India's AI ambitions clash with coastal city's water and energy fears
Google and Reliance are building massive data centres in India's Visakhapatnam to support the nation's AI push, but residents worry about water scarcity and inflated job claims.
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Data Center Backlash Spreads Across US as Grassroots Movement Mobilizes Against AI Infrastructure Boom
Grassroots coalition HumansFirst is organizing protests across 125 US locations against rapid data center expansion driven by AI demands, uniting voters across ideological divides over concerns about power consumption, water depletion, and environmental impact.