{"slug": "the-ai-data-center-boom-is-sparking-a-third-wave-of-inflation", "title": "The AI Data-Center Boom Is Sparking a Third Wave of Inflation", "summary": "The rapid expansion of AI data centers is driving a third wave of inflation, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis. The surge in demand for computing power is straining energy grids, raising construction costs, and pushing up prices for materials and labor.", "body_md": "Article URL: \nhttps://www.wsj.com/economy/the-data-center-boom-is-sparking-a-third-wave-of-inflation-926adc6e\n\nComments URL: \nhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48677039\n\nPoints: 3\n\n# Comments: 0", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/the-ai-data-center-boom-is-sparking-a-third-wave-of-inflation", "canonical_source": "https://www.wsj.com/economy/the-data-center-boom-is-sparking-a-third-wave-of-inflation-926adc6e", "published_at": "2026-06-25 17:58:44+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-06-25 18:14:33.010453+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "ai-infrastructure", "ai-chips"], "entities": ["Wall Street Journal"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/the-ai-data-center-boom-is-sparking-a-third-wave-of-inflation", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/the-ai-data-center-boom-is-sparking-a-third-wave-of-inflation.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/the-ai-data-center-boom-is-sparking-a-third-wave-of-inflation.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/the-ai-data-center-boom-is-sparking-a-third-wave-of-inflation.jsonld"}}