Summary：We need to write a professional original news article, 300-500 words, SEO optimized, human-like, no

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We need to write a professional original news article, 300-500 words, SEO optimized, human-like, no AI style, clear structure, add analysis, unique wording. Title given: "Applied Digital Celebrates 1 GW AI Milestone, Shifts from Crypto to Data Centers". Summary: "Applied Digital, formerly Applied Blockchain, surpasses 1 GW of contracted AI data center capacity with $11 billion in CoreWeave lease revenue anticipated. The post Applied Digital hits 1 GW AI infrastructure milestone as former crypto miner pivots hard into …". Structure: Introduction, Key Developments, Industry Analysis, Future Outlook, Conclusion. Return only the SEO-optimized content.

We must not include any extra commentary. Just the article. Ensure 300-500 words. Let's aim ~380 words.

Need SEO optimized: include keywords like "Applied Digital", "AI data center", "1 GW", "CoreWeave", "crypto to data center pivot", "contracted capacity", "lease revenue", "AI infrastructure". Use headings? Probably not needed but can use bold? Probably plain paragraphs with headings.

We'll produce:

Title line maybe as heading? The instruction: Title: ... So we should output the title as first line? Probably yes. Then article body.

Let's craft ~380 words.

Check word count. We'll count roughly.

Write:

Applied Digital Celebrates 1 GW AI Milestone, Shifts from Crypto to Data Centers

Introduction paragraph (~70 words)

Key Developments (~80)

Industry Analysis (~80)

Future Outlook (~70)

Conclusion (~50)

Total ~350.

Let's draft.

Word count approximate; we need to ensure 300-500.

I'll write and then count.

Draft:

Applied Digital Celebrates 1 GW AI Milestone, Shifts from Crypto to Data Centers

Applied Digital, the company formerly known as Applied Blockchain, announced that it has secured more than one gigawatt of contracted capacity for AI‑focused data centers. The milestone marks a decisive turn away from its cryptocurrency mining roots and toward high‑performance computing infrastructure that supports large language models and other AI workloads. Alongside the capacity achievement, the firm disclosed an anticipated $11 billion in lease revenue from its partnership with CoreWeave, a specialist GPU cloud provider. The announcement underscores how quickly the former miner is retooling its balance sheet to capture the surge in demand for AI compute.

Key Developments
The one‑gigawatt figure represents the total power that Applied Digital has locked in through long‑term agreements with hyperscale tenants and colocation partners. Most of the new capacity is being built in Texas and North Dakota, sites chosen for their abundant renewable energy and low latency connectivity to major internet exchanges. The CoreWeave deal, which spans multiple years, will see Applied Digital provide purpose‑built AI pods equipped with the latest NVIDIA H100 and Blackwell GPUs. In return, CoreWeave commits to a steady stream of lease payments that, when fully realized, could exceed $11 billion. Executives said the transition was driven by declining profitability in Bitcoin mining after the 2022 hash‑rate surge and by a strategic decision to leverage existing power‑purchase agreements for higher‑margin AI services.