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The small town fighting plans for data centre size of 50 football pitches
Residents have voiced fears about the development's vast scale, which would use enough energy to power 300,000 homes
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Commercial Observer
· Jun 22, 2026
Nashville Zoo Proving a Beast of an Opponent for Data Center
Data centers sometimes want the lion’s share of available resources. In what might be a first for a U.S. teeming with data center opposition, it’s a zoo that’s fighting back. On May 20, it was reported that DC Blox, an Atlanta-based digital infrastructure provider, intends to build a 69,000-square-foot data center at 648 Grassmere Park []
CNET
· Jul 8, 2026
Can You Video Chat Alongside 69,000 World Cup Fans? I Stress-Tested Stadium Phone Service at a Match
Is it possible to make a stadium signal-friendly? What about 16 stadiums across 104 matches?
The Hollywood Reporter
· Jul 9, 2026
Warner Bros.’ The Ranch Lands LA28 Broadcast Center In Shake Up for Summer Games
The media hub, which will be the base for the major networks, was originally set up in Inglewood. Now it will be moving to Burbank.
Colorado Times Recorder
· Jun 24, 2026
CO Springs Residents Protest Data Center To Be Built Near Garden of the Gods
Approximately 100 Colorado Springs residents braved golf ball-sized hail on the steps of City Hall to protest against a proposed data center Tuesday afternoon. Earlier this month, Colorado Springs administratively approved the 50-megawatt AI data center proposed by California-based developer Raeden. The project will be housed in a former Intel microchip manufacturing plant that was previously home to a Bitcoin mining operation near Garden of the Gods Road. The project has elicited widespread concern from residents and activists — who have raised concerns about noise, water consumption, and utility rates — during a series of community meetings.
iPhone in Canada
· Jul 8, 2026
Freedom Mobile Just Cut the Data on Its $35 Plan. Bigger Changes Land Tomorrow.
Freedom Mobile has made some changes today its its wireless plans offering, slashing data and also adding expiry labels. The company’s 35 plan now has 10GB data, down from 25GB. As for the 75GB, 175GB and 250GB plan, they all now have a note to say they end today, July 8. This means a revamp [] The post Freedom Mobile Just Cut the Data on Its 35 Plan. Bigger Changes Land Tomorrow. first appeared on iPhone in Canada.
AllSides
· Jun 29, 2026
We Mapped Rural Data Center Development – and Opposition. Here's What We Found.
Washington, D.C.'s metropolitan area has long hummed with data centers. The region, which encompasses much of Northern Virginia, has become known as Data Center Alley, home to more data centers than anywhere else in the world. But the data center boom, driven by the rise of AI and the race to build the infrastructure powering it, is changing the geography of these energy-intensive, warehouse-like facilities. Data centers have arrived in rural America...
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