May 2025, POTUS DTrump toured #Saudi #Arabia, #Qatar, and the #UAE announcing more than $2.8 trillion in investment pledges. - a $700 billion AI data centre in #AbuDhabi, to be built in partnership with #OpenAi #NVIDIA #Oracle and #Cisco
October 2025, Australia’s #AirTrunk announced a $4.2 billion deal to build a data centre nearby
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#Ai #Capitalism #datacentres #Iran #Militaryindustrialcomplex #surveillance

Iran targets big tech and AI with strikes on data centres

Iran struck three data centres in the Middle East, and has signalled that technology infrastructure will continue to be in the firing line.

The approval of data centers in Australia without requiring measurable plans to cut water use is raising concerns the sector's rapid growth will leave residents competing for the resource. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/16/tech/australia-data-center-water/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #amazon #microsoft #blackstone #airtrunk #australia #water #drought #tech
In Australia, a data center boom is built on vague water plans

Concerns have emerged that the sector's rapid growth will leave residents competing for the resource.

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Blackstone's CEO Stephen Schwarzman expresses optimism about AI technology and plans for increased investment in data centers, while providing a positive outlook on the U.S. economy based on company surveys.
#YonhapInfomax #Blackstone #AITechnology #DataCenters #AirTrunk #USEconomy #Economics #FinancialMarkets #Banking #Securities #Bonds #StockMarket
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Blackstone CEO - 'AI Technology's Power Will Be Astonishing... Delighted to Invest Heavily'

Blackstone's CEO Stephen Schwarzman expresses optimism about AI technology and plans for increased investment in data centers, while providing a positive outlook on the U.S. economy based on company surveys.

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