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BlackRock's $40 Billion Deal Boosts AI Infrastructure Expansion

10/7/2025

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Global Infrastructure Partners, part of BlackRock, is acquiring Aligned Data Centers for about $40 billion.
Aligned Data Centers operates 78 facilities across the United States and South America, essential for AI power and cooling.
This year's U.S. tech debt reached $157 billion (up 70%); Oracle's bond sale was oversubscribed, signaling demand amid AI risk warnings.

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Global Infrastructure Partners, part of BlackRock, is acquiring Aligned Data Centers for about $40 billion.
Aligned Data Centers operates 78 facilities across the United States and South America, essential for AI power and cooling.
This year's U.S. tech debt reached $157 billion (up 70%); Oracle's bond sale was oversubscribed, signaling demand amid AI risk warnings.