Jun 29, 2026 – 5.00amPeter Ephraums is worried about what will happen to his neighbourhood on Sydney’s lower north shore when a small business precinct is transformed by data centres that are planned to support the rise of artificial intelligence. “It will be a 100-foot wall with generators, fans and cooling towers on it going 24/7. I’m going to be bathed in noise, I fear,” Ephraums says.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles