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The UK government wants to triple its datacentre capacity to support AI and tech infrastructure, but sprawling facilities in towns like Slough are consuming massive amounts of electricity and water at a time of drought. Investigative reporting from Slough Trading Estate reveals the tension between tech expansion and the country's ability to build new homes and manage scarce resources.
Why it matters: As AI adoption accelerates globally, the infrastructure footprint of large tech companies is colliding with pressing resource constraints and housing crises, making datacentre policy a critical battleground for tech leaders and policymakers.
