Data centers

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“Clapping Is a First Amendment Right:” An Interview With the Person Arrested for Clapping at a Data Center Meeting
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“Clapping Is a First Amendment Right:” An Interview With the Person Arrested for Clapping at a Data Center Meeting

"I have a right to speak. I'm here to speak. I have a right to clap, and if you want me out, you're going to have to drag me out."
Data Centers Are Easy to Build. Powering Them Is Complicated, Slow, and Expensive
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Data Centers Are Easy to Build. Powering Them Is Complicated, Slow, and Expensive

A new AI data center can be up and running in a year. Building new energy infrastructure to power it could take a decade.
Person Opposing Data Center Arrested for Clapping at City Meeting
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Person Opposing Data Center Arrested for Clapping at City Meeting

Police refused to release the arrest report, saying it could "could interfere with ongoing investigative efforts."
A Farmer Donated Land to Turn into a Park. The City Is Building a Massive Data Center Instead
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A Farmer Donated Land to Turn into a Park. The City Is Building a Massive Data Center Instead

In 1999, a farmer gave away 87 acres of land to a small Texas city to use as a park. The city sold to a data center developer for $10 million.
Data Center Tech Lobbyists Fearmonger in Attempt to Retroactively Roll Back Right to Repair Law
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Data Center Tech Lobbyists Fearmonger in Attempt to Retroactively Roll Back Right to Repair Law

Cisco, IBM, and major lobbying groups are trying to exempt "critical infrastructure" from an existing Colorado law.