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Data Centers Are ‘Inevitable’ Target in Conflict

The conflict in Iran is underscoring the risks of building data centers in the Gulf region, says Sam Winter-Levy, a fellow in the Technology and International Affairs Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. He joins Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow on “Bloomberg Tech.” ——– Like this video? Subscribe to Bloomberg Technology on YouTube:…

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The conflict in Iran is underscoring the risks of building data centers in the Gulf region, says Sam Winter-Levy, a fellow in the Technology and International Affairs Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. He joins Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow on “Bloomberg Tech.”
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8 Comments

  1. @paulbunyan9436

    March 6, 2026 at 2:04 pm

    If Data Centers are destroyed Nvidia and Broadcom (AVGO) will have an even greater demand for MORE of their chips…Right ?

    • @daShadoSage

      March 6, 2026 at 6:58 pm

      Yup! They have to be replaced after all. In fact, insurance too

    • @sarpsomer

      March 6, 2026 at 10:38 pm

      It may or it may be not. New specialized chips are introduced and those data centers may decide to buy the new ones from different manufacturers.

  2. @IamBananas007

    March 6, 2026 at 2:28 pm

    Who would have thought developers wouldn’t think to protect against a war because there shouldn’t be wars….

  3. @thesiliconledgertv

    March 6, 2026 at 2:36 pm

    The Mississippi Artificial Intelligence Network (MAIN) has received $7.1 million in funding to establish an AI hub on the Gulf Coast. Companies are proactively taking steps to build within the Gulf, but that was not always the case.

  4. @GQisleboyX

    March 7, 2026 at 6:51 am

    It’s fine! Invest in ☮️+🗽 🚫 Disruption

  5. @cleokey

    March 7, 2026 at 8:23 am

    Cool stuff.

  6. @Jamyangshouseoffoley

    March 8, 2026 at 2:23 pm

    People may find how easy and better life is without all that data.

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