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Q&A with Dario Amodei on connecting with “a country of geniuses in a data center”, how AI will diffuse into the economy, the benefits of border laboratories, China, etc. (Dwarkesh Patel/Dwarkesh Podcast)

By Stacey D. WallsFebruary 13, 2026

Featured Podcasts Hard fork: “Something big is happening” + AI is rocking the romance novel industry + A good thing…

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Meta plans to spend more than $10 billion to build a 1 GW data center campus in Lebanon, Indiana, which is expected to be operational in late 2027 or early 2028 (Riley Griffin/Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsFebruary 11, 2026

Riley Griffin / Bloomberg: Meta plans to spend more than $10 billion to build a 1 GW data center campus…

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Blackstone and Coatue provide $10 billion loan to Australian AI infrastructure startup Firmus for data center expansion, one of Australia’s largest private credit deals (Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsFebruary 9, 2026

Bloomberg: Blackstone and Coatue provide $10 billion loan to Australian AI infrastructure startup Firmus for data center expansion, one of…

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A look at Corning’s booming fiber business, driven by data center demand and a $6 billion Meta deal, as Nvidia explores Corning’s co-packaged optics for servers (Christopher Mims/Wall Street Journal)

By Stacey D. WallsFebruary 8, 2026

Christophe Mims / Wall Street Journal: A look at Corning’s booming fiber business, driven by data center demand and a…

Business & Money

Chicago United Center to sell THC drinks in concessions

By Stacey D. WallsJanuary 27, 2026

Chicago’s United Center is venturing into new territory for live events, becoming the first major U.S. venue to offer cannabis…

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Microsoft unveils the Maia 200, its 2nd generation AI accelerator built on TSMC’s 3nm process, deployed today in its Azure US Central data center region (Tom Warren/The Verge)

By Stacey D. WallsJanuary 26, 2026

Featured Podcasts Squeak: The Safest Dollar on the Internet | Jeremy Allaire, CEO of the Circle Grit explores what it…

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Electricity prices are soaring in Virginia, home to the world’s largest data center hub; record demand expected during winter storm, partly due to data center needs (Tim McLaughlin/Reuters)

By Stacey D. WallsJanuary 25, 2026

Featured Podcasts Lenny’s podcast: Why Your Product Stopped Growing (And the 5-Step Framework to Restart It) | Jason Cohen Interviews…

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The AI boom is driving an unprecedented wave of data center construction, but there aren’t enough skilled workers in the U.S., like electricians, to keep up (Caroline Haskins/Wired)

By Stacey D. WallsJanuary 18, 2026

Caroline Haskins / Wired: The AI boom is driving an unprecedented wave of data center construction, but there aren’t enough…

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Data Center REIT CEO Andy Power: Real Estate Is Not Oversupplied

By Stacey D. WallsJanuary 13, 2026

A version of this article first appeared in the CNBC Property Play newsletter with Diana Olick. Property Play covers new…

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OpenAI and SoftBank announce they will each invest $500 million in SB Energy to support the infrastructure company’s growth as a data center developer and operator (Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsJanuary 9, 2026

Featured Podcasts Uncapped with Jack Altman: Ben Horowitz from a16z Conversations with people I admire about things that really interest…

Satellite photos reveal Vietnamese construction boom in controversial Spratly channel – Radio Free Asia

Can ASEAN’s green goals survive the data center boom? – The diplomat

Hong Kong’s Victoria Park remains silent on anniversary of Tiananmen crackdown – Radio Free Asia

Eco-brutalist resistance in Central Asia – The Diplomate

Uzbekistan’s new migration destination? America. – The diplomat

United CEO rejects airline mergers after US rejection

‘Backrooms’ Producer Peter Chernin Thinks Hollywood Needs to Change

Boeing CEO announces 737 Max production will start on new line on July 6

Family offices are investing in sports, from pickleball to smart soccer balls

Record Broadway Ticket Sales Show Consumers Are Splurging on Experiences

Hakeem Jeffries goes on Fox News and calls them out for ignoring GOP bigots

Trump Melts Down and Leaves to Meet the Press When Asked for Evidence of Election Rigging

Trump holds sit-down event in Wisconsin as apparent decline deepens

Trump’s lawsuit against the BBC massively backfired

Trump is erased as Kennedy Center begins removing his name

Google recently placed an order with Intel to manufacture more than 3 million TPUs in 2028; Nvidia tests Intel technology for new processor, conducts 18A trials (Qianer Liu/The Information)

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said tech companies must introduce safety measures on children’s phones to stop them sharing nude images or face laws forcing them to do so (Reuters)

London-based PhysicsX, which uses AI to design industrial parts such as jet engines and semiconductors, raised a $300 million Series C round led by Temasek at a valuation of $2.4 billion (Mark Bergen/Bloomberg)

Spotify has contacted concert promoters about licensing music festival livestreams, as it pivots to video to become a one-stop shop for music fans (Lucas Shaw/Bloomberg)

Fusion energy startup Helion raised a $465 million Series G led by Thrive Capital at a valuation of $15.5 billion, almost triple the valuation from its January 2025 round (Tim De Chant/TechCrunch)

Browsing: center

Q&A with Dario Amodei on connecting with “a country of geniuses in a data center”, how AI will diffuse into the economy, the benefits of border laboratories, China, etc. (Dwarkesh Patel/Dwarkesh Podcast)

Meta plans to spend more than $10 billion to build a 1 GW data center campus in Lebanon, Indiana, which is expected to be operational in late 2027 or early 2028 (Riley Griffin/Bloomberg)

Blackstone and Coatue provide $10 billion loan to Australian AI infrastructure startup Firmus for data center expansion, one of Australia’s largest private credit deals (Bloomberg)

A look at Corning’s booming fiber business, driven by data center demand and a $6 billion Meta deal, as Nvidia explores Corning’s co-packaged optics for servers (Christopher Mims/Wall Street Journal)

Chicago United Center to sell THC drinks in concessions

Microsoft unveils the Maia 200, its 2nd generation AI accelerator built on TSMC’s 3nm process, deployed today in its Azure US Central data center region (Tom Warren/The Verge)

Electricity prices are soaring in Virginia, home to the world’s largest data center hub; record demand expected during winter storm, partly due to data center needs (Tim McLaughlin/Reuters)

The AI boom is driving an unprecedented wave of data center construction, but there aren’t enough skilled workers in the U.S., like electricians, to keep up (Caroline Haskins/Wired)

Data Center REIT CEO Andy Power: Real Estate Is Not Oversupplied

OpenAI and SoftBank announce they will each invest $500 million in SB Energy to support the infrastructure company’s growth as a data center developer and operator (Bloomberg)