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businessMonday, June 29, 2026

AI spending fears and climate risks dominate

Today's business news is split between two big anxieties: the sustainability of AI investment and the physical risks to AI infrastructure. The BIS warns of a potential investment crisis from tech's AI spending spree, while a new study quantifies corporate climate damage at $28 trillion. Meanwhile, data centers face a new threat from severe weather, and Google pushes for regulation on its own terms.

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AI investment worries

The Bank for International Settlements and a new climate study both raise alarms about the costs of AI expansion.

#01www.telegraaf.nlJun 29

Beursblog 29 juni

The BIS warns that big tech's AI spending could trigger an investment crisis, drawing parallels to past tech booms that attracted more capital than returns justified.

10 min readRead original

#02apnews.comJun 29

The world's biggest companies have caused $28 trillion in climate damage, a new study estimates | AP News

A Nature study estimates the world's 111 biggest corporations caused $28 trillion in climate damage, with over half from just 10 fossil fuel providers.

5 min readRead original

#03www.cnbc.comJun 29

The AI boom is colliding with a new threat: severe weather

Two outlets cover how AI data center expansion is colliding with severe weather risks, with 79% of global capacity facing elevated threat levels.

Regulation and adoption

Google's call for AI regulation and the struggles of AI adoption inside companies show the gap between hype and reality.

#04www.theregister.comJun 29

Google wants AI regulation, but on its own terms

Google wants AI regulation but on its own terms, following a pattern of major AI companies advocating for oversight while resisting rules that threaten their business.

#05www.forbes.comJun 29

Why AI Adoption Is Failing Inside Many Companies

Forbes argues many companies' AI adoption fails because they overlook trust, governance, and human capacity, not just technology deployment.

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