AI power costs, a $6B data-center bet, and startups spreading out
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Jul 1, 2026
AI power costs, a $6B data-center bet, and startups spreading out
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Big money, quiet revolutions, and the occasional policy headache — headlines this morning stitch together a theme: technology is reshaping costs, capital, and where entrepreneurs choose to build. Expect higher power bills and new tax rules, giant bets on data centers, and more founders launching outside the old coastal hubs.
Business
AI is driving costs, tax changes land, and firms keep hiring
The federal tax landscape was rewritten by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, introducing dozens of business tax changes that will reshape corporate planning (policy explainer). [P]Meanwhile, AI's growth is pushing up electricity demand and household bills as data centers expand (AI power squeeze), even as many AI-adopting firms are hiring faster than peers, undercutting the robot-apocalypse narrative (hiring data).
Real Estate Investing
$6B data-center JV signals institutional pivot to tech real estate
Institutional capital doubled down on digital infrastructure as Realty Income launched a $6B joint venture to buy hyperscale data centers, marking data centers as core long-term real estate plays (deal details). [P]At the same time, high-profile struggles in regulated markets — like Sergey Brin's MV fund loss in NYC rent-stabilized buildings — highlight the friction between policy and investor returns (rent control hit), even as buyers pay up for niche sectors from senior living to healthcare facilities.
Entrepreneurship
New programs and geography shifts turbocharge founder creation
Education is getting pragmatic: Babson's new master's combines a degree with a launch-ready business plan, turning classrooms into incubators (program). [P]Veteran-focused pathways like Seton Hall's startup support and data showing founders spreading to lower-cost cities underscore a decentralizing trend where remote work and local real estate economics now power entrepreneurship (veteran program, geography of founders).