Data centers have a bigger NIMBY problem than nuclear reactors, a new poll shows

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Residents protest a data center in Box Elder County in Utah.

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Big investors are trading private credit gains for infrastructure bets. Here's where else they're putting money.

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A data center in Vernon, CA
A data center in Vernon, CA

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Kevin O'Leary says his huge data center will create 10,000 construction jobs. We looked at the numbers.

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Kevin O'Leary
"Shark Tank" investor Kevin O'Leary is planning a data center project in Utah.

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Amazon's race to 'future-proof' AI data centers for power-hungry new tech

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Amazon CEO Andy Jassy
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy

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AI made me a data center rap. Humanity may never recover.

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Sir Mix-A-Lot performs in California.
Sir Mix-A-Lot performs in California.

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Utah's governor has made it harder for Kevin O'Leary to build his data center

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Protesters against the Box Elder County data center backed by Kevin O'Leary.
Protesters against the Box Elder County data center backed by Kevin O'Leary.

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Claude, brought to you by Elon Musk

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Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., inside the federal court in Oakland, California, US, on Wednesday, April 29, 2026. Elon Musk is suing OpenAI and Microsoft Corp. over claims that the startup abandoned its founding mission when it took billions of dollars in backing from the software stalwart and planned its restructuring.

Popular Stanford AI professor says Americans are not happy about data centers: 'These are human beings'

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Data center rally in Minnesota.
Data centers have become a serious issue for many Americans.

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A major watchdog says data centers are wreaking havoc on North America's power grid

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WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA - MAY 16: In an aerial view, high voltage power lines run along the electrical power grid on May 16, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Florida. The grid is strained by increasing demand from electricity-hungry data centers and electric vehicles, disruptions due to severe weather events, and more.

AI data center executives are raking in massive stock windfalls — some are cashing them out

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Michael Intrator, CoreWeave's CEO.

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