
Exclusive: Senate Investigation Challenges Big Tech’s Case for AI Data Centers
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Tech executives pose for a photo during a ceremony at River Bend, Hut 8's AI data center campus under construction in Saint Francisville, La., on Oct. 5, 2026 . —Kathleen Flynn/Getty Images As the world's biggest technology companies race to build data centers across the country to power an AI boom , a yearlong Senate investigation argues that some firms are misleading the public about the true costs and benefits around those projects. The findings,…
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