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Astra Taylor on AI Data Center Resistance & Fighting "Billionaire Big Tech Agenda"

As the "supercharged" construction of new data centers to power artificial intelligence blankets the country, a growing resistance movement to these massive corporate projects amid a lack of public oversight is not far behind. As organizer Astra Taylor explains, local fights across the country are leveraging this "industry chokepoint" to force important questions, from the distribution of land, water and energy resources to democratic governance over an industry currently driven by a "billionaire Big Tech agenda." While AI boosters frame the technology as inevitable, Taylor says, "I think that many people are more skeptical than that. … That's part of what it means to have democratic governance over AI, to say, 'No, we don't need this technology to take over every facet of our existence.'"

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‘Shame! Shame! Shame!’: Local Residents Furious After Shark Tank Billionaire’s Data Center Approved in Utah

The project, which residents were informed of just last week, is expected to more than double Utah’s electricity usage, hike its carbon footprint by 50%, and potentially drain more water from the depleted Great Salt Lake.

Stephen Prager

May 05, 2026

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County commissioners in Box Elder County, Utah, were deluged with chants of “Shame! Shame! Shame!” from a crowd of hundreds on Monday night as they voted unanimously to move forward with a sprawling “hyperscale” artificial intelligence data center project that many residents fear will cause energy prices to soar and imperil water access.

The project, known by state officials as “Stratos,” was proposed by the celebrity venture capitalist Kevin O’Leary and has been rushed along by Utah’s Military Installation Development Authority, which recently approved a gigantic energy tax break for the program to help “lure” the billionaire “Shark Tank” investor....

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Davos, Switzerland used to be one of the world's top hotspots for the wealthy elite to hobnob with global heads of state. But one investor is skipping this year's Davos summit to be in President-elect Donald Trump's orbit.

The Daily Beast reported Wednesday that Shark Tank star Kevin O'Leary — who has a net worth of roughly $400 million — isn't planning to go to Switzerland for this year's gathering at Davos, which will take place between January 20th and 24th. Instead, the Canadian businessman views Mar-a-Lago as the most worthwhile destination to represent his interests.

"It’s the new Davos but with much warmer weather," O'Leary wrote for the Daily Mail. "This is where America's business is now being transacted."

To attend Mar-a-Lago, a potential visitor has to either purchase a membership for $1 million, or be the invited guest of a current member. O'Leary wrote that when he visited Trump's Palm Beach County, Florida estate on January 4, he rubbed elbows with Alberta, Canada Premier Danielle Smith, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Trump himself.

O'Leary wrote that he attended Mar-a-Lago earlier this month as a guest of wealthy philanthropist Bill Pulte, who Trump was considering to lead the Department of Housing and Urban Development (he ultimately nominated retired NFL player and former Texas state representative Scott Turner). He noted that upon entering the 17-acre, 126-room mansion, maitre'd Carmen de Oliveira — who he called "the most powerful woman in America you've never heard of" — will decide where a guest will sit, and how close that guest will be to the president-elect. O'Leary referred to Trump's table as "the center of the universe, the sun" and that all the other tables "rotate around it."

"If you don't yet know Carmen, she may seat you on Pluto," he wrote. "But if you're in good standing with her (I was fortunate that she is a fan of Shark Tank), then you get to sit close to the center and rub shoulders with the men and women, who will determine the direction of the country for the next four years."

The Shark Tank star sarcastically referred to as "Mr. Wonderful" has made a bid to buy TikTok in conjunction with billionaire investor Frank McCourt, as the popular short-form video app will be banned in the United States on January 19 unless it's sold to an American company. He argued that his bid "offers the best opportunity to purchase TikTok and keep it operational."

"[E]veryone that I need to speak to about my plans – from Secretary of State nominee Marco Rubio to incoming national security adviser Mike Waltz – is there at Mar-a-Lago," O'Leary wrote.

"You couldn't pay me to get on a plane to Davis[sic] right now," he added. "I'm just hanging around southern Florida, and when I'm invited, I'll drive up to Winter White House."

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