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Extinction Rebellion targets Microsoft AI data center with acid attack

By PulseAugur Editorial · [2 sources] ·

Activists from Extinction Rebellion and the Tech Workers Coalition have targeted a Microsoft data center construction site in the Amsterdam port area. They used a mixture of acid, hydrogen peroxide, salt, and paint to attempt to weaken the concrete foundations and accelerate steel corrosion. This action is part of a broader movement against the environmental impact of large data centers, which are increasingly built to support AI development and consume significant amounts of electricity and water. AI

IMPACT Highlights growing opposition to AI's environmental footprint, potentially impacting future infrastructure development.

RANK_REASON Direct action against a construction site, not a product or frontier release.

Read on Mastodon — fosstodon.org →

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Extinction Rebellion targets Microsoft AI data center with acid attack

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Direct action against a construction site, not a product or frontier release.
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COVERAGE [2]

  1. Hacker News — AI stories ≥50 points TIER_1 English(EN) · lowbar ·

    'We used acid to sabotage Microsoft hyperscale data centre construction'

  2. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    'We used acid to sabotage Microsoft hyperscale data centre construction' https:// techwerkers.nl/en/posts/aanval -microsoft-ai-datacentrum/ # ai # microsoft

    'We used acid to sabotage Microsoft hyperscale data centre construction' https:// techwerkers.nl/en/posts/aanval -microsoft-ai-datacentrum/ # ai # microsoft

    LINKS techwerkers.nl/…/aanval-microsoft-ai-data…

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