Meta Uses A.I. Data Centers to Avoid Billions in Federal Taxes

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What happened

Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/technology/meta-ai-data-centers-taxes.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49921118 Points: 222 # Comments: 175…

Key facts

  • Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/technology/meta-ai-data-centers-taxes.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49921118 Points: 222 # Comments: 175…
  • Reported by Hacker News and published Thu, 01 Oct 2026 13:05:51 UTC.

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Platform, chip and AI decisions set the terms other companies have to build on, so a single announcement here tends to ripple through products, supply chains and regulation.

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