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Protesters break into Microsoft data centre site in Amsterdam

Headline from Al Jazeera · First reported Nov 6, 1:00 AM ET (17h ago) · Updated Nov 6, 4:04 PM ET · 9 sources, 10 articles

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Data centres face protests across Europe due to the massive amounts of computing power and water they use.

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Left · ABC NewsProtesters break into Microsoft data center in Amsterdam as Europe backlash spreadsRight · Washington TimesProtesters break into Microsoft data center site in Amsterdam as Europe's backlash spreads

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Al JazeeraLeft-CenterMixed·Nov 6, 4:04 PM ET

Protesters break into Microsoft data centre site in Amsterdam

Data centres face protests across Europe due to the massive amounts of computing power and water they use.

The GuardianLeft-CenterHigh·Nov 6, 1:51 PM ET

Activists break into building site of Microsoft datacentre in Amsterdam

Separate actions also take place outside fence and across Europe in backlash against impact of AI boom Activists have stormed the site of a Microsoft datacentre being built in Amsterdam, as the backlash to the social and environmental harms of the AI boom spreads across Europe. Protesters from Geef…

DawnLeft-CenterMostly Factual·Nov 6, 1:38 PM ET

Activists breach Microsoft data centre construction site as protests spread in Europe

Protesters broke into the construction site of a Microsoft data centre in Amsterdam on Friday at the start of two days of rallies that are part of a growing global backlash over the rapid build-out of computing power needed for AI. Activist groups have announced actions in 16 countries on Friday…

ABC NewsLeft-CenterHigh·Nov 6, 12:43 PM ET

Protesters break into Microsoft data center in Amsterdam as Europe backlash spreads

Protesters have broken into a Microsoft data center construction site in Amsterdam

EuronewsLeft-CenterMostly Factual·Nov 6, 12:25 PM ET

Switzerland: Giant banner targets Big Tech outside data centre site

Greenpeace activists unfurled a giant 26-by-26-metre banner outside a data centre construction site in Beringen, northeastern Switzerland, on Friday 6 November, protesting against the growing environmental impact of major technology companies.

South China Morning PostLeft-CenterMixed·Nov 6, 1:00 AM ET

Does the Democratic midterm victory spell the end of US AI data centre boom?

The sweeping midterm election victory by US Democrats has triggered warnings from analysts that an impending regulatory clampdown could derail the nation’s multi-trillion-dollar artificial intelligence data centre buildout. Wall Street forecasters slashed their projections for Big Tech…

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BBC NewsLeast BiasedMostly Factual·Nov 6, 1:01 AM ET

Did a data centre revolt affect the US midterm election results?

BBC Verify examines whether US voters were influenced by the data centre boom - and the impact anti-AI sentiment could have on the industry.

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BreitbartRightMixed·Nov 6, 1:41 PM ET

Protesters Break into Microsoft's Amsterdam Data Center Construction Site to Chant 'Free Palestine'

A Microsoft data center construction site in Amsterdam was broken into by at least 100 protesters on Friday morning. The protesters flew a "Fuck AI" banner and chanted "free Palestine" among other leftist slogans. The post Protesters Break into Microsoft’s Amsterdam Data Center Construction Site to…

Washington TimesRight-CenterMixed·Nov 6, 11:50 AM ET

Protesters break into Microsoft data center site in Amsterdam as Europe's backlash spreads

Protesters broke into a construction site for a new Microsoft data center in Amsterdam on Friday, with some climbing a crane and setting off flares while others clashed with police.

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