The expansion of the data centers upsets the American countryside. Technological companies offer considerable sums of money to buy agricultural land. Faced with this pressure, some farmers refuse to give in. Ida Huddleston, 82, is the most recent example. This Kentucky farmer has declined €24 million (or $26 million) to preserve the 486 hectares that her family has been growing for generations near Maysville. AI's needs push tech companies to ov…
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The expansion of the data centers upsets the American countryside. Technological companies offer considerable sums of money to buy agricultural land. Faced with this pressure, some farmers refuse to give in. Ida Huddleston, 82, is the most recent example. This Kentucky farmer has declined €24 million (or $26 million) to preserve the 486 hectares that her family has been growing for generations near Maysville. AI's needs push tech companies to ov…