A $7B AI Power Play and a Hollywood Deal Rejected
Today’s episode covers a major AI infrastructure deal reshaping data center economics and a high-stakes corporate showdown in the media industry. Alex and Morgan begin with a brief news roundup, including national weather warnings for dangerous winds and winter conditions, the Sacramento forecast, and closing market data for the Dow Jones, S&P 500, and Bitcoin.The first major story focuses on Hut 8, whose stock surged after announcing a 15-year, $7 billion lease agreement with Fluidstack, a company backed by Google. The deal will support construction of a 245-megawatt AI data center in…
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