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Farmer turns down $15.7 million offer from data center developers: 'It breaks my heart ... the rest of every square inch is going to get built on' | Fortune

An 86-year-old Pennsylvania farmer sold development rights for under $2 million to preserve 261 acres instead of accepting over $15 million from developers.

Business

fromBitcoin Magazine

1 month ago

Riot ($RIOT) Rockets 13% Following Major Lease With AMD

Riot purchased 200 acres at Rockdale using proceeds from selling ~1,080 bitcoin and secured a long-term AMD lease to deliver 25 MW of IT load.

Environment

fromFast Company

3 months ago

Data centers are surging-but so are the protests against them

Local opposition is rapidly blocking or delaying numerous U.S. data center projects in 2025 over concerns about high water and energy consumption.

fromArs Technica

3 months ago

Google plans secret AI military outpost on tiny island overrun by crabs

Every year, millions of crabs emerge from the forest and swarm across roads, streams, rocks, and beaches to reach the ocean, where each female can produce up to 100,000 eggs. The tiny baby crabs that survive take about nine days to march back inland to the safety of the plateau. While Google is seeking environmental approvals for its subsea cables, the timing could prove delicate for Christmas Island's most famous residents.