The data center backlash is here — and Big Tech is spending big to combat it

The Tech Backlash Is Here

As Meta cedes in court to the tune of billions & datacentre protests pick up momentum, is techno-futurism crashing? Plus: Digging up a golf green could be charged as terrorism & we speak to Nate Soares about the latest AI catastrophes. With Michael Walker, Richard Hames & Nate Soares.

The data center backlash is here — and Big Tech is spending big to shape it

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Companies backing data center construction are flooding Sacramento with cash, hoping to stop or defang seven bills that would regulate the facilities as they head toward approval in the California Legislature this week.  The pro-data-center spenders include Big Tech companies like Amazon and […] The post The data center backlash is here — and Big Tech is spending b…

The data center backlash is here — and Big Tech is spending big to combat it

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Companies backing data center construction are flooding Sacramento with cash, hoping to stop or defang seven bills that would regulate the facilities as they head toward approval in the California Legislature this week.  The pro-data-center spenders include Big Tech companies like Amazon and […] The post The data center backlash is here — and Big Tech is spending b…

The data center backlash is here — and Big Tech is spending big to combat i

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Companies backing data center construction are flooding Sacramento with cash, hoping to stop or defang seven bills that would regulate the facilities as they head toward approval in the California Legislature this week. The pro-data-center spenders include Big Tech companies like Amazon and AI titan Anthropic. But they are led, dollar-wise, by old school utility gi…