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The fight against AI data centers is just beginning

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2026-07-12 21:43
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The fight against AI data centers is just beginning
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本文探讨了AI数据中心建设引发的社区抗议浪潮。早在2015年，苹果计划在爱尔兰小镇投资10亿美元建设数据中心时就已埋下伏笔。如今，随着AI技术发展带来的数据中心扩张，各地社区正面临类似的抗争。文章指出，这场围绕数据中心建设的斗争才刚刚开始。

A yard sign opposing a planned data center is displayed along Route 54 in Mount Carmel Township Northumberland County. | Image: Getty Images

This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on the data center buildout, follow Emma Roth. The Stepback arrives in our subscribers' inboxes on Sunday at 8AM ET. Opt in for The Stepback here.

How it started

Years before the AI boom threatened local power grids, a small group of protesters set the stage for the battles cropping up across communities today. In 2015, Apple announced plans to build a roughly $1 billion data center in the sleepy town of Athenry, Ireland. The data center's 500-acre site would power Apple's services in Europe, including iTunes, iMessage, and Siri. At th …

Read the full story at The Verge.

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原文： The fight against AI data centers is just beginning （2026-07-12T12:00:00）
作者： Emma Roth 分类： 科技
链接： https://www.theverge.com/column/963346/ai-data-centers-fight ｜声明：转载仅供分享；侵权联系删除。
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