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70% of Americans oppose data centers near their homes, now less popular than nuclear power plants — opposition towards nearby AI infrastructure heating up as tech companies ramp up projects to acquire more compute (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-14 | by Jowi Morales | get Smart Home Noise Insulation → | tags: data centers, ai infrastructure, gallup survey

1022.

Americans do not want AI data centers in their backyards (theverge.com)

2026-05-14 | by Stevie Bonifield | get AI Data Center Soundproofing Kit → | tags: ai data centers, gallup survey, laptop mag

1023.

49,000 Lake Tahoe residents could be left powerless as AI data centers inhale electricity supply — power company looking to redirect power to 12 data centers, high demand plus a regulatory limbo equals a dim situation (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-14 | by Bruno Ferreira | get Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) → | tags: google, microsoft, apple

1024.

Cisco's stock pops 17% on surging AI orders, as company says it's cutting almost 4,000 jobs (cnbc.com)

2026-05-13 | by Jordan Novet | get Cisco Networking Switch → | tags: cisco, ai infrastructure, hyperscaler

1025.

Netflix Is for the Dogs: The Westminster Dog Show Will Hit Streamer in 2027 (cnet.com)

2026-05-13 | by See Full Bio | get Dog Training Streaming Kit → | tags: netflix, westminster dog show, javits convention center

1026.

AI Companies Are Thirsty for Data Centers, but Americans Oppose Them Nearby (cnet.com)

2026-05-13 | by See Full Bio | get Data Center Cooling Fan → | tags: center, centers, data center

1027.

Nearly 50,000 Lake Tahoe residents have one year to find new power as their utility pivots to data centers (techspot.com)

2026-05-13 | get Smart Power Monitoring System → | tags: lake tahoe, nevada energy, data centers

1028.

‘Widow’s Bay’ Shows You How to Throw the Perfect Party (gizmodo.com)

2026-05-13 | get Party Planning Kit → | tags: beach, beach reads, center

1029.

The AI Backlash Could Get Ugly (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-13 | by Lila Shroff | get AI Ethics and Safety Book → | tags: centers, data centers, going

1030.

Gen Alpha is already planning to be your boss (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-05-13 | get Gen Alpha Leadership Board Game → | tags: alpha, alpha entered, alphas

1031.

The environmental cost of putting data centers in space (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-05-13 | get Satellite Data Center Cooling Kit → | tags: argued, centers, centers orbit

1032.

ServiceNow CEO Bill McDermott: Silicon Valley is getting enterprise AI wrong (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-05-13 | get AI Enterprise Software Suite → | tags: agents industry, ai disruption, enterprise

1033.

Data centers are coming for rural America (theverge.com)

2026-05-13 | by Abigail Bassett | get Rural Wi-Fi Mesh Kit → | tags: center, centers, data center

1034.

The newest AI boom pitch: Host a mini data center at your home (arstechnica.com)

2026-05-12 | get Mini Data Center Kit → | tags: centers, compute, data center

1035.

Microsoft's $1 Billion AI Data Center Will 'Switch Off Half of Kenya' (slashdot.org)

2026-05-12 | get Microsoft Azure Data Center → | tags: center, country, data center

1036.

Google is reportedly considering working with SpaceX on orbital data centers (engadget.com)

2026-05-12 | by Igor Bonifacic | get Starlink Satellite Internet Kit → | tags: spacex, orbital data centers, project suncatcher

1037.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Defends His Leadership, Personal Investing at Trial (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-05-12 | get OpenAI Logo Mug → | tags: ai lab, battle, battle centers

1038.

Grok Is a Flop, But It May Not Matter to Elon Musk (gizmodo.com)

2026-05-12 | get Tesla Model 3 → | tags: grok, elon musk, data centers

1039.

New Jersey residents say they can't even wash their clothes due to data centers (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-12 | by Collin Bell | get Portable Washing Machine → | tags: meta data centers, vineland, new jersey

1040.

Report: Google and SpaceX in talks to put data centers into orbit (techcrunch.com)

2026-05-12 | by Rebecca Bellan | get Starlink Satellite Internet Kit → | tags: google, spacex, orbital data centers

1041.

Google will let you watch YouTube videos on Android Auto now - is your car supported? (zdnet.com)

2026-05-12 | by Artie Beaty | get Android Auto Wireless Adapter → | tags: google, android auto, youtube

1042.

Georgia Data Center Secretly Guzzled 30 Million Gallons of Water Before Paying a Dime (gizmodo.com)

2026-05-12 | get Water Conservation Smart Meter → | tags: center, center draining, complained

1043.

Ford Launches Energy Subsidiary to Build Data Center-Scale Batteries at Kentucky Plant (cnet.com)

2026-05-12 | by See Full Bio | get Tesla Powerwall → | tags: ford energy, blueoval sk, lithium iron phosphate

1044.

Meta will tell parents when their teens add new interests to their Instagram algorithm (theverge.com)

2026-05-12 | by Stevie Bonifield | get Instagram Parental Control Kit → | tags: meta, instagram, teen accounts

1045.

Microsoft's massive Kenya AI data center would require switching off 'half the country' to meet power requirements, government says — $1 billion project stalls over capacity disagreements and lack of infrastructure (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-12 | by Luke James | get Kenya Data Center Power Adapter → | tags: capacity, center, country

1046.

A Data Center Drained 30 Million Gallons of Water Unnoticed (slashdot.org)

2026-05-12 | get Water-Efficient Data Center Cooling → | tags: qts, quality technology services, data center

1047.

They Live (1988) inspired Adblocker (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-12 | get Adblock Plus Browser Extension → | tags: ublock origin, they live, john carpenter

1048.

The fight to stop publishers from bricking your games and shutting down servers just got a powerful new enemy (techspot.com)

2026-05-11 | get Game Preservation USB Drive → | tags: entertainment software association, california bill ab 1921, stop killing games

1049.

Data center guzzled 30 million gallons of water, and nobody noticed for months (arstechnica.com)

2026-05-11 | get Water-Efficient Data Center Cooling → | tags: qts, data center, water usage

1050.

Data center guzzled 30 million gallons of water and nobody noticed for months (arstechnica.com)

2026-05-11 | get Water-Efficient Data Center Cooling → | tags: qts, data center, water usage