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AI DATA CENTER BOOM SPARKS GLOBAL CONFLICTS

Tech companies are rapidly expanding massive data centers to power AI development, but the energy-intensive facilities are triggering disputes over power grids, utility costs, pollution, and environmental impact worldwide.

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Massive new data centers are the physical foundation for tech companies’ hopes and dreams for AI. But the rush to expand…