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Amazon to spend $1 billion on data center communities
Original: Amazon is investing $1 billion over the next five years into communities where it operates data centers as it reacts to
Amazon will invest $1 billion over the next five years in communities where it operates data centers. The company says the move responds to a growing backlash against the tech industry's rapid buildout of massive data centers, which residents have criticized for straining power grids, water supplies, and local infrastructure. The fund aims to ease tensions with host towns as the company expands its cloud and AI infrastructure.
Why now: People are reacting to Amazon's response to rising public criticism of the environmental and community impacts of AI-era data center expansion.
Evidence
- Amazon is investing $1 billion over the next five years into communities where it operates data centers as it reacts to a growing backlash to the tech industry’s rollout of the massive centers. @ AssociatedPress reports: https:// flip.it/qkT9vg # Amazon # AI # DataCenters · TechDesk@flipboard.social · 1
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