Refinitiv: AI infrastructure companies borrowed $100B+ in 2025; small companies face higher interest rates given investor wariness over unproven AI businesses (Joe Rennison/New York Times)

Joe Rennison / New York Times: Refinitiv: AI infrastructure companies borrowed $100B+ in 2025; small companies face higher interest rates given investor wariness over unproven AI businesses  —  Artificial intelligence companies looking to raise funds are being made to pay lofty interest rates, as debt investors become cautious.