Meta warns midterms could hinder data centre expansion
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Meta president Dina Powell McCormick said at the Wall Street Journal's Tech conference that a Democratic win in the midterms would make it harder for companies to build data centres, and that the industry has failed to adequately explain the benefits of these investments. She also said data centres have faced backlash after the midterms, making AI expansion harder. The report gives no specific number, location or timing for the backlash, and does not say whether Meta's own data centre plans are affected.
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- TechCrunch · AIMeta’s warns that election backlash against data centers could make AI expansion harder
Meta warns that growing political opposition to data centers could threaten future AI investments, as communities push back against massive infrastructure projects.
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