DATA CENTRES ARE THE NEW FRONT LINE AND EUROPE AI FACTORIES SHOULD SLOW DOWN , SAYS UN ADVISER

What happened: A UN adviser said drone strikes on data centres in Ukraine and Russia should push Europe to rethink where it builds AI infrastructure, and that data centre construction should slow down. Key numbers: Data centres can cost up to $25 billion each and take up to three years to build. Why it matters: The adviser said Europe cannot afford to finance hundreds of billions of dollars of assets that could be destroyed, and urged European states to act as a bloc and build in concentrated, protectable areas.

A UN adviser said drone strikes on data centres in Ukraine and Russia should push Europe to rethink where it builds AI infrastructure, and that data centre construction should slow down.

The adviser said Europe cannot afford to finance hundreds of billions of dollars of assets that could be destroyed, and urged European states to act as a bloc and build in concentrated, protectable areas.