National outcry against data center construction has spread to Philadelphia, where officials suggested possible construction in a neighborhood already impacted by a now-defunct oil refinery.
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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US data centers could consume more natural gas than Germany and Japan combined by 2035
The AI data center boom is colliding with cities scarred by big industry
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