The Staggering Costs of a Single Data Center, From Land to Chips

Roughly $750 billion. That’s how much Meta Platforms Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Microsoft Corp. and Google owner Alphabet Inc. are expected to devote to capital expenditures this year alone. That’s more than the entire gross domestic product of Ireland or Belgium. More than half of what all of the companies in the S&P 500 Index spent in total last year. Enough to cut a $5,500 check for every household in the US. Ian King, Bloomberg News US Semiconductor Reporter & Lynn Doan, Bloomberg News Managing Editor for Technology, join Businessweek Daily to break down the true cost of a single data center. (Source: Bloomberg)