Stifel believes that heavy AI spending and rising competition could weigh on Microsoft 's growth. The investment firm downgraded the "Magnificent Seven" technology titan to a hold rating from buy.

Tech firms are floating the idea of building data centers in space and tapping into the sun's energy to meet out-of-this-world power demands in a fierce artificial intelligence race. Elon Musk's ...

AI data centers are driving a surge in new gas projects. AI data centers are driving a surge in new gas projects. is a senior science reporter covering energy and the environment with more than a ...

Big tech companies and data center operators are suddenly concerned about their image amid the AI boom. Big tech companies and data center operators are suddenly concerned about their image amid the ...

As the data center backlash grows, support is growing for server factories and the hundreds of jobs they’re expected to bring. Save this story Save this story Last month, Pamela Griffin and two other ...

REDMOND, Wash., and BRACKLEY, U.K. — Jan. 22, 2026 — Microsoft Corp. and the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team on Thursday announced a multiyear partnership that puts Microsoft’s technologies at the heart ...

President Trump claimed that U.S. factory construction is “up by 41%”—a number that doesn't appear to be supported by his government’s own data. Trump has repeatedly claimed his policies are driving ...

Despite many proposals, there is little consensus among governors, lawmakers and tech executives about exactly how much the companies behind data centers should pay for electricity. By Ivan Penn and ...

It’s a real power play. Gov. Hochul wants AI and other computer data centers that devour huge amounts of energy to pay more for electricity in a move she says will prevent sticker shock on regular ...

In a modest 600-square-foot shop in Ballston Lake, New York, one man has achieved what many small business owners only dream of—a fully automated factory capable of generating millions in product ...

The two demo satellites that Google and Planet are developing for Project Suncatcher are versions of Planet’s new Owl line of imaging satellites. Credit: Planet WASHINGTON — Planet, a company best ...