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HSBC CEO warns the AI boom won’t make every data center a good bet

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Published 20 Oct 2026, 9:39 pm·1 h ago·1 min read

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Data center campuses house the servers that power AI and cloud computing.

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Global Data Centre Expansion Encounters Infrastructure Strain and Military Threats

Massive investments in computing facilities are encountering intensifying local opposition over resources, political pushback, and wartime targeting.

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