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The datacentre next door: on the frontline of tech’s latest David v Goliath battle.

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Residents in Newport, South Wales, are opposing corporate plans to build datacentres for energy-hungry AI networks, according to the Guardian.

Why it matters: It illustrates local resistance to the infrastructure buildout behind the AI boom.

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“The AI boom is pitting local residents against corporate giants seeking to power their energy-hungry networks – but one Welsh city is fighting back Dale Johnston opens the gate to his neat suburban garden on the western fringes of Newport in South Wales.”
Guardian Technology, 24 Oct 2026, 11:00.

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