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The Data Center Americans Hate Could Light Up Rural Africa
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Americans are fighting data centers over power bills. In rural Africa, a Rockefeller-backed project is testing whether computers can pay for electricity.
- Americans are fighting data centers over power bills. In rural Africa, a Rockefeller-backed project is testing whether computers can pay for electricity.
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- The Data Center Americans Hate Could Light Up Rural Africa
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