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Anthropic says it will modernize power grid infrastructure, generate new energy and cover consumer price increases to minimize effects on its data centers (Jared Perlo/NBC News)

By Stacey D. WallsFebruary 11, 2026

Jared Perlo / NBC News: Anthropic says it will modernize power grid infrastructure, generate new energy and cover consumer price…

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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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Talos, which develops digital asset trading infrastructure, raised a $45 million extension from Robinhood and others for its $105 million Series B, at a valuation of $1.5 billion (Will Canny/CoinDesk)

By Stacey D. WallsJanuary 29, 2026

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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

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Taiwan says China’s cyberattacks on its hospitals, banks, energy facilities and other infrastructure increased 6% year-on-year in 2025 to an average of 2.63 million attacks per day (Yimou Lee/Reuters)

By Stacey D. WallsJanuary 5, 2026

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Refinitiv: AI infrastructure companies borrowed over $100 billion in 2025; Smaller companies face higher interest rates given investor wariness of unproven AI businesses (Joe Rennison/New York Times)

By Stacey D. WallsDecember 26, 2025

Joe Rennison / New York Times: Refinitiv: AI infrastructure companies borrowed over $100 billion in 2025; smaller companies face higher…

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U.S. companies sold $1.7 billion worth of investment-grade bonds in 2025, close to 2020’s record $1.8 billion, driven by borrowing in AI infrastructure; Goldman says AI accounts for about 30% (Kate Duguid/Financial Times)

By Stacey D. WallsDecember 23, 2025

Kate Duguid / Financial Times: U.S. companies sold $1.7 billion worth of investment-grade bonds in 2025, close to 2020’s record…

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Dell, HP and other tech companies warn of possible memory chip supply shortages in the coming year due to demand from building AI infrastructure (Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsNovember 26, 2025

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At a recent all-hands meeting, Amin Vahdat, head of Google’s AI infrastructure, said Google needs to double AI computing capacity every six months to meet demand (Jennifer Elias/CNBC)

By Stacey D. WallsNovember 21, 2025

Jennifer Elias / CNBC: At a recent all-hands meeting, Amin Vahdat, head of Google’s AI infrastructure, said Google needs to…

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Australian AI infrastructure company Firmus has raised A$500 million, or ~$325 million, tripling its valuation to A$6 billion in two months, after raising A$330 million in September (Tess Bennett/Australian Financial Review)

By Stacey D. WallsNovember 14, 2025

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Indonesian court sentences Gojek co-founder and former education minister Nadiem Makarim to 10 years in prison for abuse of power over Chromebook deal (New York Times)

Q&A with Grindr CEO George Arison on turning Grindr into a "AI-native company", "taxes[ing]" AI in the workforce, facing "opposition"using AI as a CEO, and more (Jordyn Holman/New York Times)

Hotels, tour operators and travel agencies are rushing to launch exclusive online tools and loyalty programs to fend off future competition from AI travel agents (Stephanie Stacey/Financial Times)

Five Chinese technology and advanced manufacturing companies launched their listings in Hong Kong today to raise up to $5.6 billion, led by Apple supplier Luxshare’s $3.15 billion offering (Reuters)

Australia’s ACCC is suing Amazon for allegedly introducing ads on Prime Video under unfair contractual terms and forcing existing subscribers to pay more to avoid them (Peter Vercoe/Bloomberg)

Browsing: infrastructure

Anthropic says it will modernize power grid infrastructure, generate new energy and cover consumer price increases to minimize effects on its data centers (Jared Perlo/NBC News)

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)

Talos, which develops digital asset trading infrastructure, raised a $45 million extension from Robinhood and others for its $105 million Series B, at a valuation of $1.5 billion (Will Canny/CoinDesk)

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)

Taiwan says China’s cyberattacks on its hospitals, banks, energy facilities and other infrastructure increased 6% year-on-year in 2025 to an average of 2.63 million attacks per day (Yimou Lee/Reuters)

Refinitiv: AI infrastructure companies borrowed over $100 billion in 2025; Smaller companies face higher interest rates given investor wariness of unproven AI businesses (Joe Rennison/New York Times)

U.S. companies sold $1.7 billion worth of investment-grade bonds in 2025, close to 2020’s record $1.8 billion, driven by borrowing in AI infrastructure; Goldman says AI accounts for about 30% (Kate Duguid/Financial Times)

Dell, HP and other tech companies warn of possible memory chip supply shortages in the coming year due to demand from building AI infrastructure (Bloomberg)

At a recent all-hands meeting, Amin Vahdat, head of Google’s AI infrastructure, said Google needs to double AI computing capacity every six months to meet demand (Jennifer Elias/CNBC)

Australian AI infrastructure company Firmus has raised A$500 million, or ~$325 million, tripling its valuation to A$6 billion in two months, after raising A$330 million in September (Tess Bennett/Australian Financial Review)