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SAIL warns UK has 12 months to avoid US-style data center protests

The UK's Sovereign AI Leadership (SAIL) taskforce, backed by Nvidia, Microsoft, Cisco, BT and Barclays, warned ministers they have roughly a year to earn public consent for data centers or face US-style protests. In the US, DataCenterWatch says local opposition has blocked or delayed at least 45 projects worth nearly $68 billion.

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