Demand for new AI data centers is surging, but they can’t build themselves. Big Tech is funneling billions into building out these specialized facilities, with the four hyperscalers, Alphabet, Microsoft, Meta, and Amazon, committing nearly $700 billion in combined capex spending this year to fund these developments. Amazon said last month that it’s committing $12…
Ella Chen’s latest concert performance featuring the ‘vacuum belly’ exercise has sparked a whirlwind of discussions online, featuring both admiration and concern. While this technique is designed to engage core muscles deeply, health professionals are urging caution, pointing out risks like dizziness and increased abdominal pressure. When Taiwanese singer Ella Chen Jiahua pulled in her…
WASHINGTON — Sen. Markwayne Mullin, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Homeland Security, faced fellow senators on Wednesday at a confirmation hearing. And it didn’t begin well for the Oklahoma Republican, who has been tapped to take over DHS at a crucial time. The U.S. is locked in a war with Iran…
Bain Capital has started reaching out to potential buyers for its stake in Bridge Data Centers, according to two people familiar with the matter, as the private equity firm eyes exits amid rising demand for AI infrastructure. Citigroup and JPMorgan are running the sale process and have sent out preliminary marketing materials to investors to…
Norway’s Ambassador to India May-Elin Stener recently shared her experience of travelling on the Delhi Metro, describing it as an efficient and impressive way to get around the national capital. She took to the social media platform X and shared pictures from her journey, giving her fans an idea of her weekend commute in the…
Beirut–Rafic Hariri’s eastern runway juts into the Dahiyeh suburbs, a Hezbollah stronghold that Israel has targeted almost every day since March 2, when a salvo of rockets fired by the militants sparked a new Israeli offensive into Lebanon. Some Israeli strikes have fallen less than a mile from the perimeter fence. “It’s very challenging, it’s…
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks during a press conference at Sugar Hill Children’s Museum of Art & Storytelling, Tuesday, March 3, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura) As Mayor Zohran Mamdani moves ahead with one of the central promises of his administration, expanding free, universal childcare, parts of New York’s private preschool system…
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Wholesale prices rose sharply in February, providing another sign that inflation continues to percolate even aside from rising energy prices. The producer price index, a measure of pipeline costs that producers receive for their products, increased a seasonally adjusted 0.7% on the month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Wednesday. Excluding volatile food and energy…
This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Happy Wednesday. And happy first day on the job to Josh D’Amaro, who today replaces Bob Iger as Disney’s CEO. CNBC’s Lillian Rizzo has more on what’s in store for the Mouse House’s new leader. Stock futures are rising this morning. All…