Microsoft’s AI-era data center expansion is colliding with local resistance across the United States in May 2026, as a new Gallup survey finds roughly seven in ten Americans oppose building AI data centers near where they live. The fight is no longer a niche zoning dispute or a handful of...
AWS’ sudden decision to abandon its proposed 7.2 million-square-foot data center campus in Louisa County, Virginia, marks a notable turning point in the ongoing tug-of-war between hyperscale cloud ambitions and local community interests. The project, pitched as one of the world’s largest digital...
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