Bikers and Bug-Lovers Join Forces to Fight a New Google Data Center
As data center protests break out across Europe, a mismatched band of campaigners is trying to block Google from building a sprawling new facility east of London.
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1-0 to humankind? US midterms vote puts AI, datacentres and the broligarchy back in their box | Heather Stewart
Election results appear to have turbo-charged an already growing social, political and financial market rethink about AI ‘AI clog’: UK battles onslaught of chatbot-generated complaints Editorial: the AI backlash – Silicon Valley’s political power is cracking Last week’s midterms may not have cowed Donald Trump, but…
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After the midterms, things are looking rocky for Elon Musk and data centers
On Equity, we unpacked what the midterms mean for the tech industry.
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Crusoe sells troubled Wyoming data center project to Google
The deal highlights the challenges of developing massive AI data centers.
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Several Democrats renew calls for datacenter pauses after blue wave
Tech industry fears delays to its multi-trillion dollar infrastructure buildout meant to power artificial intelligence Several newly elected Democrats and Senator Bernie Sanders have renewed calls for datacenter moratoriums in the days after the US midterm elections. The sweeping Democratic victory , which was buoyed…
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All the latest updates on AI data centers
Massive new data centers are the physical foundation for tech companies’ hopes and dreams for AI. But the rush to expand warehouses full of energy-hungry servers has also kicked up fights across the world over their impact on power grids, utility bills, nearby communities, and the environment. Data centers were a…
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Activists break into building site of Microsoft datacentre in Amsterdam
Separate actions also take place outside fence and across Europe in backlash against impact of AI boom Activists have stormed the site of a Microsoft datacentre being built in Amsterdam, as the backlash to the social and environmental harms of the AI boom spreads across Europe. Protesters from Geef Tegengas, a Dutch…
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How a Blue Wave midterm might reshape the AI industry
Democrats’ historic victories in this week’s U.S. midterm elections could also transform the tech industry. The public voted on 41 data center-related ballot measures on Tuesday — in all but one, the majority voted to impose more restrictions on data center development. And even when data centers weren’t on the ballot…
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Big Tech lost big in the 2026 election
On Tuesday, millions of American voters went to the polls and voted overwhelmingly for Democrats and against AI. The fight against Big Tech is about to come roaring back, and the fight over data centers is looking even harder for the folks trying to build them. On this episode of The Vergecast, Nilay and David […]
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Protesters break into Microsoft data center site in Amsterdam
Protesters have broken into a construction site of a new Microsoft data center in Amsterdam this morning. Members of the Geef Tegengas group helped organize the protest against the construction of three 85-meter data center towers in the outskirts of Amsterdam. Reuters reports that around 100 people made it into the…
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Meta warns that election backlash against data centers could make AI expansion harder
Meta warns that growing political opposition to data centers could threaten future AI investments, as communities push back against massive infrastructure projects.
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Australians are yet to see the benefits of AI and datacentres – and US midterms show they could be political kryptonite
Albanese should tread carefully as he struggles to make case for how the new technology will benefit ordinary voters Get our daily political email , free app or daily news podcast When will Australia see the benefits of the AI and datacentre boom? So far, all we’ve seen is the possibility of changes to copyright that…
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Activists across Europe prepare two days of protests against datacentres
More than 100 campaign groups will join together in 15 countries this week to call for a halt to major AI projects Protesters across Europe are planning two days of action against datacentres this week with demonstrations taking place in 15 countries. More than 100 groups are joining together for the “ Stop Dirty Data…
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After the midterms, a bigger clash over data centers could be coming
Data center opposition crossed party lines in Tuesday’s midterms.
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The Blue Wave Has Tech Bros Scrambling for Data Centers in Space
After Democrats won big in Texas and other AI infrastructure hot spots on Tuesday, data center enthusiasts looked for comfort in low Earth orbit.