AI infrastructure expansion fuels cargo theft, data breach, and $750 billion spending forecast

The rapid expansion of AI data centers has led to a surge in cargo theft of equipment, a major data breach at a key supplier, and a forecast of $750 billion in corporate AI spending in 2026.

• US authorities recovered two stolen trailers near Chicago carrying data center equipment and copper cables worth $1.3 million.
• Swiss Re Corporate Solutions forecast that global corporate spending on AI technologies will reach $750 billion in 2026.
• Tata Electronics confirmed a data breach exposing over 630GB of data, including files from Apple and Tesla.
• The company said the incident had no impact on its operations and that it had activated its response protocols.