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Quiana started at Walmart as a floor associate. Ten promotions later, she’s supporting her family and over 850 stores. Across America, Walmart is investing $1 billion in career-driven training and development by 2026, helping associates like Quiana build their skills and careers, with or without a degree. At Walmart, the opportunities are endless. Learn how Walmart is helping frontline associates live better.

Microsoft has announced its newest — and largest — AI datacenter in Wisconsin, with the first facility set to go operational by early 2026 and a second of similar scale to follow. Together, the projects represent a $7 billion investment, creating hundreds of jobs and dramatically expanding AI capacity. These facilities feature hundreds of thousands of the world’s most powerful NVIDIA GPUs, billions of gigabytes of storage, and a hyper-optimized network with enough fiber cable to circle the globe four and a half times. Advanced liquid cooling eliminates the need for water use on 90% of the campus, sustainably powering AI training at an unprecedented scale. Beyond technology, Microsoft has partnered with 40+ local organizations, trained 114,000+ people in AI and digital skills, and connected 9,300 rural residents to reliable broadband. Learn more here.