Extinction Rebellion Pelts Microsoft Data Center Site with Acid Filled Balloons
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Activists Sabotage Microsoft AI Data Center Foundations With Acid in Latest Blow to Hyperscale Ambitions
Early on the morning of July 17, construction crews at a Microsoft data center site in Amsterdam’s port area discovered something unusual. Balloons filled with a corrosive mix had been hurled over the perimeter fence overnight. The liquid seeped into freshly poured concrete foundations. Steel rebar began to show early signs of accelerated rust. Extinction Rebellion claimed responsibility. The group didn’t hack servers or breach networks. They at…
The activist group threw balloons filled with chemicals to damage the foundation of the hyperscale for Microsoft and delay construction. The action is more drastic than normal, the group acknowledges. "But it is necessary. Things are really not going in the right direction."
The Dutch wing of the international climate movement Extinction Rebellion claimed responsibility for an attempted sabotage at the construction site of a major data center in Amsterdam, The Register reports. Activists threw balloons filled with an aggressive mixture of hydrogen peroxide, acetic acid, salt, and acrylic paint at the foundation of the future facility. According to the organization, this mixture is specifically designed to destroy co…
The Register: Amsterdam activists throw acid at Microsoft datacenter project
The Register: Amsterdam activists throw acid at Microsoft datacenter project. “In the United States, we usually protest datacenters peacefully – picket signs, council meeting comments, and all that – with mixed results. In the Netherlands, activists throw water balloons filled with an acidic mixture at datacenter foundations, also with questionable effectiveness.”
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