PremiumAdeel HassanNew York Times·17 Jun, 2026 10:12 PM8 mins to readA data centre in Lowell, Massachusetts, is abutted by homes. The site was once the Lowell Bleachery and Dye Works, and then for six decades the Prince Spaghetti factory. Photo / Getty ImagesAs tech giants rush to build infrastructure, some residents who live near data centres say a constant low-frequency vibration is ruining their health and homes.
The heartbeat of the artificial intelligence economy sounds like a low-frequency thrum of a neighbour’s central air-conditioning unit, an airplane flying overhead at high altitude
