Alphabet, Meta, Microsoft all down as data center spending rises

CNBC’s MacKenzie Sigalos reports on Wall Street’s deepening unease with Big Tech’s AI spending spree, as Microsoft, Alphabet ...

Data centers are creating ‘heat islands,’ warming the land around them by up to 16 degrees

The vast data centers that power artificial intelligence are so energy hungry that they’re heating up their surroundings, ...
Wired

Mysterious Database of 184 Million Records Exposes Vast Array of Login Credentials

A trove of breached data, which has now been taken down, includes user logins for platforms including Apple, Google, and Meta. Among the exposed accounts are ones linked to dozens of governments. In ...
Forbes

The AI Race Is Now About Databases — Not Just Big Models

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about the economics of AI. When Snowflake announced its $250 million acquisition of Crunchy Data two weeks ago at its ...