AI data center planned for suburban Sydney scrapped after local resident backlash
Polymarket · x · 2026-09-29
Per Polymarket, plans for an AI data center in suburban Sydney, Australia have been scrapped following strong opposition from local residents — another example of community pushback over noise, power, and resource concerns reshaping AI infrastructure siting.
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