SpaceX is snapping up hundreds of homes near its new flagship AI data center — but only if the owners agree to one incredible catch
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AI data centers are starting to look like heavy industry—noise, land use, and litigation included. When you site large compute, community relations and legal exposure now belong in the same planning doc as power and cooling.
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