US farmers are rejecting multimillion-dollar datacenter bids for their land: ‘I’m not for sale’
Farmers in Kentucky are declining lucrative offers from tech companies for their farmland as they resist industrial development.
Illinois governor proposes cancelling tax breaks for datacenters
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker has proposed a two-year halt on tax incentives for datacenters to address public concerns about their impact on local resources and affordability.
Marisa Monte, Laura Schertel, and Ludhmila Hajjar criticize the 'hurry' of the Chamber regarding datacenters
Brazilian artist Marisa Monte, cardiologist Ludhmila Hajjar, and lawyer Laura Schertel criticize the rapid legislative process concerning a tax incentive proposal for datacenters in a recent opinion piece.
Trump says Microsoft will pay more for its datacenters’ electricity
Donald Trump announced a partnership with tech companies to manage electricity costs for energy-intensive datacenters, starting with Microsoft.
‘A perfect, wild storm’: widely loathed datacenters see little US political opposition
An unexpected bipartisan coalition in Michigan opposes new datacenters, highlighting a significant lack of public support and prompting political action against tax incentives for such developments.
Bernie Sanders criticizes AI as ‘the most consequential technology in humanity’
US Senator Bernie Sanders expressed deep concerns about artificial intelligence, linking its development to economic insecurity and calling for a moratorium on new datacenters during an interview on CNN.