Tech companies' data center building spree is hurting communities globally; Synergy: nearly 60% of the 1,244 largest data centers as of June were outside the US
As tech companies build data centers worldwide to advance artificial intelligence, vulnerable communities have been hit by blackouts and water shortages.
It's one example of the crises triggered by a global data center building boom. In Ireland next year almost 1/3 of electricity is expected to go to data centers. Often tech companies hide their presence behind subsidiaries and service operators. https://www.nytimes.com/...
When a Microsoft data center opened next to the small Mexican town of La Esperanza, locals say electricity outages and water shortages grew severe. A doctor rushed patients a half hour to the nearest hospital when blackouts cut off his oxygen concentrator. https://www.nytimes.com…