# Dan Niles Says Data-Center Constraints and Funding Costs Pressure AI Firms By Simon Yoon Canonical URL: https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/51191 Published: 2026-11-07T23:57:05.000Z Updated: 2026-11-07T23:57:05.000Z Section: Technology > The Niles Investment Management founder said the pressures are reshaping competition among AI companies. Dan Niles, founder of Niles Investment Management, identified U.S. data-center constraints and rising funding costs as pressures changing competition among AI companies. Electricity shortages are delaying projects and contributing to the [gap between proposed U.S. data-center capacity and projects likely to be built](). ## Links in this article - [gap between proposed U.S. data-center capacity and projects likely to be built](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/40245)