This commitment from Microsoft comes after President Trump asked tech companies to ‘pay their own way’ for their data centers, where he singled out Microsoft for leading the charge amongst tech firms and taking responsibility for their own infrastructure.

Hyperscale data centers are now powering AI models with a revolutionary architecture—at a staggering energy cost.

In the wake of rapid data center growth across the state, Pitt professors explain these invisible backbones of the internet.

Microsoft is trying to win over communities concerned about AI data centers. The company's president, Brad Smith, is meeting with federal lawmakers to emphasize that the industry, not taxpayers, should cover the costs of these centers.

AI cloud management firm Nebius plans to establish its United States hub on 2.5 million square feet of an Independence industrial park.

President Trump has said he wants tech giants to "pay their own way" for AI data centers, to save Americans from having to "pick up the tab" by facing higher electricity costs.

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Charlie Berens has made a career from bringing the WI working guy to life. I was disappointed to see him paint data centers as a threat to Wisconsin.