As Google plans to build a $15B AI data center hub in Visakhapatnam, India, locals and rights groups are raising concerns over “extremely high” water stress
Developing-world nations are offering billions of dollars in incentives for U.S. data centers, but locals say the cost is too high
“Nearby, farmers say the government forced them into giving up land for a data center run by Amazon, which they say emptied out a village.” Read @RoryWSJ reporting from India on farmers' plight as AI data centers take over: https://www.wsj.com/...
Good coverage from WSJ. Data center pushback is now spreading across emerging markets. Protests have broken out in fast-growing markets Johor Bahru, Malaysia and Batam, Indonesia over risks to water and power supply. In India, residents have alleged in court that Microsoft [image…