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- 1AI data center boom sparks backlash across the US●AI arms race triggers data center boom, sparking widespread backlash across the U.S. | 60 Minutes
A 60 Minutes report examines how the race to build artificial intelligence has set off a nationwide boom in data center construction, and how communities across the United are pushing back. Residents and local officials are raising concerns over energy demand, water use, noise and strain on the power grid, as tech companies race to expand computing capacity for AI models.
- 2Climate Activists Protest AI Data Centers and Amazon Gas Plant●Climate Activists Target AI Data Centers & Amazon's Plan to Build Largest U.S. Gas Power Plant
Climate activists are protesting the rapid expansion of AI data centers and Amazon's plan to build the largest gas power plant in the United States, arguing the facilities will drive up emissions and strain energy grids. Critics say tech companies' AI boom is quietly fueling fossil fuel growth despite corporate climate pledges. Supporters of the projects counter that new power capacity is needed to meet surging demand.
- 3Commission to Examine Ukraine Energy Strikes and US Vulnerabilities▼Commission Will Examine Ukraine Energy Strikes, U.S. Vulnerabilities
A commission is set to examine strikes on Ukraine's energy infrastructure as well as vulnerabilities in the United States' own energy systems. The inquiry will look at the damage caused by attacks on power grids and assess how comparable threats could affect American infrastructure. The dual focus links the war in Ukraine directly to US national security concerns about the resilience of critical energy networks.