President Donald Trump's announcement of tariffs has prompted a variety of reactions from companies in different industries, with most forced to put the brakes on all their services, which have increased in cost.
The latest news comes from a well-known technology company, Microsoft, which was forced to immediately halt a $1 billion data center project in Ohio - a move believed to be caused by the announcement of a 34% import tariff on April 2.
The project, which was supposed to start in July, was expected to create hundreds of jobs, but now there are only promises and hopes.
New tariffs on equipment from China, Taiwan and South Korea are expected to increase construction costs, putting pressure on the budgets of technology giants such as Microsoft, Amazon and Alphabet.
Microsoft itself has canceled a data center project that would have used 2 gigawatts of electricity in recent months, and now the precautionary measure is becoming clearer - less construction, more cost-consciousness.
Although the project site was canceled, Microsoft still promised to carry out the necessary infrastructure development and hand over the land for agricultural purposes.
In a world increasingly reliant on AI, this decision isn't just about business. Are Trump's tariffs sabotaging the future of US technology?
