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# AI Boom Reshapes M&A Around Energy and Infrastructure Control
- URL: https://adjacent.media/signals/ai-boom-reshapes-m-a-around-energy-and-infrastructure-control/
- Published: 2026-05-25T16:11:19.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-25T16:11:19.000Z
- Description: Tech giants are now competing in acquisition markets they once ignored, buying power plants, data center real estate, and fiber networks as core business assets rather than operational support.
- Author: Jonathan Greene
- Tags: #signal, theme-connected, infrastructure, energy, data centers

Source: [Financial Times](https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/8e044bee-edcb-4be7-b1d4-45b616af164a?ref=adjacent.media)

Tech giants are now competing in acquisition markets they once ignored, buying power plants, data center real estate, and fiber networks as core business assets rather than operational support. This shift creates a new M&A category where infrastructure deals command the same strategic weight as software acquisitions once did. Control over physical infrastructure—not just code—now determines competitive position in AI deployment.