The rapid expansion of artificial intelligence is reshaping the digital economy, but its physical footprint is beginning to strain resources in unexpected ways.  Across the United States, the construction of AI focused data centers is accelerating at a pace that rivals traditional public infrastructure spending. While these facilities are essential for powering large scale AI systems, industry experts and analysts warn that their growth could come at the expense of long over

Brookfield Asset Management has unveiled a sweeping US$100-billion artificial intelligence infrastructure program that signals just how aggressively global investors are moving to support the next generation of AI technologies. Announced on Wednesday, the initiative is being launched in partnership with Nvidia and the Kuwait Investment Authority, bringing together one of the world’s leading investment managers, a dominant AI chipmaker, and a major sovereign wealth fund to acc

SoftBank Group Corp. has once again made headlines with its decision to sell its entire stake in Nvidia Corp. for $5.83 billion, a move aimed at fueling its growing investments in artificial intelligence. The sale, though surprising to some investors, reflects founder Masayoshi Son’s ambition to position SoftBank as a dominant player in the expanding AI ecosystem (Bloomberg; Wall Street Journal). Son’s vision extends beyond software and into large-scale infrastructure, from S

Snap Inc. has announced a groundbreaking $400 million partnership with Perplexity, the AI startup behind a popular conversational answer engine. The agreement, revealed alongside Snap’s Q3 2025 earnings, will integrate Perplexity’s AI directly into Snapchat, giving its massive user base a new way to access real-time, research-oriented answers without ever leaving the app (TechCrunch). Under the terms of the deal, Perplexity will pay Snap $400 million in cash and equity over