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New York Freezes AI Data Center Construction for One Year

New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed an executive order imposing a moratorium on new "hyperscale" AI data centers for up to one year, making the state the first in the nation to do so. The freeze blocks construction permits for facilities consuming 50 megawatts or more of electricity, while regulators study the impact on the power grid, water supplies, and local communities as AI infrastructure demand surges.

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Amazon Returns to the Bond Market for at Least $25 Billion to Fund Its AI Buildout

Amazon is tapping the bond market for at least $25 billion, one of the year's largest corporate debt sales, to help pay for its enormous spending on AI and data-center infrastructure. The offering is split into as many as eight tranches with maturities from three to 40 years, and the proceeds are earmarked for general corporate purposes at a company whose 2026 capital spending is tracking toward roughly $200 billion. It underscores how costly the AI buildout has become, even for a cash-rich giant, and puts Amazon alongside Alphabet, Meta and Nvidia in borrowing to fund the race.

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New York Freezes AI Data Center Construction for One Year

Amazon Returns to the Bond Market for at Least $25 Billion to Fund Its AI Buildout

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