    Just the News

  2. SpaceX said it will allocate more than $24 billion to a new supercomputing facility at Starbase in the Rio Grande Valley, Texas.

    One outletJust the News· Far Right

  3. The company said the projects will expand local tax bases and generate revenue for schools and public services.

    Reported byCenter1Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Center
    The Hill
    Far Right
    Just the News

  4. A second supercomputing campus is planned in Cochise County, Arizona.

    One outletJust the News· Far Right

  5. The company said the Starbase project will create more than 3,000 construction jobs and support more than 500 permanent jobs.

    One outletJust the News· Far Right

  6. The facilities are supercomputing sites for artificial intelligence, and SpaceX has already spent billions developing them.

    Reported byLeft1Center1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    The New York Times
    Center
    United Press International

How each side tells it

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All four outlets report SpaceX plans to invest over $74 billion in Texas and Arizona data centers. Center and left outlets stress the plan and its scale, with The Hill noting local backlash, while the right-side outlet leads with the $24 billion Starbase project.

  • the left

    1 outlet

    The left-side headline, from the New York Times, states the plan and its figure plainly and sets the investment against the company’s billions already spent on server warehouses.

    SpaceX Plans $74 Billion Investment to Build Data Centers in Texas and Arizona
    The New York TimesLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    2 outlets

    Center headlines present the investment as a plan with a dollar figure, and The Hill’s description adds the company’s claim that the projects will boost local communities amid backlash.

    SpaceX to invest $74B into data center construction projects in Texas, Arizona
    The HillCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    1 outlet

    The right-side headline attributes the $74 billion plan to the company itself, and its description leads with the $24 billion Starbase facility and the $15 billion already spent there.

    SpaceX says it will invest $74 billion into building data centers in Arizona, Texas
    Just the NewsFar RightAll right-leaning headlines

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    marketing them as

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    marketing them asMore neutral: describing them as

    Describing the company's statements as marketing implies they are promotional spin rather than a neutral account of its plans.

    …building two data centers in Texas and Arizona, the company announced Thursday, marketing them as projects that will boost local communities amid backlash surrounding such…

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From the left

1 outlet

Leads with

  • scale of the $74 billion plan
  • billions already spent on server warehouses
  • company as a rocket and AI firm
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From the center

2 outlets

Leads with

  • $74 billion investment figure
  • local tax bases and school revenue
  • backlash against such facilities
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  • The HillCenter

    SpaceX to invest $74B into data center construction projects in Texas, Arizona

    Elon Musk’s SpaceX plans to invest more than $74 billion into building two data centers in Texas and Arizona, the company announced Thursday, Loaded verb“marketing them as”Describing the company's statements as marketing implies they are promotional spin rather than a neutral account of its plans.More neutral: describing them asDisagree with this highlight? projects that will boost local communities amid backlash surrounding such facilities. …

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  • United Press InternationalCenter

    SpaceX to build $74B AI supercomputing facilities in Texas, Arizona

    Elon Musk's SpaceX announced Thursday plans to invest more than $74 billion in artificial intelligence supercomputing facilities in Texas and Arizona.

    Read at United Press International (opens in a new tab)

From the right

1 outlet

Leads with

  • $24 billion Starbase supercomputing site
  • $15 billion already spent at Starbase
  • jobs and community benefits

Leaves out

  • local backlash against such facilities

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  • Left

    First to report

    The New York Times, Nov 12, 2:45 PM EST

  • Center

    2 hr 39 min later

    Its first report, Nov 12, 5:24 PM EST

  • Right

    No report yet

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  1. The New York TimesLeftNov 12, 2:45 PM EST
  2. United Press InternationalCenterNov 12, 5:24 PM EST
  3. The HillCenterNov 12, 6:24 PM EST

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