Why Big Tech's $700 billion AI splurge is misleading

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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

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This blue-collar trade no one is talking about could help you land a fast-growing AI job

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Fiber optic cables
Fiber technicians are in high demand as data center development booms nationwide.

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Maine is the latest state to try — and fail — to ban new data centers

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Maine Gov. Janet Mills vetoed a bill that would've paused data center development.

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Big Tech's AI data centers are pushing the power grid to its limits — and one state is feeling it the most

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Power demand in Texas could quadruple by 2032, driven by data centers seeking to connect to the grid.

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Companies are hoarding AI compute because of FOMO — and they're sitting on most of it

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A view of a 49.5 megawatt three-level data center under construction on April 14, 2026 in Vernon, California. A surge in demand for AI infrastructure is fueling a boom in data centers across the country and around the globe. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
New cloud usage data show that as companies pour billions into AI infrastructure, much of that computing power sits idle.

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The AI data center boom is moving closer to cities — and this Texas developer just raised $2 billion to bet on it

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The Stargate AI data center under construction in Abilene, Texas, US
Texas is becoming a hot spot for AI data centers, including mega-campuses like Stargate in Abilene.

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Meta fast-tracks fiber technician training to solve a major data center bottleneck

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A fiber technician pulls cable at a data center.

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A talent CEO says data centers are a 'massive opportunity' for office workers to pivot mid-career

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Carrie Charles Broadstaff
Carrie Charles is the CEO of Broadstaff, a recruiting and staffing agency.

Carrie Charles

What Allbirds needs to do to make its Hail Mary AI pivot succeed

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Allbirds is trying to pull itself out of a financial tailspin by pivoting to AI.
Allbirds is trying to pull itself out of a financial tailspin by pivoting to AI.

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Data center executives fret over the industry's increasingly toxic public image

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Women protesting data centers
Data center projects are running into resistance from communities and politicians across the country.

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