[3/31 07:00] S&P Global - Big Tech's $635B AI spending faces energy shock / Microsoft $1B+ Thailand AI investment

AI News Flash for March 31, 2026 at 07:00 UTC. Topics: 1. S&P Global - Big Tech's $635B AI spending faces energy shock https://finance.yahoo.com/sectors/technology/articles/big-techs-635-billion-ai-062102915.html 2. Microsoft $1B+ Thailand AI investment https://news.microsoft.com/source/asia/2026/03/31/microsoft-deepens-thailand-partnership-with-more-than-us1-billion-investment-spanning-technology-trust-and-talent/ 3. Mistral AI $830M debt financing for Paris data center https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/30/mistral-ai-raises-830m-in-debt-to-set-up-a-data-center-near-paris/ 4. SoftBank $40B bridge loan for OpenAI https://finance.yahoo.com/sectors/technology/articles/softbank-secures-40-billion-loan-201619464.html