Germany’s Data Center Heat Debate Requires More Than an Efficiency Score
The current heat-reuse debate requires separating published German law, a reported amendment and voluntary efficiency measures.
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Data Center School Outreach Mixes Career Education With Public Relations
Industry classroom resources and documented visits show how career outreach works, but they do not establish its effect on public acceptance.
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Rural Data Centre Tax Incentives Raise Questions About Local Benefits
Research reviewed by WIRED identifies more than 100 rural data-centre projects that could qualify for expanded tax benefits. Eligibility does not establish participation or guaranteed local jobs.
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Amazon Says It Has Ended Government NDAs as Data Centre Opposition Grows
AWS chief Matt Garman says Amazon no longer uses NDAs with government agencies on data-centre projects. Its broader environmental and community claims remain disputed.
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Oracle’s New Mexico Stargate Data Center Faces a Contractual Timeline Test
Oracle has issued a force majeure notice tied to Project Jupiter, while saying its New Mexico Stargate data center remains on schedule for 2028.
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Data Center Resistance Is Becoming Post-Partisan
An 18-month Pennsylvania study finds opposition driven by power bills, property values, industrial history and distrust rather than one political ideology.
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Trump’s Data Center Push Is Splitting His MAGA Coalition
Republican strategists and conservative organizers warn that unconditional support for AI infrastructure is becoming a local electoral liability.
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AI Agents Turn Every User Request Into a New Power Demand
Autonomous systems can turn one instruction into hours of model calls, making per-query energy comparisons increasingly disconnected from data-centre demand.
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Massachusetts Makes Large Data Centers Supply Clean Power
Facilities exceeding 25 megawatts must cover their electricity demand with new clean generation or contribute to a ratepayer protection fund under a new state order.
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China Scapegoat Narrative Obscures Homegrown Data Center Opposition
Foreign-linked accounts joined the US data center backlash, but the evidence reported by Wired does not show that China created it.
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