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Key PointsTexas is about to unseat Virginia as the world’s largest data market, according to a new report from JLL.Data center vacancies at the end of 2025 remained at a historic low of 1% for the second year in a row.The demand is now being driven by hyperscalers and AI, and headwinds to new development are keeping construction less robust than it could be.A version of this article first appeared in the CNBC Property Play newsletter with Diana Olick. Property Play covers new and evolving opportunities for the real estate investor, from individuals to venture capitalists, private equity funds, family…
Passengers queue up to check in at Fuyang West Railway Station in Fuyang, east China’s Anhui Province, Feb. 23, 2026. China’s railways handled 121 million passenger trips during the just-concluded Spring Festival holiday, up 11.5 percent compared with last year’s holiday period, official data showed on Tuesday. (Photo by Lu Qijian/Xinhua)BEIJING, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) — China’s railways handled 121 million passenger trips during the just-concluded Spring Festival holiday, up 11.5 percent compared with last year’s holiday period, official data showed on Tuesday.On Monday, the last day of the holiday, the country’s railways witnessed 18.73 million passenger trips, setting a record…
Memo makes attendance compulsory from Feb 23; party seeks family access, personal doctorsPTI founder Imran Khan gestures as he addresses supporters during a rally, in Lahore on April 21, 2022. Photo: REUTERS PESHAWAR: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has directed all its lawmakers to ensure mandatory attendance as the party prepares to hold daily protests outside the Supreme Court of Pakistan from February 23, as part of a campaign seeking a complete medical checkup of its jailed founder Imran Khan. According to an official party memo, made public on Tuesday, attendance outside the Supreme Court would be “compulsory … till further instructions”.…
A Waymo vehicle exits a charging lot on Jan. 15, 2026 in Austin, Texas.Brandon Bell | Getty ImagesAlphabet-owned Waymo on Tuesday opened its robotaxi service to some public passengers in Dallas, Houston, San Antonio and Orlando, the company announced. With the multi-city expansion, Waymo is now operating its service in 10 U.S. cities, extending its lead in the North American driverless ride-hailing market. The Google sister company is aiming to lock in loyal riders and win over skeptics, including six in 10 U.S. drivers who said they were fearful of driverless cars, according to a 2025 survey by the American…
The logo of pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk is displayed in front of its offices in Bagsvaerd, Copenhagen, Denmark, Feb. 4, 2026.Tom Little | ReutersNovo Nordisk on Tuesday said it plans to slash the monthly list prices of its popular obesity and diabetes drugs in the U.S. by up to 50% starting in 2027, in a bid to make the treatments more accessible to patients with insurance coverage. The obesity injection Wegovy, its new pill counterpart, the diabetes shot Ozempic and the oral diabetes drug Rybelsus will have a new lower list price of $675 per month starting on Jan. 1, 2027. The…
This photo shows copies of the think tank report titled “Upholding International Justice and Jointly Addressing World Turbulence — Focusing on China’s Solution to Global Governance.” The Xinhua Institute, a think tank affiliated with Xinhua News Agency, on Tuesday released a report titled “Upholding International Justice and Jointly Addressing World Turbulence — Focusing on China’s Solution to Global Governance” at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. (Xinhua/Shi Feng)GENEVA, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) — The Xinhua Institute, a think tank affiliated with Xinhua News Agency, on Tuesday released a report titled “Upholding International Justice and Jointly Addressing World Turbulence — Focusing on…
He remained vitally stable before, during and after the procedure, and was discharged along with instructions for carePakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder Imran Khan. Photo: File RAWALPINDI: Incarcerated PTI founder Imran Khan was brought to PIMS for follow up eye-treatment i.e. second dose of anti VEGF intra vitreal injection in the wee hours of Tuesday (today), a press release said. Prior to the procedure, Imran was examined by a board of specialists, which included consultant cardiologist who also performed echocardiography and ECG. The results were found to be normal, the press release said, adding that Imran was found to be clinically stable.…
Signage at the Google Midlothian Data Center in Midlothian, Texas, US, on Friday, Nov. 14, 2025.Jonathan Johnson | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesAlphabet’s Google will build its first data center in Minnesota and deploy a significant amount of new renewable energy in the state under an agreement with utility Xcel, the companies announced Tuesday. The data center will be located on a 480-acre site at Pine Island, a town of about 4,000 people some 70 miles southeast of Minneapolis. Google had not publicly disclosed its role in the project previously. The facility will be used for artificial intelligence applications as well…
President Donald Trump is set to deliver his prime-time State of the Union address on Tuesday night as polls indicate voters are souring on his economy, after he made promises to lower prices for working-class voters.Trump will speak at a critical moment. The midterm elections, looming less than nine months away, threaten to rip away the near-complete control of Washington he has enjoyed in his second term. And public polling indicates Trump is sinking on what were once his key issues: the economy and immigration. The economy is expected to feature heavily in Trump’s address, especially after the Supreme Court last…
Lisa Su, chair and chief executive officer of Advanced Micro Devices Inc., displays an AMD Instinct MI455X GPU during the 2026 CES event in Las Vegas, Jan. 5, 2026.Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesA week after Meta committed to using millions of Nvidia’s processors to power its AI expansion, the social media company has inked another mammoth chip deal, this time with Advanced Micro Devices.Meta said on Tuesday that the multiyear deal with AMD involves deploying up to 6 gigawatts of the company’s graphics processing units for AI data centers and includes use of AI-optimized central processing units, or CPUs.…