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Midterm underdogs rally around data center politics
Democrats in particular have seized on the prospect of rising energy costs in the fight for control of Washington and state capitals.
Midterm underdogs rally around data center politics
Democrats in particular have seized on the prospect of rising energy costs in the fight for control of Washington and state capitals.
3 Amazon AI data centers planned for north Louisiana: ‘Something unlike we have ever seen’
“The massive amount of development that will result in this is something unlike anything that we've ever seen.” Here’s what we know.
House Science Committee takes on data center permitting
The panel will discuss barriers that may slow the development of infrastructure for artificial intelligence.
Altman says Musk's idea to put data centers in space is 'ridiculous'
While in New Delhi on Friday, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said "there will come a time" for orbital data centers, but it won't be anytime soon.
The Politics Hour: Potomac River sewage spill latest
NBC 4's Mark Segraves updates us on the Potomac River sewage spill. Plus, Montgomery County Council's Marilyn Balcombe talks data centers and VA Del. Adele McClure on what will move forward as the General Assembly hits its midpoint.
Blue Owl unable to arrange financing for a $4 billion data center
Blue Owl tried to line up debt for a Pennsylvania data center tied to CoreWeave, but lenders passed, underscoring growing caution around AI-linked credit.
An AI data center boom is fueling Redwood’s energy storage business
Redwood Materials says its new energy storage business is the fastest growing unit within the company.
An AI data center boom is fueling Redwood's energy storage business
Redwood Materials says its new energy storage business is the fastest growing unit within the company.
David Ebrahimzadeh and Corniche Capital Announce Up to 400,000 Square Feet of Build-to-Suit Industrial Space at Los Morros Business Park in Los Lunas, New Mexico
Up to 400,000 Square Feet of Custom Build-to-Suit Space for Manufacturing, Distribution, Cold Storage, Data Center, Defense, and Advanced Industrial Tenants — Adjacent to Meta’s Multi-Billion-Dollar Data Center Campus, with Access to Significant State and Local Economic Incentives Including Tax Abatements, Grants, and Job Training Programs Corniche Capital Brand Video NEW YORK, Feb. 19, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- David Ebrahimzadeh, Founder and President of Corniche Capital, today announced the av
Big AI Isn’t Waiting for the Backlash
Meta and other AI companies are ramping up their lobbying before politicians figure out how unpopular the data centers are about to be.
Tata's data centre business signs up OpenAI as customer
OpenAI will become the first customer of India's Tata Consultancy Services' data center business, beginning with 100 megawatts of capacity, the parent firm of ChatGPT said on Thursday.
Tata's data centre business signs up OpenAI as customer
OpenAI will become the first customer of India's Tata Consultancy Services' data center business, beginning with 100 megawatts of capacity, the parent firm of ChatGPT said on Thursday. Separately, Tata Group is planning to deploy ChatGPT Enterprise across the company over the next several years, starting with hundreds of thousands of employees, OpenAI added.
Tata's data centre business signs up OpenAI as customer
NEW DELHI, Feb 19 (Reuters) - OpenAI will become the first customer of India's Tata Consultancy Services' data center business, beginning with 100 megawatts of capacity, the parent firm of ChatGPT
Business Insider wins first George Polk Award
Business Insider has won the Polk Award for The True Cost of Data Centers, an investigation revealing the hidden costs of the AI boom.
How Jet Engines Are Powering Data Centers
Companies are converting aircraft engines to land-based natural gas turbines for power generation in the AI boom.
Elon Musk holds xAI all-hands meeting amid staff departures
Following the departures of two cofounders, Elon Musk held an all-hands meeting with xAI staffers — and talked about data centers in space again.
Data center building boom stirs pushback in state and local politics
Mark McNees: Florida sets smart rules for data centers without stalling innovation
A pro-business framework that protects water, power, and Florida families
Business Lookahead: Near, far, wherever markets are
STORY: From Japan's snap election to key U.S. data, these are the stories to watch in business and finance in the coming week. :: Japan votesJapan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is hoping for a stronger mandate as voters head to the polls on Sunday.The closely-watched lower house election is shaping up to be one of the most unpredictable in years.A strong showing by Takaichi's Liberal Democratic Party would allow her to expand stimulus.That could heighten concerns about Japan's finances and push up government bond yields further in a selloff that could ripple out overseas.:: AI winners and losersCisco Systems and Germany's Siemens Energy report earnings on Wednesday.They've benefited from the AI boom in different ways, but now Barclays says that trade is "seeing extreme dispersion."That’s been evident in sliding software and data analytics stocks, which have plunged as traders focus on the existential threat posed by increasingly powerful AI models.AI enablers, companies contributing to the global AI data center build-out, meanwhile, have fared better. :: Delayed data dumpA double dose of major U.S. economic reports should give investors a critical view of the economy, following a delay by the recently ended three-day government shutdown.The January non-farm payrolls report, now due on Wednesday, is expected to show an increase of 70,000 jobs, according to a Reuters poll. Then, on Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics is set to release the January consumer price index, one of the most closely watched measures of inflation.
Watch Arm CEO Says Data Center Business Is 'Exploding'
Arm CEO Rene Haas says the company’s data center business is “exploding” and that it might soon play a larger role than handsets for the company. Haas joins Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow on “Bloomberg Tech.”
Josh Shapiro to unveil plan for managing the data center boom in Pennsylvania
The Democratic governor and potential presidential candidate is among those wading into new AI-adjacent political issues confronting both parties.
Corning's deal with Meta should boost optical business: Morgan Stanley
Corning’s $6B Meta deal to supply optical fiber for data centers could lift GLW’s optical revenue and targets.
Veolia Expands US Hazardous Waste Business
French environmental services giant Veolia is expanding aggressively in the US, agreeing to buy Enviri’s hazardous waste unit for $3 billion and doubling its footprint here. As demand surges for clean water, PFAS cleanup, and sustainable solutions for AI data centers and manufacturing, Veolia CEO Estelle Brachlianoff joined Bloomberg Open Interest to talk about company's future. (Source: Bloomberg)
Why concrete is becoming a climate flashpoint for AI
The rapid expansion of U.S. data centers to support artificial intelligence is creating a new climate challenge—one that begins long before servers are powered on, Bloomberg writes. The massive facilities require enormous amounts of concrete, a carbon-intensive material that could generate nearly 2 million metric tons of CO2 through 2030 if built with traditional methods, […]
TOTO (TSE:5332) Is Up 8.8% After Goldman Highlights AI-Focused Electrostatic Chuck Business
Earlier this week, Goldman Sachs upgraded Toto Ltd. to a buy rating, highlighting the company’s electrostatic chucks used in NAND chipmaking and AI-related data centers as a potential profit driver. This spotlight on Toto’s lesser-known semiconductor equipment business underlines how a traditional bathroom-fixture manufacturer is increasingly tied to AI infrastructure spending. Next, we’ll examine how Toto’s growing role in electrostatic chucks for AI data centers shapes its investment...
M.B.A. Student Explores Data Center Opportunities with UToledo Business Incubator
Alex Li brings a wealth of industry experience to his master’s program, inspiring the business plan he's developing to improve the sustainability of data centers.
AI Data Centers In Space? Implications For Business Leaders
Space-based AI data centers are moving from sci-fi to strategy. What are the possible business implications.
'Big Short' Michael Burry's unlikely ally in AI crusade: Ben Affleck
Michael Burry of "The Big Short" said Ben Affleck was "clearly a smart guy" after he slammed AI chatbots and called out spending on data centers.
This tiny power module could change how the world uses energy
As global energy demand surges—driven by AI-hungry data centers, advanced manufacturing, and electrified transportation—researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory have unveiled a breakthrough that could help squeeze far more power from existing electricity supplies. Their new silicon-carbide-based power module, called ULIS, packs dramatically more power into a smaller, lighter, and cheaper design while wasting far less energy in the process.
Bob on Business: ‘Yellowstone’ effect continues with ‘Landman’-like ranch deal
Also, Meacham airport upgrades; power play at data center; a merger; and real estate news.
Here’s how AI data centers affect the electrical grid
Tech giants are in a heated race to build data centers and dominate the AI landscape. But America might not be ready for the energy demand.
Energy set to dominate state politics in runup to midterms
Electricity prices and data centers are emerging as major issues for both voters and legislators.
E&E News: Energy set to dominate state politics in runup to midterms
Electricity prices and data centers are emerging as major issues for both voters and legislators.
Data centers in outer space emerge as solution to AI's massive energy requirements
AI data centers in space offer sustainable computing solutions, avoiding Earth's storms and cyber threats while reducing the environmental impact, experts say.
Here's where Microsoft's data centers are located
Business Insider found where 44 of Microsoft's data centers are located as of 2024. It promised this week consumers won't be on the hook for them.
CyrusOne Announces Robert Johnson as New Chief Business Officer
DALLAS, January 14, 2026--Dallas-based CyrusOne, a leading global data center developer and operator, today announced that Robert Johnson has joined the company as Chief Business Officer.
Secrets Of Ancient Concrete, And... Data Centers In Space?
What can we learn from a Pompeii construction site preserved in ash? Plus, tech companies look to build solar-powered data centers in space.
Why Businesses are Turning to Mass Timber For Office and Data Center Construction
Companies like Crow Holdings, Toyota, Microsoft, and Walmart are embracing the natural material for productivity gains, sustainability, and the bottom line.
Here’s how Elon Musk’s new AI data center connects to business growth on the Coast
Elon Musk’s $20 billion investment into a new AI data center in Southaven is no slouch. What factors helped this happen?
Trade unions reenter New Castle County politics amid a fight over data center development
The Delaware Building Trades Council, a once-dominant political force at the state level, is asserting itself into the electoral politics of New Castle County with two of its local leaders announcing last month they will run for seats on the County Council.
WellSpan Health Announces Comprehensive Migration of Technology Portfolio to AWS
Add to FavoritesWellSpan Health, the leading health care system serving Central Pennsylvania and Northern Maryland, today announced plans for a comprehensive cloud migration of its full technology infrastructure. Together with Amazon Web Services (AWS) as its preferred cloud provider, WellSpan will transition its applications, data and environments from traditional data centers to AWS. This migration will establish the foundation for delivering next-generation, AI-enabled health care solutions that reduce administrative burden and improve outcomes for patients across the region and beyond. Supercharging Innovation, Efficiency and Patient Outcomes WellSpan's migration of systems and clinical applications, which serve 1.2 million patients across nine hospitals and 250+ facilities, is expected to be complete by April 2026, one of the fastest full-scale migrations in the health care industry. This transformation enables WellSpan to unify disparate data systems for care teams and patients alike, achieving operational efficiencies and care improvements that fragmented systems are unable to deliver. “Our comprehensive migration to the cloud accelerates our ability to deploy new clinical capabilities that transform patient care while advancing our overall innovation strategy,” said Roxanna Gapstur, Ph.D., R.N., president and CEO, WellSpan Health. “When a physician can access complete patient imaging in seconds instead of hours, we're not just modernizing technology—we're improving patient outcomes. Our new cloud infrastructure also enables us to quickly implement solutions that will free our clinicians from thousands of hours of administrative work annually so they can focus on what they do best: caring for our communities.” The transition allows WellSpan to move away from a data center-based model and enables the rapid deployment and scale of AI technology. WellSpan’s strategic partner, General Catalyst’s Health Assurance Transformation Company (HATCo), facilitated the collaboration with AWS to support the migration. WellSpan’s transformation journey benefits from HATCo’s specialized technology solutions, as well as General Catalyst and AWS’s significant partnership to improve patient outcomes, which was announced in January 2025. “Our decision to go all-in on AWS will enable insights and innovations impossible in traditional siloed environments,” said Kasey Paulus, executive vice president and chief operating officer, WellSpan Health. “This is the largest health care technology transformation in our region's history, and it positions WellSpan to be a premier partner for technology leaders across the country.” “WellSpan is building a foundation with AWS that will improve care and outcomes for patients across their health system by bringing data together into standardized formats that are optimized for AI applications,” said Dan Sheeran, vice president and general manager, Healthcare and Life Science, AWS. “To do this, it is essential to have the most secure and compliant cloud when handling patient data, along with AWS’s built-in AI governance and responsible AI frameworks that follow the industry’s highest standards to protect patient information. We look forward to continuing to work alongside WellSpan as they unlock the cloud and AI’s full potential to deliver exceptional care to their patients.” Key Benefits of the AWS Collaboration Full Portfolio Migration: WellSpan will transition its applications and data from on-premises data centers to AWS, including full IT environments and specialized applications for functions such as nursing, cardiology, pharmacy and the company’s supply chain systems. This represents approximately 7.5 petabytes of clinical and non-clinical data and more than 300 applications—the most comprehensive health system cloud migration in the Mid-Atlantic region. Approved Architectures: AWS will deliver secure, WellSpan-specific architectures tailored to each build, ensuring compliance and reliability across the health system. Unified, AI-Ready Data: Migrating to AWS enables WellSpan to harmonize data across separate systems, transforming unstructured clinical notes and multi-modal datasets into standardized, AI-ready formats. Accelerated Results and Improved Outcomes: Automated data normalization and processing will enable the deployment of applications that reduce turnaround times for items such as analyzing medical imaging or patient records from days to minutes, helping clinicians get patient results faster and improving overall health outcomes. Reduced Administrative Burden: The transition to AWS will enable swift deployment of AI-powered solutions that reclaim thousands of hours for WellSpan’s clinical and corporate teams, allowing them to focus on patient care rather than paperwork. Elastic Infrastructure: Cloud architecture will enable WellSpan to scale computing resources dynamically, supporting seasonal demand fluctuations without infrastructure investments, as well as the rapid deployment of new services across multiple locations simultaneously. Most Secure, Compliant Cloud: AWS offers the highest network availability of any cloud provider, with more than 166 HIPAA-eligible services and certifications for global compliance standards, including HITRUST CSF. Built-in AI governance and responsible AI frameworks ensure that WellSpan’s data is protected under the industry’s most rigorous standards. Tags:News releaseInnovation and partnerships
Trump Family Businesses Rake in $4 Billion After His Reelection with Focus on AI, Crypto & Nuclear
Ventures launched by the Trump family since Donald Trump’s reelection have generated at least $4 billion in proceeds and paper wealth for the Trump family. With investments across sectors like real estate, hospitality, media, cryptocurrency and more, the Trumps are “increasingly integrating their business empire” into the wider U.S. economy, says David Uberti, who has been reporting on the family’s self-enrichment for The Wall Street Journal. The coupling of Trump’s economic and political influence is raising major questions about conflicts of interest. “You have all of these different business interests in different areas in which the government regulates,” and this “proximity to power may help along some of these deals and the valuations at which they’re made.” We look at the Trumps’ cryptocurrency venture World Liberty Financial and the Trump Organization’s planned $6 billion merger with a firm hoping to build a nuclear fusion plant to power AI data centers with Uberti, who says such “very speculative, highly risky corners of financial markets” are key to the family’s investment strategy.
The data center rebellion is here, and it’s reshaping the political landscape
Backlash over the proliferation of data centers has entered the national political conversation and could affect voters of all political persuasions in this year’s midterm elections.
Beyond the Super Bowl and the semiquincentennial: Your big sneak peek at 2026 entertainment events to come
You made it through a harrowing 2025 and a half-decade of challenge. Now, put aside your fears of catastrophic climate change, the collapse of American democracy, and AI data centers stretching from sea to shining sea — for just a moment — and plan some fun in the year ahead.
Google ex-CEO Eric Schmidt jumps into the AI data center business with a failed, 150-year-old Texas railroad turned oil giant
Bolt and Texas Pacific Land aim to attract hyperscalers with bespoke land, power, and water services for data center campuses.
Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt jumps into the AI data center business with a failed, 150-year-old Texas railroad turned oil giant
Offering bespoke services for hyperscalers, on lots of empty land.
Cannabis, data centers and Trump vs. Massie: 3 storylines from 2025 in Kentucky politics
Communities grappled with data center projects, the cannabis industry faced delays and setbacks, and the president battled with a Kentucky congressman throughout 2025.
Even the Sky May Not Be the Limit for A.I. Data Centers
Some tech leaders are concerned that the artificial intelligence race will exhaust available land and energy. The solution might lie in orbit.
AI Demand Is Pushing GPU Prices Higher With Direct Impact On Nvidia (NVDA) Stock
Nvidia Corporation ($NVDA) is facing a rare issue in its gaming business, but it starts far outside the gaming world. Specifically, rising demand for AI data center...
Brookfield to start cloud business amid AI frenzy, The Information reports
Brookfield is starting its own cloud business to lease chips inside data centers directly to artificial intelligence developers, The Information reported on Wednesday, in a bid to gain end-to-end control of the AI value chain.
Brookfield to deploy $10B AI fund with new cloud business
Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) is expanding into cloud computing, with plans to launch a cloud business that would lease AI chips inside data centers directly to developers, a model it says can lower the cost of building and running AI systems.
Report: Apple's AI Strategy Could Finally Pay Off in 2026
Apple's restrained artificial intelligence strategy may pay off in 2026 amid the arrival of a revamped Siri and concerns around the AI market "bubble" bursting, The Information argues. The speculative report notes that Apple has taken a restrained approach with AI innovations compared with peers such as OpenAI, Google, and Meta, which are investing hundreds of billions of dollars in data centers, chips, and large language model training.
'Putting the servers in orbit is a stupid idea': Could data centers in space help avoid an AI energy crisis? Experts are torn.
Google’s proposal to explore space-based AI infrastructure raises fundamental questions about energy, physics and feasibility – and whether Earth has really run out of options.
Intel Jaguar Shores reportedly set to use HBM4E memory
Next-Gen Gaudi successor to use HBM4E Leaker claims Intel Jaguar Shores may jump to HBM4E, not HBM4 Intel's next data center accelerator platform, Jaguar
The Year in Climate: Attacks on Science, the Start of Trump’s Second Term and Surging Electricity Demand Foreshadow a Future Filled with Uncertainty
Global inaction on fossil fuel and plastic treaties, the dismantling of federal agencies and regulations and the rapid rise of data centers were just a few of the consequential stories that Inside Climate News tracked in 2025.
A Look Back at 2025 in Indiana Politics
From government reform to new data centers, we look back at 2025 in Indiana politics.
It’s Just Politics Top 10: Michigan’s biggest political stories of 2025
A list of the top ten political stories in Michigan in 2025: Whitmer and Trump 2.0, a controversial tax on marijuana, and growing fights over data centers across the state.
Communities are rising up against data centers
Opposition against data centers came to a head in 2025.
The Politics Hour: The year in local politics and what's ahead in 2026
New Prince George's County Council Chair Krystal Oriadha talks budget priorities, public safety, and data centers. Plus, WAMU's politics reporters breaks down the year's top stories and what to watch for in 2026.
The Politics Hour: The year in local politics and what's ahead in 2026
New Prince George's County Council Chair Krystal Oriadha talks budget priorities, public safety, and data centers. Plus, WAMU's politics reporters breaks down the year's top stories and what to watch for in 2026.
NASA Instrument Reveals New Ability to Gather Nighttime Light Data
Since launching in 2023, TEMPO data has set a record at the Atmospheric Science Data Center (ASDC) for most mission data downloads by users in a single year –
Blackstone’s Schwarzman Says Data Center Business Not a Bubble
Blackstone Inc. Chief Executive Officer Steve Schwarzman brushed aside talk of a bubble surrounding the data centers powering artificial intelligence, saying the business is conservative.
Mystery solved: Amazon is the tenant in talks with data center developer rocked by stock plunge
"The lead negotiator for Amazon called me on Thursday," Fermi CEO Toby Neugebauer told Business Insider. The deal would pay more than $20 billion over the next 20 years, he said.
Inside xAI's all-hands: Elon Musk says if the company can survive the next 2 to 3 years, it will come out on top
At a companywide meeting at xAI's San Francisco headquarters, Musk discussed the company's future, its finances, and data centers in space.
Data centers have a political problem — and Big Tech wants to fix it
A growth engine for the economy is becoming a political albatross. Can messaging change that?
TeraWulf says A.I. data center is for science and education in zoning appeal. Critics call it a work around.
ITHACA, N.Y. — The land-use moratorium that would have halted the construction of a proposed data center has been withdrawn, but the company behind the project still has more bureaucratic […]
All 1,600 Kentucky battery plant employees laid off as Ford pivots away from EV business
All 1,600 employees of the brand new electric vehicle battery plant in Kentucky will be laid off before Ford converts it to manufacture batteries for data centers and other utilities.
Ford is starting a battery storage business to power data centers and the grid
Amid Ford's shift away from making large electric vehicles, the automaker is adding a new product line to find a home for its batteries. Ford said Monday
Ford is starting a battery storage business to power data centers and the grid
Amid Ford’s shift away from making large electric vehicles, the automaker is adding a new product line to find a home for its batteries. Ford said Monday that instead of scuttling plans to build the batteries for those vehicles, it will pivot that capacity into a new battery storage business. Those storage systems, which will use cheaper LFP batteries, will be […]
Data center boom creates political conundrum for the GOP
President Donald Trump is all in on the artificial intelligence build-out. Other Republicans are being more cautious.
Arizona city unanimously rejects AI data center after residents' outcry
The Chandler, Arizona, city council unanimously voted against clearing the way to allow for construction of an artificial intelligence data center
Google spinout proposes Oakland County data center nearly as large as Oracle megaproject
While controversy stirs around OpenAI’s Stargate data center project in Saline Township, another data center complex nearly as big is being quietly planned 45 miles northeast in Lyon Township.Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners, a spinout of Google parent company Alphabet Inc., has submitted plans to…
Data center boom creates political conundrum for the GOP
President Donald Trump is all in on the artificial intelligence build-out. Other Republicans are being more cautious.
Silver prices just smashed a new record. What does this mean for the economy?
The precious metal has been under pressure for years as data centers and electric vehicles supercharge demand and as new tariffs loom.
WAMU's Week Ahead: Reporter roundtable on data centers, Bowser on 'The Politics Hour', the region's best ice skating
This week WAMU will be taking a region-wide look at critical issues surrounding data centers, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser will be our guest on The Politics Hour, and a guide to top ice skating spots this winter.
Micron Exits Consumer Business And Focuses On AI And Data Center Sales
Micron announced that it will exit the consumer memory business by February 2026 and focus on the more lucrative enterprise and data center markets.
December 5, 2025
A boom in construction of AI data centers is facing backlash over soaring electricity and water usage, and the resulting utility hikes. Plus, to save spotted owls in the Pacific Northwest, one plan suggests killing thousands of barred owls. And, geologist Anjana Khatwa explains how embracing wonder and awe adds to our scientific understanding of the rocks that form our planet.
Data center battles: local protests, state incentives, and political fallout
Wondering why data centers are suddenly everywhere in the news? We’ll break it down. Plus, why the backlash isn’t falling along the usual party lines and what Michigan can learn from how voters in other states have responded.
A ‘sleeping giant’ in Michigan politics: Data centers
The spread of AI data centers is fueling a grassroots backlash and magnifying political divisions ahead of the 2026 gubernatorial race.
A ‘sleeping giant’ in Michigan politics: Data centers
The spread of artificial intelligence data centers across the Great Lakes state is fueling grassroots backlash and magnifying divisions in an already-competitive 2026 gubernatorial race.
Watchdog sounds the alarm that PJM's approval of data centers could leave other customers in the dark
The nation's largest grid operator is risking choosing between data centers or keeping lights on for other customers, says a complaint filed to FERC.
Micron to exit Crucial consumer business (MU:NASDAQ)
Micron shifts focus to data center growth, exiting Crucial consumer business by Feb 2026.
Micron to exit consumer memory business amid global supply shortage
Memory chipmaker Micron Technology said on Wednesday it will exit its consumer business, as it doubles down on advanced memory chips used in artificial intelligence data centers amid a global supply shortage of the essential semiconductors.