Sam Altman touts AI at G20 as protestors outside expose industry's popularity problem
The gap between tech leaders' AI optimism and public backlash over data centers is widening, with two-thirds of Americans opposing local data centers.

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The gap between tech leaders' AI optimism and public backlash over data centers is widening, with two-thirds of Americans opposing local data centers.
The AI boom's biggest political problem: voters love the product, hate the infrastructure. Here's how Trump and both parties are navigating the backlash.
OpenAI's CEO pushes back on water consumption fears, citing office-building parity and almond comparisons, even as public opposition mounts.
The data center firm has no operating facilities and no revenue, yet its future hinges on OpenAI contracts. Here's what that means for investors.
The social giant is testing robotic arms and cable-swapping bots to slash human labor as AI infrastructure spending soars.
New data center systems are cutting costs and boosting efficiency with smarter traffic control, not just more chips.