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Data center execs made political donations before Montana facility announcement

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Top executives from an out-of-state data center company made identical political donations to nine Montana candidates in the year preceding their company's announcement of plans to build a facility in Yellowstone County. This action by the employees of the data center firm has drawn attention in Montana. AI

RANK_REASON The article reports on a political donation pattern by employees of a data center company prior to a facility announcement, which is a commentary on potential influence or ethics rather than a core AI development.

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Data center execs made political donations before Montana facility announcement

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  1. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Montana Free Press: Top employees for data center company eyeing Yellowstone County made matching political donations before announcing plans. “Two top executiv

    Montana Free Press: Top employees for data center company eyeing Yellowstone County made matching political donations before announcing plans. “Two top executives from an out-of-state data center company made matching financial contributions to nine state political candidates in …

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