Google plans to pour $40 billion into three new data centers in Texas, a massive bet on the infrastructure needed to power the next wave of artificial intelligence. The company announced Friday that the investment will roll out through 2027—a sign of just how fast the race to build AI-ready computing capacity is accelerating.

A final plea by Alphabet's Google to avoid a breakup of its advertising technology business in a U.S. court has been moved to November 21, the court said.