Data centers are powering Blackstone's $1.3 trillion investment empire

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Blackstone CEO Steve Schwarzman speaks and holds out his hand in a gesture during the Business Roundtable CEO Innovation Summit in Washington, DC on December 6, 2018.
Blackstone CEO Steve Schwarzman

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Redwood Materials lands Google as a new investor

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JB Straubel, founder and CEO of Redwood Materials, speaks about battery recycling at CES
JB Straubel, founder and CEO of Redwood Materials, speaks about battery recycling at CES

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Wall Street is losing its appetite for Oracle's data center debt

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Oracle CEO Larry Ellison points his finger during keynote
Larry Ellison stands on stage to give a keynote during the company's 2025 conference.

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'Big Short' investor Michael Burry has found an unlikely ally in his crusade against AI hype: Ben Affleck

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Ben Affleck (left) and Michael Burry
Ben Affleck (left) and Michael Burry have both taken aim at AI hype.

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Bernie Sanders's AI data center pause isn't catching on in Congress yet

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Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont
"There's enormous issues for our economy and for our democracy that have got to be dealt with," Sanders said. "And I feel we're not ready to do that."

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Apple is losing its grip on the world's tech supply chain

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Google CEO Sundar Pichai (right) and Apple CEO Tim Cook (left).
Google CEO Sundar Pichai (right) and Apple CEO Tim Cook (left).

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Microsoft promised consumers won't foot the bill for its data centers. Our interactive map shows where its facilities are located.

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trump and tech leaders

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The investor who blocked a $9 billion AI deal expects that bet to soon pay off

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Core Scientific's logo on a phone
Core Scientific was a crypto mining company before repurposing its business to focus on AI.

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AI boom threatens to push smartphone, PC prices higher in 2026

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A man holding a smartphone.
Smartphone prices are expected to increase in 2026 due to RAM shortage caused by AI boom.

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A Groq investor said he's 'deeply concerned' about the data center market

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Prime Data Center in Vernon, CA on Thursday, Dec. 25, 2025.
A Grok investor said he's "deeply concerned" about the "speculative" data center market.

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