Can AI data centers “add resilience to the grid and boost affordability,” as stated by Alphabet President and CIO Ruth Porat on stage at yesterday’s BlackRock US Infrastructure Summit, held in Washington, D.C.?

The March 11 deadline has arrived – the critical “action date” for federal agencies like the Department of Commerce (DOC) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to implement core directives under Executive Order 14365, “Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence.”

The Middle East boasts cheap energy and large masses of land, which has brought nearly $300 billion in projected AI investments in the Gulf. But the U.S. and Israeli-led war on Iran is forcing a reevaluation of data center security, location strategies, and supply chains.