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Illustration of a Republican campaign sign in red and a Democratic campaign sign in blue, but they both read "Hold data centers accountable"

The data center political attacks are here

As public sentiment on data centers continues to sour, both Democratic and Republican candidates are taking a more oppositional stance to them.

Whizy Kim

Image of a protester wearing a salmon-colored dress holding two signs, one reading "climate emergency" and another reading "AI fans the climate crisis."

A week of "Dump Big Tech" protests

Demonstrations across the US this week targeted tech company headquarters, elected officials, and data center construction sites.

Tricia Crimmins

Protests outside NYC offices of Palantir, Google denounce data centers, facial recognition tech

The events were part of weeklong anti-Big Tech demonstrations across the US.

Tricia Crimmins

Sam Altman and Dario Amodei inside a briefcase

The AI job loss flip-flop

Tech CEOs have shifted their messaging on AI job loss, now saying that the impact might not be as bad as the doomsday scenarios they once promoted. The timing of the pivot is… convenient.

Whizy Kim

Blind test shows 54% of people prefer AI writing to human writing

The AI writing loop is eating itself

Writing a little too well is starting to become a red flag as people rough up their prose to avoid AI detectors.

Lindsey Choo

Pixelated shape of the United States filled with a photo of long hall of servers inside of a data center, all in shades of cool blue.

The AI data center conversation is reaching fever pitch

Seventy percent of Americans don’t want data centers built in their area, per new Gallup data.

Tricia Crimmins

Illustration of the vomit emoji puking onto an AI spark icon.

AI has a PR problem

The industry that promised to change everything can't seem to change anyone's mind.

Alex Carr