Texas halts up to 1,800 data center projects amid backlash
SumitGup · x · 2026-08-21
Texas has halted up to 1,800 data center projects. The move follows disinformation about water and power usage, plus the "AI will replace your job" narrative touted by Sam Altman and Dario Amodei. Analysts suggest this was avoidable.
More from Infra
- UK chip startup raises $100M seed for heterogeneous AI compute — AjdDavison · 2026-08-21
- Cost optimization: Kimi, Qwen, GLM stack replaces Anthropic — haider1 · 2026-08-21
- NVIDIA releases NeMo Switchyard for intelligent model routing in agents — nvidia · 2026-08-21
- AWS built an MCP server for 16,000 APIs, discussing agent sprawl and minimalist architecture — dsp_ · 2026-08-21
- Why Bittensor ($TAO) Could Be the Next Bitcoin or Ethereum: A Deep Dive into Tokenomics — bittingthembits · 2026-08-21
- Employees Connecting AI Tools Internally Risks Leaks; Merge API Adds DLP — shensi · 2026-08-21