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They blocked a datacenter. Now they're running for office.
A grassroots movement against AI infrastructure is turning community anger into local political power, starting with the first US city to ban datacenter construction.
The UK Government Has No Idea What Its Biggest Data Centres Are Actually Doing
A freedom of information request revealed that ministers cannot say who is using the UK's largest data centres or why. With AI driving a surge in electricity and water use, that gap in oversight matters.
Scottish MPs Want to Pause AI Data Centre Building. Here's Why It Matters.
The SNP and Scottish Greens are backing a freeze on new AI data centres across the UK, where around 450 already exist. The political fight is sharpening fast.
Nobody Wanted That Datacenter: How AI's Hunger for Land Is Uniting Unlikely Neighbours
A Google project planned for a small Indiana town drew something rarely seen in American politics right now: unanimous local opposition, from Trump voters and climate activists alike.
Nobody Wants a Data Centre Next Door. So Who Decides Where They Go?
Communities across the UK and the world are pushing back against the vast, noisy buildings that keep AI running. Their complaints are real. So is the problem of stopping them.
El dilema de los centros de datos: cómo la sed de energía de la IA está transformando pueblos británicos
El gobierno británico quiere triplicar el número de centros de datos. En Slough, los residentes ya viven junto a gigantes de metal que consumen agua y electricidad a una escala que rivaliza con barrios enteros.
El Centro de Datos de IA que Cabe en una Caja: Dentro del Sonic Inference Pod de Runware
Una startup quiere reemplazar los enormes centros de datos que consumen agua con pequeñas unidades informáticas portátiles que pueden enviarse a cualquier lugar con un enchufe de corriente. Esto es lo que está construyendo y si realmente funciona.