The Data Center Debate Rages. Will It Change the Course of History?

Source: Battellemedia.com· John Battelle· August 6, 2026

Even though I ran a political media company for four years, I’ve largely avoided writing about politics, and I’m not about to make a habit of it now. But the politics around data centers has come to dominate coverage of AI, and how those politics play out ove…

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