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More than 100 activists broke into a Microsoft data centre construction site in Amsterdam, climbing cranes and hanging anti-AI banners. This marks the start of two days of coordinated protests across 16 countries against the rapid expansion of AI infrastructure.

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Good thing for Democrats. They can now blame the Dutch for the AI bubble popping.

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More than one hundred protesters broke into a Microsoft AI data centre construction site in Amsterdam. 🇳🇱 Protesters climbed cranes and displayed anti-AI banners. One person was arrested. Activists cited the facility’s massive electricity and water use, Microsoft’s ties to US immigration enforcement and the Israeli military, and the delay of thirty thousand homes. The action is the first of 85 planned demonstrations across 16 European countries this weekend.
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More than one hundred protesters broke into a Microsoft AI data centre construction site in Amsterdam. 🇳🇱 Protesters climbed cranes and displayed anti-AI banners. One person was arrested. Activists cited the facility’s massive electricity and water use, Microsoft’s ties to US immigration enforcement and the Israeli military, and the delay of thirty thousand homes. The action is the first of 85 planned demonstrations across 16 European countries this weekend.

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