BONUS: Are neighborhood data centers a 'necessary evil' for the US to compete with China? Plus, what it'll take to reopen government

About this episode

The episode discusses the necessity of neighborhood data centers for US competitiveness against China and the current government spending plans.

The NIMBYS come out in force every time one is proposed, but should Americans embrace data centers? Here's an answer. Plus, the latest on spending plans in Congress, and how the US is fighting the first AI war in Iran.

Topics covered

• data centers
• US-China competition
• government spending
• AI war
• NIMBYism

Keywords

• data centers
• NIMBY
• US
• China
• government spending
• AI war
• Iran

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NIMBYS, Congress

Places: US, China, Iran

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