Amazon drops data center NDAs as community backlash spurs hundreds of moratoriums
TechCrunch AI · rss · 2026-10-10
TechCrunch covers two trends:
- Data center transparency: Amazon says it will stop using NDAs when negotiating data center deals with local governments, following Microsoft's similar move earlier this year. Secrecy has fueled community backlash, with opposition leading to hundreds of proposed and enacted moratoriums from New York to San Francisco.
- AI agent payments: A wave of startups is betting consumers will hand AI agents access to their credit cards.
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