Bessent Blasts US Hyperscalers for Failure to Tout AI Benefits
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When a Treasury Secretary is publicly pressing hyperscalers to show local AI benefits, data centers have crossed from quiet infra to political target. If you’re planning large compute footprints, community engagement and visible economic upside — jobs, training, local procurement — need to be designed in from day one, not bolted on after opposition forms.
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