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The shady deals behind data centers
Original: The shady deals behind data centers https://www.npr.org/2026/10/06/nx-s1-5985137/the-shady-deals-behind-data-centers # T
NPR's Code Switch examines the questionable financial and political deals behind the rapid expansion of data centers. The report looks at how companies negotiating land, tax breaks, and power access for these facilities have cut arrangements with local governments that critics say shortchange communities. It comes as data center construction surges to meet growing AI demand, prompting scrutiny of who benefits from these deals.
Why now: Data center expansion for AI is under increasing scrutiny over its financial and community impacts.
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- The shady deals behind data centers https://www.npr.org/2026/10/06/nx-s1-5985137/the-shady-deals-behind-data-centers # Tech # Data # Business · npr_code_switch@robot.villas · 3
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