Data Centers
Blackstone's data-center bets have climbed 10-fold to $100 billion in just 3 years. And it's just the start, Steve Schwarzman says.
CEO Steve Schwarzman put a $100 billion tally on Blackstone's data-center business, putting it in pace to become the firm's single-largest asset.
Booming construction of AI data centers is creating constraints on the power grid. These 6 stocks are set to profit from the demand for better infrastructure, according to Bank of America.
These companies will benefit from the construction and maintenance of AI data centers.
Electric grids need upgrades thanks to data centers. Guess who helps pay for that.
New data centers will require billions of dollars in infrastructure upgrades. Some of the costs could be shifted to smaller consumers.
Chip-company CEO says we need to solve AI's 'insatiable' hunger for energy
AI technology needs to be more sustainable, or it'll slow down innovation, Arm CEO Rene Haas told The Wall Street Journal.
A viral TikTok is igniting a debate over data centers taking over Virginia's countryside
A video showed Northern Virginia pastures and daily life contrasted against data centers popping up in the area.
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AI execs who urgently need more energy to power their tech revolution are turning to fossil fuels
The Wall Street Journal reported that one question loomed at an annual energy conference in Houston: How to power the AI boom?
LinkedIn cofounder Reid Hoffman and Microsoft's AI chief are backing Abigail Spanberger's 2025 Virginia governor run
The tech heavyweights, along with Shannon Hunt-Scott, have donated a combined total of $500,000 to Spanberger's campaign.
Why a warehouse giant is planning a $25 billion push into data centers
Prologis, the US's largest warehouse owner, plans to build bilions of dollars of data centers as demand soars. Other industrial owners may follow.
How our insatiable appetite for electricity is giving rise to traders who make money from power-grid bottlenecks
As data centers, EVs, and weather jolt the power grid, Jane Street, DRW, Squarepoint, and Citadel wager the esoteric "congestion" trade will pay off.
Meet a startup trying to keep your screen time from destroying the planet
A data center somewhere is powering your Instagram and Netflix habits, and an estimated $2 billion industry is trying to cut back on the energy it uses.
Data centers have become an economic powerhouse. Now they're throwing their weight around in Virginia politics.
Data center development is booming in Virginia. But the sway the industry appears to have over the state's power system has raised concerns.
Virginia's 'Data Center Alley' residents say an eerie hum is keeping them up at night
Some Loudoun County, Virginia, residents have complained about noise from local data centers.
Get ready for 'AI factories'
Nvidia and Foxconn have plans to build data centers behind self-driving cars, robots, and LLMs.
Phoenix plans to build gas plants to help power new data centers
The Phoenix metro area has become the ninth-largest data-center hub in the world. A pipeline of new data centers will require vast amounts of power.
Data centers are booming. Their need for power is causing utilities to retreat on green energy.
The power consumed by data centers threatens to overwhelm systems in some parts of the country. Utilities say they need to rely more on fossil fuels.
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Amazon dominated the first cloud era. The AI boom has kicked off Cloud 2.0, and the company doesn't have a head start this time.
There's a battle brewing for dominance in the new AI cloud era. Amazon doesn't have a head start this time. It's deal with Anthropic can help.
There's a little-known way to invest in the AI revolution: real estate. Bank of America breaks down the opportunity to profit from the under-the-radar stocks powering it.
Rising demand for data, thanks to the explosive growth of AI, has presented a stock market opportunity for well-positioned data center REITs.
AI has a big, dirty problem that is tarnishing Big Tech's environmental image
AI is challenging the tech industry's ability to present itself positively on environmental, social and governance issues.
Nvidia CEO predicts $1 trillion will be spent over 4 years upgrading data centers for AI. A lot of that bill will probably be paid by Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Meta.
Big tech companies and hyperscale cloud providers face a massive Nvidia-powered bill for AI data center upgrades. Can they afford it?
Amazon built a data center empire in northern Virginia. Exclusive filings reveal it's using as much energy as a major city.
Amazon has become the biggest player in a fast-expanding data center business. The industry is critical to modern life, but also poses huge societal consequences.