Data Center Restrictions Make the Ballot in Dozens of US Cities November 2, 2026 By Miquéla V Thornton Voters in dozens of US counties and cities will soon have the chance to help enact policies that would slow...
HSBC Seeks to Hedge Data Center Debt With Credit Risk Insurance October 30, 2026 By Esteban Duarte and Manuel Baigorri HSBC Holdings Plc is looking to offload credit risk on data center loans to insurers as demand for artificial intelligence-related...
Finland Launches Criminal Probe of Environmental Damage at Google Data Center Site October 29, 2026 By Essi Lehto and Elviira Luoma Finnish police said on Thursday they have launched a criminal investigation into suspected breaches of environmental law at the construction...
Barclays Turns to Insurers to Hedge Billions of Data Center Debt October 29, 2026 By Esteban Duarte and William Shaw Barclays Plc is looking to buy default protection on more than $10 billion of debt to finance artificial intelligence infrastructure...
Data Centers Face Downgrade Risk Amid Local Pushback, S&P Says October 26, 2026 Data centers face potential credit rating downgrades due to moratoriums and cancellations driven by public opposition, according to S&P Global...
AI Bubble Risks Worst S&P 500 Crash Since 2008, Strategist Says October 9, 2026 By Levin Stamm and Sagarika Jaisinghani The head of market strategy at a London investment bank has a stark warning for investors: the artificial-intelligence trade may...
Bank of England Sees Growing Risk That Dangers From AI and Debt Will Materialize September 30, 2026 By Phoebe Seers and David Milliken The Bank of England on Wednesday warned of an increase in the risk that interconnected weaknesses in the financial system...
New Jersey Fines Data Center $1 Million Over Generators It Says Were Not Permitted September 23, 2026 The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced that it is ordering a $1.07 million fine against the DataOne...
Amazon’s AWS Facilities in Bahrain, UAE Still Not Restored From Iran War Damage September 16, 2026 By Feras Dalatey Amazon Web Services cannot restore access to its cloud-computing facility in Bahrain and one of three data–hosting zones in the...
AI Data Centers Are on Track to Fuel ‘Explosive’ Growth in Captive Insurance September 14, 2026 By Gautam Naik A form of self-insurance often associated with mining, oil and other environmentally risky sectors is quietly transforming the market for...