Kevin O'Leary details massive Utah AI data center to rival China's tech dominance

Fox News Flash Kevin O'Leary details massive Utah AI data center to rival China's tech dominance O'Leary says the facility will generate its own energy using a nearby natural gas pipeline, avoiding strain on local grids By Taylor Penley Fox News Published April 28, 2026 6:00am EDT Facebook Twitter Threads Flipboard Comments Print Email Add Fox News on Google close Video Kevin O'Leary discusses Utah AI data center project to rival China Kevin O'Leary, chairman of O'Leary Ventures, explains his significant AI data center project in Utah, aimed at surpassing China's technological progress. O'Leary highlights the initiative's ability to generate its own power from a natural gas pipeline, accelerating permitting and providing essential compute power for U.S. AI companies and national defense, spanning 40,000 acres. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! "Shark Tank" investor Kevin O'Leary unveiled plans for a massive Utah data center on Monday, marking the latest endeavor to defeat China in the intensifying AI race. if (window && window.foxstrike && Array.isArray(window.foxstrike.cmd)) { window.foxstrike.cmd.push(function(Strike) { Strike.insertAd('tablet', 'lb2', 'tablet-tw-ad-lb2', ''); }); } else { console.error('Error: window.foxstrike not found'); } if (window && window.foxstrike && Array.isArray(window.foxstrike.cmd)) { window.foxstrike.cmd.push(function(Strike) { Strike.insertAd('mobile', 'ban1', 'mobile-mw-ad-ban1', ''); }); } else { console.error('Error: window.foxstrike not found'); } "It shows the Chinese and the rest of the world we're not messing around," the O'Leary Ventures chairman told "Fox & Friends.""We're going to get this done and move it forward and provide the computing power to our AI companies that defend the country." if (window && window.foxstrike && Array.isArray(window.foxstrike.cmd)) { window.foxstrike.cmd.push(function(Strike) { Strike.insertAd('desktop', 'lb2', 'desktop-desk-ad-lb2', ''); }); } else { console.error('Error: window.foxstrike not found'); } AI IS RESHAPING BUSINESS. THIS IS HOW WE STAY AHEAD OF CHINA Kevin O'Leary visits the set of "Outnumbered" at Fox News Channel Studios in New York City on April 18, 2024. (Roy Rochlin/Getty Images) if (window && window.foxstrike && Array.isArray(window.foxstrike.cmd)) { window.foxstrike.cmd.push(function(Strike) { Strike.insertAd('mobile', 'ban2', 'mobile-mw-ad-ban2', ''); }); } else { console.error('Error: window.foxstrike not found'); } The data center project is expected to span roughly 40,000 acres and generate massive amounts of energy to support AI infrastructure, with O’Leary saying the site could begin with about three gigawatts of power capacity. if (window && window.foxstrike && Array.isArray(window.foxstrike.cmd)) { window.foxstrike.cmd.push(function(Strike) { Strike.insertAd('tablet', 'lb3', 'tablet-tw-ad-lb3', ''); }); } else { console.error('Error: window.foxstrike not found'); } O’Leary emphasized that the facility is designed to bypass one of the biggest hurdles facing similar projects across the U.S.: strain on local power grids."Most people don’t like data centers for good reason," he said. if (window && window.foxstrike && Array.isArray(window.foxstrike.cmd)) { window.foxstrike.cmd.push(function(Strike) { Strike.insertAd('mobile', 'ban3', 'mobile-mw-ad-ban3', ''); }); } else { console.error('Error: window.foxstrike not found'); } WINDOWS PCS AT RISK AS NEW TOOL DISARMS BUILT-IN SECURITY Racks of servers with colorful wires are seen in…

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