Protesters enter Microsoft data center construction site in Amsterdam
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About 100 protesters entered a construction site for a new Microsoft data center in Amsterdam on Thursday morning, according to Reuters, as reported by The Verge.
Some climbed a crane and hung a "fuck AI" banner.
The Geef Tegengas group organized the protest against three 85-meter data center towers planned on the city's outskirts. Microsoft will be the sole tenant, and Pure Data Centres is building the project.
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AIAround 100 protesters entered a construction site for a new Microsoft data center in Amsterdam on Thursday morning, Reuters reports, with some climbing a crane to hang a "fuck AI" banner. The protest, organized by the Geef Tegengas group, opposes three 85-meter data center towers on the city's outskirts. Microsoft will be the sole tenant, and the project is being built by Pure Data Centres.
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