Tech executives and AI developers reportedly build home data centers to avoid cloud fees

TIThe Information@theinformation2:00 PM · Oct 17, 2026

Tech executives and AI developers are building personal data centers in their basements, garages and home offices to avoid paying cloud computing fees. The powerful machines offer more control over AI models, but also create expensive cooling problems. Read more:

The InformationGPUs in the Wine Cellar: Why Techies Are Hoarding AI Compute in Their HomesThe basement of Gary Flake’s contemporary home in a quiet neighborhood in Bellevue, Wash., is furnished with everything you’d expect in a multipurpose man cave. There’s a cozy-looking couch situated between a large screen and a digital projector, a Peloton treadmill and a rowing machine. The ...