Amazon’s AI data center dream runs into the reality of ‘zombie’ facilities, higher costs, and labor shortages

• Electricity and labor headwinds slow Amazon’s data center buildout.
• The company’s predicament highlights challenges faced by the broader cloud industry.
• Amazon is making huge investments in data center capacity, including the use of nuclear energy.

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