How Tech’s Biggest Companies Are Offloading the Risks of the A.I. Boom NYT | Top Stories By: Karen Weise and Eli Tan 15 December 2025 at 23:49 The data centers used for work on artificial intelligence can cost tens of billions to build. Tech giants are finding ways to avoid being on the hook for some of those costs. © Christie Hemm Klok for The New York TimesMeta is investing billions in new data centers, like one being constructed in Eagle Mountain, Utah.