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Seattle enacts year-long ban on new AI datacenters
Home city of Amazon and Microsoft passes moratorium as backlash against energy-guzzling AI infrastructure grows Seattle has passed a year-long moratorium on the construction of new datacenters. The city council voted unanimously in favor of the temporary ban on Tuesday. A major tech hub whose metro area is home to Amazon and Microsoft, Seattle is the largest US city to have passed such a moratorium as the backlash against AI infrastructure grows across the country. Continue reading...
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According to The Guardian’s source item, Seattle enacts year-long ban on new AI datacenters, Home city of Amazon and Microsoft passes moratorium as backlash against energy-guzzling AI infrastructure grows Seattle has passed a year-long moratorium on the construction of new datacenters. The city council voted unanimously in favor of the temporary ban on Tuesday. A major tech hub whose metro area is home to Amazon and Microsoft, Seattle is the largest US city to have passed such a moratorium as the backlash against AI infrastructure grows across the country. Continue reading…
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- Seattle enacts year-long ban on new AI datacentersThe Guardian - 2026-06-10T00:15:54+00:00
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