Who's financing Meta's massive AI data center?
Meta's data center in Eagle Mountain, Utah. George Frey/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
In a rural pocket of northeastern Louisiana, Meta is building a $30 billion data center called Hyperion. But it’s not being completely financed with Meta’s own money. Today on the show, the opaque system of AI data center financing and why it’s fueling fears of a bubble.
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