TNB Tech Minute: Microsoft Makes New Pledges Benefiting Communities Hosting Data-Centers
WSJ Tech News Briefing
The Wall Street Journal
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🗓️ 13 January 2026
⏱️ 3 minutes
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| 0:33.1 | Minute for Tuesday, January 13th. I'm Julie Chang for the Wall Street Journal. Microsoft has made new pledges |
| 0:40.1 | that would benefit the communities hosting its massive data centers for training AI models. |
| 0:45.1 | The company has committed to paying high enough electricity rates to cover the electricity |
| 0:49.5 | costs of its data center so they aren't passed on to consumers. Microsoft has also committed to replenishing |
| 0:55.4 | more water than it withdraws locally and paying the full property tax rate. The plan confirms a |
| 1:01.4 | social media post from President Trump yesterday. The pledges are the latest attempt by the tech sector |
| 1:06.6 | to win public support for unpopular infrastructure that many voters fear will increase electricity prices. |
| 1:13.6 | J.P. Morgan Chase reported that the bank's profit fell in the fourth quarter of 2025. Last week, |
| 1:19.4 | J.P. Morgan said it would be acquiring the Apple credit card program from Goldman Sachs. The move dragged |
| 1:24.8 | down the quarter's results as it led J.P. Morgan to take an extra |
| 1:28.4 | $2.2 billion charge for potential future loan losses on the roughly $20 billion in balances. |
| 1:35.1 | The bank's fourth quarter, 2025 profit decreased by 7% to $13 billion, |
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