Rick W / Monday, November 9, 2026 / Categories: Artificial Intelligence The backlash about data centers might really just be about electricity This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. As voters went to the polls across the US last week, I was in Ashburn, Virginia, part of what’s known as Data Center Alley—the world’s largest data center hub. It’s also where… Previous Article Nancy Pelosi’s replacement is ready to regulate AI Next Article BAIR at CoRL 2026 Print 2 Tags: AlgorithmdataAI