Trump says data centers should pay locals to get them on side but last time they offered $10,000 and the residents called it a bribe
News Source : TechRadar
News Summary
- Data center developers and AI companies have been channeling millions of dollars into political action committees in an effort to get a more favorable view of data centers.
- NorthPoint Development is currently seeking to build an AI data center in Hazle, Pennsylvania, and offered each household $10,000 in an attempt to convince residents to get on board with having the campus approved.
- But the residents did not react as planned, calling the payment a bribe and turning it down over fears it could split the community in two.
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