AI is transforming industries, but the data centers powering it require more energy and water than ever.

At the break, join Christoph Beck, chairman and CEO of EcoLab, for insights on using water effectively while safeguarding this critical resource for future generations.

Here's your afternoon, TNB Tech Minute, for Monday, January 5th. I'm Julie Chang for the Wall Street Journal.

Bitcoin accumulation firm strategy recorded a nearly $17.5 billion unrealized loss in the fourth quarter,

after a sharp decline in the value of its Bitcoin stash. Shares of strategy plunged 48% last year, mirroring a gloomy year for Bitcoin.

The largest cryptocurrency itself fell more than 6% last year, its worst annual performance since 2022.

Still, both strategy and Bitcoin are off to a strong start in 2006.

Bitcoin climbed nearly $94,000 as of Monday morning, while strategy

gained about 4%. The company said it recently snapped up about $116 million worth of Bitcoin.

China's electric vehicle market may see demand cool further this year. That's according to Nomura analysts in a note.

China released its new policy for auto subsidies at the end of 2025, which the analysts say they

believe signals further policy tightening. They add that the new policy will hurt local demand

in the near term, especially for mass market models, and that Chinese

EV makers will need to shift their focus toward product upgrades instead of price cuts.

Finally, AT&T is planning to relocate its global headquarters from downtown Dallas to a nearby

suburb by the second half of 2028.

That's according to a Monday all-staff email viewed by the Wall Street Journal. The telecom firm is the sixth, the biggest employer in Dallas.

Its departure from downtown would continue a year's long trend of companies decamping from the urban

core. Per real estate data firm co-star, Dallas's downtown has the second highest

office vacancy rate in the nation, behind only Seattle. AT&T has been consolidating its office space

into fewer hubs nationwide. For a deeper dive into what's happening in tech, check out Tuesday's

Tech News Briefing podcast. How are data center operators working to improve sustainability and water savings at every stage of the data center life cycle?

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