AI Infrastructure Push: Nvidia, Microsoft Join BlackRock-Led Group in $40 Billion Data Center Deal; Computing Power in Focus - The Times of India

What the datacenter boom means for America’s environment – and electricity bills

In this week’s newsletter: from Google to Amazon to OpenAI, the economic and climate cost of datacenters continues to grow• Don’t get Down to Earth delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereThe headlong rush to build huge new datacenters, in order to support the growth of AI, is raising a number of concerns in the US – around the impact upon the climate crisis, water use and electricity bills. It’s also set to reshape American politics in potentially…

Nvidia-backed consortium buys AI data centre firm from Macquarie $69.9b

A consortium led by asset manager BlackRock, including chip giant Nvidia and Microsoft is set to acquire data centre specialist Aligned Data Centres from...

AI infrastructure push: Nvidia, Microsoft join BlackRock-led group in $40 billion data center deal; computing power in focus - The Times of India

A major $40 billion deal is set to see a consortium led by BlackRock, Nvidia, and Microsoft acquire Aligned Data Centers. This acquisition highlights the intense competition in building AI infrastructure, with Aligned operating over 50 data centers across the Americas. The consortium aims for a $100 billion investment capacity to fuel AI growth.

Nvidia, Microsoft, xAI and BlackRock part of $40 billion deal for Aligned Data Centers

MGX, BlackRock's Global Infrastructure Partners and members of Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Partnership will buy the company.

BlackRock, Nvidia-backed group strikes $40 bil. data center deal to fuel AI boom

An investment consortium that includes BlackRock, Nvidia, xAI and Microsoft will acquire Aligned Data Centers in a deal worth $40 billion, the comp...