US VOTERS HAVE backed restrictions on data centres in a series of local ballots as part of this year’s midterms. The voting patterns highlight a growing global opposition to the infrastructure. Ireland has long hosted debates about data centres, which…
In Piqua, Ohio, voters on Tuesday approved a ban on large data centers and recalled the commissioners who backed Meta’s massive project there. In Trenton, less than 50 miles south, a similar ban passed. And outside Columbus, the heart of Ohio’s…
In the United States, the data center boom is disrupting the American countryside and is entering the midterm election battle. In the United States, they often extend as far as the eye can see. This is the case in the…
Tuesday, November 3, 2026 France’s National Assembly has narrowly approved a proposal to charge content providers €0.055 for every gigabyte of data they send to internet users in the country. The measure was added to the draft 2027 budget in a first-reading vote on…
WASHINGTON—With the rapid growth in artificial intelligence (AI), data centers are proliferating across the United States and prompting backlash from some voters. While data center advocates have emphasized their economic value and strategic importance in the AI race with…
French lawmakers approved a proposed internet tax on October 30, and the measure was reported on October 31. The tax would charge content providers €0.055, or about $0.06, for every gigabyte of content delivered to French users. The proposal could generate approximately €10 billion, or…
Home - Articles - The Invisible Architecture of AI Data Centers, Energy, and Digital Space The central paradox is that our increasingly immaterial digital culture depends on an intensely material architecture. The cloud has a location. Intelligence has an energy demand. And…
France has approved a proposal to introduce a new levy of €0.055 per gigabyte of internet traffic, sparking intense debate among... France approved a proposal to introduce a new levy of â¬0.055 per gigabyte of internet traffic, sparking active debate among…
All quotations below from the debate record, the amendment and the French technology site Clubic are PPC Land translations from French. Article 302 bis ZP establishes the principle in one sentence: a tax "based on the flows of digital data emitted…
AI data centers are changing who pays for electricity The part that should concern homeowners is that a data center doesn't have to be anywhere near your house to affect your electric bill. You could live miles away from the…
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