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Blackstone, OpenAI, QTS, SoftBank Form US Infrastructure Alliance with Unions

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Blackstone, OpenAI, QTS, and SoftBank have partnered with major US labor unions to launch the American Infrastructure Alliance, aiming to establish data center standards by 2027. The initiative brings together AI companies, private equity firms, and unions to address the data center debate beyond 2026.

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    Blackstone, OpenAI, QTS, and SoftBank partner with key US unions to launch the American Infrastructure Alliance, aiming to create data center standards in 2027 (Hans Nichols/Axios)

    Hans Nichols / Axios : Blackstone, OpenAI, QTS, and SoftBank partner with key US unions to launch the American Infrastructure Alliance, aiming to create data center standards in 2027 — AI companies, private equity firms and unions are looking beyond 2026 in the data center debate, banding together to form …

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