More than 100 protesters broke into the Microsoft building site of the Amsterdam data center
Protesters broke into a construction site for a Microsoft data center in Amsterdam, displaying anti-AI banners and chanting slogans related to Palestine. The facility, consisting of three towers, is being built despite a city-wide ban on new data centers until 2030. Activists criticized the project, linking it to broader issues of technology use in conflicts. Similar protests occurred in Dublin against Israeli military actions, highlighting growing resistance to AI data centers, particularly in the U.S.
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