Indian Entrepreneur@indianentrepreneurOpposition to AI data centres is now a campaign issue in the US midterms. Democrats are targeting Republicans who backed the industry's growth, tying it to higher power bills.
In Texas, James Talarico used that frustration against Republican Ken Paxton, and Democrats are pressing the same case in competitive races in Ohio, Michigan and South Carolina. Residents also raise water use, noise and tax incentives they say bring few permanent jobs.
Meanwhile, Microsoft, Google, Amazon and Meta are spending billions on new facilities for their AI plans.
