Microsoft agrees to foot AI data center costs
Podcast: Marketplace Morning ReportPublished On: Wed Jan 14 2026
Description: The data centers needed to power AI are controversial in many communities. People worry about that extra demand driving up their electricity bills, which are already up almost 7% in a year. In response, Microsoft is pledging to pay extra for electricity to power its data centers and says it’ll work to prevent water resources from being drained by giant server farms. And later, we'll discuss the Trump administration's plan to control Venezuela's oil.
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