The workers Meta and Google desperately need aren't in Silicon Valley

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a massive building under construction, surrounded by dirt
Companies need electricians, welders, and plumbers to build data centers.

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Erin Brockovich says people are angry because data centers are being 'shoved down their throats' in secrecy

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Environmental activist Erin Brockovich
Environmental activist Erin Brockovich has joined the fight against the proliferation of AI data centers.

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A data center opponent was arrested after police said he threatened a local official

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Dixon resident Harley Delander was arrested after police said he threatened a local official over a data center development opportunity.

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Utah's governor just tightened the rules for Kevin O'Leary's giant AI data center

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Data Center Protest
Utahns opposing the Stratos Project protest outside the Utah State Capitol on May 23.

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Short memory? The most dangerous words in investing are back

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A Micron sign travels across snow

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Your AI bill is out of control. Google has been waiting for this moment.

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Google CEO Sundar Pichai

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New Hampshire data center developer withdraws plans hours before opponents were to pack town meeting

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Plans for a proposed data center in Nottingham, New Hampshire.
Plans for the proposed data center in Nottingham, New Hampshire, included repurposing existing structures and developing a 4-acre building.

Nottingham City Planning Application

Cerebras CEO says AI 'as an industry' has done a terrible job of selling data centers: 'We ought to pay our own way

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Andrew Feldman speaks during Cerebras' IPO
Cerebras CEO Andrew Feldman said AI and tech companies should offer to build community structures beyond just data centers they need.

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The craziest part of SpaceX's IPO is also the most important

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SpaceX Starship Flight 8 launches from Orbital Launch Pad A at Boca Chica beach on March 06, 2025 in Boca Chica Beach, Texas.
SpaceX Starship Flight 8 launches from Orbital Launch Pad A at Boca Chica beach on March 06, 2025 in Boca Chica Beach, Texas.

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A city at the center of an AI data center frenzy just voted to ban them

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Data Center sign
The Millville Board of Commissioners moved to ban data center developments in the city.

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