RIO DE JANEIRO — Six months into the devastating war involving Iran, the ongoing standoff and closure of the Strait of Hormuz continue to violently rattle the global economy. While international traders, financial institutions, and governments frantically monitor the maritime chokepoint for signs of military escalation, households and corporations worldwide…
In the high-stakes theater of global technology, Meta—the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp—finds itself caught in a fundamental contradiction. To remain a leader in the race for Artificial Intelligence dominance, the company must build massive, energy-intensive data center clusters. Simultaneously, it remains tethered to ambitious net-zero climate goals…
