BlackRock, Microsoft, Nvidia Lead $40 Billion AI Deal
The investor group, comprising BlackRock, Microsoft, and Nvidia, is acquiring one of the world’s largest data center operators, Aligned Data Centers, for $40 billion. The deal aims to secure vital computing capacity for the development of artificial intelligence. This is the first transaction for the AI Infrastructure Partnership, which was formed last year and includes other backers such as Abu Dhabi’s MGX and Elon Musk’s startup, xAI. BlackRock CEO Larry Fink emphasized that the investment advances the company’s goal of enabling the future infrastructure of AI.








