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zabadoh@ani.social Joined: 2023-11-19

Link: https://www.kron4.com/news/technology-ai/plans-to-transform-downtown-oakland-office-building-into-data-center-ai-infrastructure-hub-confirmed/

SleeplessCityLights@programming.dev Joined: 2025-10-03

This is very normal. They are usually just not public knowledge and secrect.

RIotingPacifist@lemmy.world Joined: 2023-06-22

It seems like a bad use of downtown space, but it's funny to see YIMBYs (or at least people who act like YIMBYs on reddit) turn around and want review of usage of lots. Especially as it's already a datacenter.

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