The AI Arms Race Is Coming to Rural America

WSJ Tech News Briefing

The Wall Street Journal

News, Tech News

4.6 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 8 April 2025

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta plans to build a massive data center in one of the poorest corners of Louisiana. We talk to reporter Jennifer Hiller about the hopes and worries it’s stirred there. Plus, tech companies going all in on AI expect Trump’s sweeping tariffs will drive up their costs, but for many it’s a price they’ll have to pay. Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The Admiral spots the Greens. They're doing up their house.
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0:10.5	We've even bought a new electric car.
0:12.6	Green? To match the house?
0:14.9	Yeah, it looks fab. But why are we whispering?
0:17.7	We're trying to reduce our noise pollution.
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0:28.5	Always looking out for you.
0:30.1	Hey, T&B listeners.
0:31.4	Before we get started, a heads up.
0:33.6	We're going to be asking you a question at the top of each show for the next few weeks.
0:37.2	Our goal here at Tech News briefing is to keep you updated with the latest headlines We're going to be asking you a question at the top of each show for the next few weeks.
0:43.5	Our goal here at Tech News Briefing is to keep you updated with the latest headlines and trends on all things tech.
0:49.9	Now we want to know more about you, what you like about the show, and what more you'd like to be hearing from us.
0:54.5	So our question this week is how important are the latest tech headlines to you?
1:03.2	If you're listening on Spotify, look for our poll under the episode description, or you can send us an email to tnb at wsj.com.
1:04.3	Now on to the show.
1:13.2	Welcome to Tech News Briefing. It's Tuesday, April 8th. I'm Victoria Craig for the Wall Street Journal.
1:19.4	The Global AI Revolution is relying on roughly a trillion dollars recently pledged by America's tech titans to build mammoth data centers across the U.S. But President Trump's new tariffs
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