Meta steals a tactic from Tesla and builds data centers in tents

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Meta has built six data center tents in Ohio, a strategy that appears to borrow from Tesla and xAI, in an effort to cut construction time in half.

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Meta's rapid deployment of data centers in tents marks a new approach to data center construction, with potential implications for the industry.

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TechCrunch AIMeta steals a tactic from Tesla and builds data centers in tents6/5/2026, 10:56:19 PM

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