Amazon invokes national security to counter data center resistance

AWS will invest over $1 billion across five years through its Built Together program for communities hosting data centers. AWS CEO Matt Garman said more than 100 construction moratoriums are under consideration in the US and compared the buildout to the postwar interstate highway system.

• AWS pledges over $1 billion over five years to host communities
• Garman: more than 100 data center moratoriums under consideration in the US
• WSJ poll: 62% of voters back pausing data center construction
• Amazon dropped NDAs with local governments and promises earlier disclosure