Utah data-center protests spark foreign-influence claims from O’Leary and Burgum
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Utah residents protested a 40,000-acre data center backed by billionaire Kevin O’Leary, with O’Leary and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum framing the demonstrations as driven by Chinese-backed propaganda; The Washington Post notes the evidence for foreign influence is scant and frames the debate around broader concerns about AI, data centers, and their societal impact.
- Amid data center protests, a billionaire and the Trump administration see a foreign plot The Washington Post
- The world's largest data center was supposed to run on 100% natural gas. Utah's Republican governor says 'never.' grist.org
- ‘Rejected’: Voters won’t get a say on Box Elder data center, county attorney says The Salt Lake Tribune
- O’Leary: Many mega-data center concerns in Utah based on ‘misinformation,’ ‘lies’ The Hill
- Utah launches new MIDA transparency tool in response to data center concerns KUTV
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