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AI Infrastructure

The Economic Myths That AI Data Center Critics Believe

By Ann Davis Vaughan · Jun 22, 2026 8:37am PDT · 9 comments
I’ve been visiting large AI data center projects in rural and industrial communities in the Midwest, Southeast and West, and I have found that two things can be true at the same time: AI data centers have drawbacks but are better for communities than their residents think, and those communities can win a lot more financial concessions and... I’ve been visiting large AI data center projects in rural and industrial communities in the...
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The Electric

GM Doubles Down on Next-Gen Batteries in a Move on AI Data Centers

By Steve LeVine · Jun 9, 2026 2:00pm PDT
For a year, General Motors has been talking up plans to commercialize a next-generation manganese-based battery that would help it bypass China’s dominance of the electric vehicle and battery industries. For a year, General Motors has been talking up plans to commercialize a next-generation...
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The Electric

The AI Data Center Boom Ignites a Tear in Lithium Shares

By Steve LeVine · May 28, 2026 9:00am PDT · 2 comments
Investors fled the stock of lithium mining companies in 2022 and 2023, when the metal’s price plunged about 90% and mines shut down globally. Now they have piled back into the category. The reason: a boom in lithium-ion batteries used to power AI data centers and the electricity grid, and the possibility that high gasoline prices will trigger a... Investors fled the stock of lithium mining companies in 2022 and 2023, when the metal’s price...
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Nvidia Discusses Funding Its AI Data Supplier Mercor at a $20 Billion Valuation

By Phoebe Liu and Julia Hornstein · Aug 19, 2026 10:48am PDT
Nvidia has discussed an investment in Mercor, a data labeling provider that helps the chip designer develop its open-source AI models, according to a person with knowledge of the process. The investment would be part of a $20 billion-valuation round. Existing investor General Catalyst has been in talks to lead the round. Historically, most of... Nvidia has discussed an investment in Mercor, a data labeling provider that helps the chip...