An Oklahoma man tried to talk about a data center coming to his community. Police arrested him when he went a few seconds over his time limit.
Contra Benn Jordan, data center (and all) sub-audible infrasound issues are fake
One of the most popular videos made about data centers ever is a complete moment-by-moment disaster
Elon Musk's Memphis AI empire is the epicenter of the data center backlash
Data center-related policy proposals, protests and litigation are underway across the country citing Colossus and Memphis as a cautionary tale.
Denver Data Dialogues | Meetup
In 2026, Datalere will host **Denver** **Data Dialogues**, insights for data leaders, an in-person networking event featuring guest speakers, panels, catered food (not pizza) and more!This is a re-boot of our old meetup, **Data Science in Colorado**, but this time with a broader set of topics and ne
Data center opponents have blocked or delayed projects worth nearly $130 billion in 2026, study finds
The authors found that data center opponents blocked or delayed at least 75 projects nationwide from January through March.
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Data Center Opponents Have Blocked Or Delayed Projects Worth Nearly $130 Billion In 2026 - Slashdot
An anonymous reader quotes a report from NBC News: The first quarter of 2026 produced the most blocked and delayed data center projects on record, according to a new study shared with NBC News. The study -- conducted by Data Center Watch, a project of the AI intelligence firm 10a Labs that tracks lo...
Man sues Florida cops over arrest spurred by "93% match" in facial recognition
Lawsuit: "Police let an error-prone AI system stand in for an investigation."
I think the data center backlash is mostly about data centers
It’s probably not your ideological thing, or mine. It’s about object-level claims about how data centers impact the communities where they’re built, many of which are wrong.
I think the data center backlash is mostly about data centers
It’s probably not your ideological thing, or mine. It’s about object-level claims about how data centers impact the communities where they’re built, many of which are wrong.
One of East Coast’s largest data centers accused of ‘violating federal law'
Thermal drone footage shows DataOne — the Microsoft-backed AI data center in Vineland — is powering its operations with dozens of unpermitted generators
A Dallas man removed Prairieland defendants from group chats. Now he's accused of aiding terrorism
Dario Sanchez, 32, shared in interviews with KERA News his perspective on the charges he's facing related to a shooting that occurred outside the Prairieland Detention Center on July 4, 2025. Sanchez was not at the shooting but has been arrested three times in connection.
Texans Are Fighting a 6,000 Acre Nuclear-Powered Datacenter
"They're being told that this is inevitable," a member of the 806 Data Center Resistance told 404 Media. "But Texas is this other beast."
A data center drained 30M gallons of water unnoticed — until residents complained about low water pressure
Residents in Fayetteville, Georgia, noticed low water pressure last year. The utility discovered two unaccounted-for water connections at one of the nation’s largest data center campuses.
A data center drained 30M gallons of water unnoticed — until residents complained about low water pressure
Residents in Fayetteville, Georgia, noticed low water pressure last year. The utility discovered two unaccounted-for water connections at one of the nation’s largest data center campuses.
A history of the data center panic - part 1
Pre-ChatGPT and the creation of common wisdom
