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Local political revolts threaten to derail US data center projects
Premium Rejected proposals, moratoriums, cancelled rezoning, rallies, and fliers are all hampering the AI build out.
Oklahoma farmer arrested and jailed for trespassing during AI data center town hall
"Blanchard continued speaking past the predetermined limit established at the start of the meeting."
Virginia voter support for new data centers collapses from 69% in 2023 to 35% in new poll
Just 35% of Virginia voters now say they would be comfortable with a new data center going up in their community, down from 69% in 2023.
Indianapolis politician's home shot at 13 times over data center dispute
The authorities have no idea who's behind the attack.
Amazon, Microsoft, and Google under investor pressure to disclose data center water and power use
More than a dozen investors are pressuring Amazon, Microsoft, and Alphabet's Google to provide detailed data on water and energy consumption at their U.S. data centers.
Iran threatens ‘complete and utter annihilation’ of OpenAI's $30B Stargate AI data center in Abu Dhabi
IRGC spokesperson threatens the “complete and utter annihilation” of U.S. and Israeli facilities. Singles out the $30bn Stargate AI data center.
Tokyo consortium tests placing data centers under railway overpasses
The modular unit packages servers, cooling, and power supply equipment into a container-sized enclosure that can be deployed without constructing a full building.
Meta to fund seven new natural gas power plants to fuel AI data centers — Entergy partnership to deliver 7 gigawatts of power for Louisiana AI facility
Meta is paying for the construction of seven new natural gas plants to supply its largest data center, massively expanding the fossil fuel infrastructure underpinning its AI buildout.
Kentucky farm family rejects $26 million offer for 600 acres of land from unnamed AI data center suitor
There are still some things that money can't buy.
GTC 2026: Ian Buck press Q&A transcript — VP of Hyperscale and HPC speaks out on shelving CPX and shipping LPU decode this year
Premium Following Nvidia's GTC 2026 keynote, where CEO Jensen Huang laid out the company's Vera Rubin architecture and the Groq 3 LPU acquisition, Nvidia's Ian Buck sat down with press for a Q&A session.