Maryland activist gathers 25,000 signatures to block $5B AI data center at abandoned mall site
Polymarket · x · 2026-11-10
A Maryland activist has helped block a $5 billion AI data center planned for the site of an abandoned shopping mall that closed 24 years ago, after gathering over 25,000 signatures — another sign of local community resistance to AI compute buildout.
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