Meta and BlackRock partner on a $14 billion, 1-gigawatt data center in El Paso, Texas, with BlackRock taking 80% ownership in a deal reshaping AI

Meta stock plummeted almost 10% earlier this year—wiping $175 billion from its market cap—after the company hiked its expected capital spending for AI infrastructure.

Meta and BlackRock announce a venture to finance the development and operation of a data center campus in El Paso, Texas.