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Big Tech’s charm offensive to get data centres built

Local opposition stalled $130bn of US data centre projects in three months, Bloomberg reports. Now Big Tech is courting the towns it needs, with mixed results.

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Big Tech’s charm offensive to get data centres built

Big Tech launches PR campaigns and waives taxes after local opposition blocks 75 data centres ($130bn) over water/power/AI. Multibillion AI-spending delays threaten tech's China competition; industry betting on community buy-in to unlock billions in infrastructure investment.

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giovedì 20 agosto 2026·thenextweb.com
Big Tech’s charm offensive to get data centres built
Local opposition stalled $130bn of US data centre projects in three months, Bloomberg reports. Now Big Tech is courting the towns it needs, with mixed results.
venerdì 21 agosto 2026·cryptobriefing.com
Hyperscalers blindsided by anti-data center movement as $64B in projects stall
Over $64 billion in US data center projects have been blocked or delayed as grassroots opposition spreads across 300 municipalities, threatening

Big Tech’s charm offensive to get data centres built

Overcoming the bad vibes around data centers is a battle on multiple fronts

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Big Tech’s charm offensive to get data centres built

Hyperscalers blindsided by anti-data center movement as $64B in projects stall

Hyperscalers blindsided by anti-data center movement as $64B in projects stall

Overcoming the bad vibes around data centers is a battle on multiple fronts

Tech responds to America's anti-AI backlash by blaming China. Good luck with that.