Blackstone defends $80bn data centre investment as DeepSeek shakes market
US group has pushed heavily into facilities needed to feed AI boom amid breakneck spending by Big Tech
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Blackstone Still Bullish on A.I. Data Centers Despite DeepSeek
Blackstone, a major global investor in data centers that run A.I. systems, expects use of the technology to rise as the cost of computing power falls.The New York Times - 2h -
OpenAI investigating whether DeepSeek improperly obtained data
OpenAI is examining whether Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) startup DeepSeek improperly obtained data from its models to build a popular new AI assistant, a spokesperson confirmed to The ...The Hill - 1d -
DeepSeek shows AI's centre of power could shift away from US
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Is DeepSeek really sending data to China? Let’s decode
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DeepSeek Is Fueling a Stock Market Reckoning
Wall Street is panicking as China seems to have created a real competitor to OpenAI’s ChatGPT for cheap.Inc. - 3d -
Uranium prices hit record as thirsty AI data centres add to market squeeze
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Emirati billionaire investing $20B in US to build data centers
President-elect Trump announced Tuesday that Emirati billionaire Hussain Sajwani plans to invest $20 billion in the United States “over a very short period of time” to build data centers across the ...The Hill - Jan. 7 -
Tech groups to pay premium for energy for Malaysia data centres, says minister
Investment in ‘oil of the 21st century’ will support country’s development of renewable powerFinancial Times - Jan. 5
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