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BlackRock Says Hyperscalers Need Private Credit to Fund AI Boom

BlackRock Says Hyperscalers Need Private Credit to Fund AI Boom
BlackRock Says Hyperscalers Need Private Credit to Fund AI Boom
July 07, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Companies building artificial intelligence infrastructure will increasingly seek financing from private credit, Jean Boivin, head of the BlackRock Investment Institute, said Tuesday (July 7). Speaking...

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NScale Lands $900 Million Credit Facility for Global AI Infrastructure Push
NScale Lands $900 Million Credit Facility for Global AI Infrastructure Push
July 07, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Nscale, a full-stack artificial intelligence cloud platform, has closed a $900 million revolving credit facility to accelerate its AI data center build-out and capital deployment...

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OpenAI Data Center Plans in Question After Revenue Miss
OpenAI Data Center Plans in Question After Revenue Miss
April 28, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

OpenAI has reportedly fallen short of its internal goals for new users and revenue. That’s according to a report late Monday (April 27) from the...

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Permitting Hurdles and Labor Shortages Threaten AI Data Center Timelines
Permitting Hurdles and Labor Shortages Threaten AI Data Center Timelines
April 17, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Almost 40% of U.S. data center projects are at risk of falling behind schedule, the Financial Times reported Thursday (April 16), citing data from satellite and...

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Allbirds Becomes NewBird in Pivot From Shoes to AI
Allbirds Becomes NewBird in Pivot From Shoes to AI
April 15, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Allbirds made a name for itself with its shoes fashioned from merino wool. Now, it wants to be known as an AI company. The retailer announced that pivot...

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Blackstone Accelerates Push to Lead AI Infrastructure Boom
Blackstone Accelerates Push to Lead AI Infrastructure Boom
April 10, 2026  |  IPO

Alternative asset manager Blackstone is considering a $2 billion initial public offering (IPO) for an acquisition company that would buy data centers, Bloomberg reported Friday...

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Companies Balance AI Opportunities With Fear of AI Bubble
Companies Balance AI Opportunities With Fear of AI Bubble
April 01, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

After Microsoft paused some development of data centers in spring 2025, the company was surprised to see the demand for artificial intelligence services race past...

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Amazon Earmarks $12 Billion for Louisiana Data Centers
Amazon Earmarks $12 Billion for Louisiana Data Centers
February 23, 2026  |  Retail

Amazon will invest $12 billion in data center campuses in Louisiana that will support its artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud computing technologies, the company said...

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