Google’s parent company Alphabet is acquiring data center and energy firm Intersect in a massive cash-and-debt deal. This comes as global spending on data centers soars to $61 billion, driven entirely by the insane power demands of AI. The infrastructure arms race is just heating up.
The sensor and photonics giant is inviting bondholders to tender their 2027 notes, with a price set between 94% and 96% of face value. The move is a strategic effort to manage its capital structure ahead of a key maturity.
Forget calling it disloyalty. New research dubs Gen Z’s career strategy “growth hunting,” with nearly half already planning their next move for better development, not a bigger paycheck. This is reshaping how companies need to think about retention.
A major EU policy study recommends keeping F-gases out of sweeping PFAS restrictions. It argues the current F-gas regulation is a better tool, preventing massive economic and competitive damage to key industries.
Finance teams are bringing AI into the fold, but very carefully. A new report details where CFOs are applying the tech now and where they’re still hesitant to hand over the reins.
Scott Goodwin of Diameter Capital says the AI investment cycle is just beginning, but the biggest opportunities—and risks—aren’t where most people are looking. He’s betting on the networks that carry AI data and warning about the unpredictable future value of today’s hottest chips.
At the Fortune Brainstorm AI conference, investors debated the AI bubble. They concluded it’s probably a bubble, but that’s how you attract top talent and capital for real innovation. The real question is who survives the eventual pop.
A new report details the “Great Frustration” facing job seekers in 2025. Despite low headline unemployment, hiring is at a decade-low, applications have tripled, and workers are burning through savings.
Elon Musk just got a whole lot richer. A Delaware court reversed its earlier decision, awarding him a colossal $55 billion pay package from Tesla. This vindicates Musk and follows a shareholder vote to approve an even more staggering future package.
Law firms for Google and Apple are warning employees on H-1B visas to avoid international travel due to unpredictable processing delays. The holdup is linked to new requirements for social media vetting, which has left hundreds of Indian professionals in limbo after traveling home in December.
