datacentre
Coverage of datacentre in the Nexus archive.
- Approval of east London datacentre labelled ‘slap in the face’ for local democracy
The approval of a £500m datacentre project at the Truman Brewery estate in Brick Lane, east London, was criticized by campaigners and Tower Hamlets council as a 'slap in the face' for local democracy. Housing Secretary Angela Rayner backed the project despite demands for more affordable housing, with the development including only 11 affordable homes.
- AI companies want to water down Australia’s copyright laws. Artists are outraged, Labor is split
AI companies are pushing to weaken Australia's copyright laws, sparking outrage among artists. Australian politicians, including Anthony Albanese, are divided between supporting datacentre investments and protecting creative rights.
- Creatives sound alarm on copyright as Pocock calls $50bn datacentre proposal ‘ultimate dirty deal’
Creatives in Australia demand assurances from the Albanese government that copyright laws won’t be weakened under a potential deal with tech giants. The proposal involves AI companies mining creative content in exchange for a $50bn datacentre investment and a $350m annual fund for artists.