TECHNOLOGYJun 10 · 00:15 UTCTHE GUARDIAN WORLDAdam Willems in Seattle

Seattle enacts year-long ban on new AI datacenters

Seattle has enacted a year-long moratorium on new datacenters, becoming the largest U.S. city to do so amid growing backlash against energy-intensive AI infrastructure. The city council voted unanimously to pass the temporary ban, which affects a tech hub home to Amazon and Microsoft.

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