How the AI boom is boosting paint maker PPG's sales: its specialized gray coatings serve critical functional needs and total $3M to $8M per data center, per JLL (Emmy Martin/New York Times)

Emmy Martin / New York Times: How the AI boom is boosting paint maker PPG's sales: its specialized gray coatings serve critical functional needs and total $3M to $8M per data center, per JLL  —  Tech companies are painting data centers with gray coatings on top of gray concrete and steel to resist fire, rust and static electricity.