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Residents furious as Utah approves datacenter twice the size of Manhattan

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by krunck

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These are projects designed to serve the US military in it's future wars against China and other "threats". Note that "other threats" includes the American citizenry. You'll be - probably already are - targets of continual AI propaganda and manipulation to keep you compliant and keep paying your taxes to support this waste.

by Ancalagon

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by pzxc

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The data center project is by Shark Tank investor Kevin O'Leary and will consume 9GW, more power than the entire State of Utah currently consumes

by rolph

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by ChrisArchitect

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Previously:
Utah greenlights 9GW AI campus using over twice state electricity
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47932941
Utah data center: Projected daily heat equivalent to 23 atomic bombs
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48058221

by SilverElfin

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They should be furious. These tech companies are doing whatever they want, without a care for how it impacts others. SpaceX does it by polluting night skies. The others do it by polluting the planet. Things like light pollution and noise pollution really do matter. But it’s also a lot more direct than that, like people whose water supply loses pressure (https://www.gadgetreview.com/data-center-drains-30-million-g...) or turns brown (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48111599) after a data center is built near them.

by tt24

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