You may have noticed data centres popping up in the news a lot lately - whether it’s in the context of artificial intelligence’s rise, national infrastructure, or even, in more recent days, the Iran war. So in this Squiz Shortcut, we’ll take a look at what data centres are, what they’re used for, and why some experts have concerns about them.

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Listening: This episode of The Daily from the New York Times discusses the data centre boom happening in rural communities throughout the US and what happens when AI comes to town… 

Reading: This article from the ABC looks at how Amazon’s data centres in Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates were helping the US to choose targets in the war, and then became a target themselves…

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