Posted Jun 10, 2026 at 7:29 PM UTCHThe VergeHayden FieldSeattle officially enacted an emergency one-year moratorium on new data centers.Among the moratorium’s fiercest supporters were Amazon employees, who joined others to testify in support of the policy in multiple Seattle city council hearings.Amazon employees ask Seattle to put the brakes on new data centersHayden FieldJun 9Follow topics and authors from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates.Hayden FieldLoading commentsGetting the conversation ready...Most PopularMost PopularI tried Siri AI, and so far it actually worksNintendo is playing things too safeThe Rivian R2 is too much fun to let drive itselfAnthropic releases its first Mythos-class model Claude FableDonut Lab’s solid-state battery claim debunked by ZirothThe Verge DailyA free daily digest of the news that matters most.Email (required)By submitting your email, you agree to our Terms and Privacy Notice. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policyand Terms of Serviceapply.