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Microsoft's Data Center Plans Face Big Costs

Bloomberg Technology Friday 11 September 2026, 18:21 UTC 1 min read
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Microsoft plans to more than triple its data center capacity to help overcome a computing shortage that has forced it to turn away some AI and cloud business. Bloomberg's Brody Ford joins Ed Ludlow on "Bloomberg Tech."

Microsoft plans to more than triple its data center capacity to help overcome a computing shortage that has forced it to turn away some AI and cloud business. Bloomberg's Brody Ford joins Ed Ludlow on "Bloomberg Tech." (Source: Bloomberg)
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