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High Interest Rates Aren’t Slowing the A.I. Boom. That’s a Problem for the Fed.

5 October 2026 at 15:27
Rising borrowing costs are taking a toll on households and businesses. But they are doing little to dampen enthusiasm for investments in A.I. infrastructure, which are contributing to inflation.

© Paul Ratje for The New York Times

There is little sign that higher borrowing costs are doing much to slow artificial intelligence development, which includes spending on chips, data centers and the electrical systems to power them.

When Data Centers Cluster Together, How Dirty Are They? One County Wants Answers.

1 October 2026 at 09:02
An unusual study aims to estimate the pollution and health costs from a cluster of proposed data centers, instead of considering each one separately.

© Paul Ratje for The New York Times

Seldom do local officials consider the cumulative effect that several data-center projects have on a region. Construction of a Texas data center near a residential community recently.
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