theguardian.com web signal

AI firms say UK has a year to head off datacentre protests before construction is threatened

By Alexis Dufresne Published October 27, 2026 at 18:12 UTC

Summary

Dr. Elinor Carmi @elinorcarmi.bsky.social: “A government spokesperson said datacentres should create British jobs and supply chains, and provide investment to the communities in which… →
nicoledesignsdata.com @nicoledesignsdata.com amplified

@patrickgaley.bsky.social

The utterly sociopathic entitlement of these tech freaks. Nvidia, Microsoft and Cisco has given the UK government a 12 month deadline to quash public outrage over data centres, or they will... flounce off with their de…
View on Bluesky →

Originally reported by theguardian.com

Original headline: AI firms say UK has a year to head off datacentre protests before construction is threatened