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Global South’s data center gamble | DW News

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And the boom continues. Brazil’s neighbor, Uruguay, has announced a $5.7 billion investment in a new, mostly solar-powered data center near Montevideo. The project is backed by the Spanish company Solaria. According to the Uruguayan president, the nation’s political stability played a crucial role in securing the investment.
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@@user-zk8ed4kd2bImported3wk ago
We'll be paying a fortune for our electricity. People are already broke. Then there's the possibility of huge security and safety issues from AI and health problems and noise from the data centers.