UK Conservative Party Distances Itself from Silicon Valley Amid Datacenter Opposition

Political tensions are rising as conservative lawmakers break ties with major US tech firms, responding to growing public resistance against the massive energy consumption required for new data centers.

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Conservatives split from Silicon Valley allies as datacenter backlash grows

Tech companies have underestimated the opposition to energy-hungry datacenters – and experts predict the pushback will intensify Hello, and welcome to TechScape. I’m your host, Blake Montgomery, listening to Dolly Parton in the wake of her death. I was lucky enough to see her in concert a decade ago in California, in the same arena where Google now hosts its annual I/O conference. It’s been a long time, and all my iPhone 4 photos are so blurry you can barely tell it’s a musical performance, b...

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UK Conservative Party Distances Itself from Silicon Valley Amid Datacenter Opposition

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