Austin, March 15, 2026 (AFP) - US mayors push back against data center boom as AI backlash grows

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Data centers were supposed to be a gift. In cities across the United States, more and more mayors are treating them like a problem. With the midterm election season approaching, big tech's promise of a windfall of jobs and tax revenue has given way to talk of polluting gas turbines, strained power grids and a growing sense that the AI revolution is being built on the backs of regular citizens. The issue has grown large enough to reach the White H......

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