{"type": "article", "title": "Data center costs surge past $170B in a single quarter as Big Tech’s AI arms race heats up", "publisher": "Web Pulse", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/data-center-costs-surge-past-170b-in-a-single-quarter-as-big-techs-ai-arms-race", "original_source": "https://cryptobriefing.com/data-center-costs-rise-big-tech-ai/", "published": "2026-08-02T17:13:00+00:00", "accessed": "2026-08-02", "id": "data-center-costs-surge-past-170b-in-a-single-quarter-as-big-techs-ai-arms-race"}