Constellation described the agreement with Microsoft as the largest power purchase agreement that the nuclear plant operator has ever signed.

Microsoft signs a deal to restart a dormant nuclear facility next to the original nuclear plant, which suffered a partial nuclear meltdown in 1979.

Three Mile Island, the site of worst nuclear disaster in the United States, is reopening and will sell the power to Microsoft for its AI efforts.

BlackRock is preparing to launch a more than $30bn artificial intelligence investment fund with technology giant Microsoft to build data centres and energy projects to meet growing demands stemming from AI, people briefed about the matter said.

Microsoft and BlackRock are part of a group of companies collaborating to pull together up to $100 billion to develop data centers for artificial intelligence and the energy infrastructure to power them.

Microsoft said Tuesday that Russian operatives have in recent weeks intensified their online attacks on Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign by producing and disseminating videos promoting “outlandish conspiracy theories” aimed at stoking US racial and political divisions.

A report released this week by Microsoft detailed several election interference efforts linked to Russia targeting the Harris presidential campaign.

Russian disinformation merchants have something in common with Donald Trump: They, too, needed some time to process President Joe Biden withdrawing from the presidential campaign to make way for Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee.