Marvell has reached a deal to buy data center optics maker Lumentum at an enterprise value of $115 billion, one of the biggest tech tie-ups ever, in a race to capitalize on the AI boom. Full story: bloom.bg/4f6mUC5 📷: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg

In dry farming country, a community debates staking its future – and resources – on AI data centers https://cnn.it/4yH2Hdi

As rural communities across the United States wage intensifying battles to keep AI-computing data centers out of their backyards, some tech giants are mulling methods that could sidestep such local resentment — by sending the facilities to space. https://cnn.it/3U1KZ5O

Data centers across the United States being built to power AI require far more electricity because of the powerful chips inside. That’s pushing construction into rural areas, where costs are lower but still near fiber internet lines. https://wapo.st/4ykQ3kC

SAVE THE DATE: Bloomberg journalists answer your questions about the battle over AI data centers across the US in an interactive audio conversation on Aug. 26. ⏰ Set a reminder and join the Live Q&A livestream here: bloom.bg/4qsdAgq

SAVE THE DATE: Bloomberg journalists answer your questions about the battle over AI data centers across the US in an interactive audio conversation on Aug. 26. ⏰ Set a reminder and join the Live Q&A livestream here: bloom.bg/4qsdAgq

Whether you use AI or not, it’s probably going to impact your life this year — and we're not just talking about search results or slop. The land war to build AI data centers is driving up the price of the computers and other devices you may try to buy.