Indigenous group in Brazil takes TikTok to court over planned data center

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Demand for data centers worldwide has surged on the back of a boom in artificial intelligence and cloud computing. Elsewhere, Meta shelved a planned data center in the Netherlands, which was set to be the biggest in the country, following local pushback. In Brazil, the Anacé are fighting a government keen on turning the country into a data center hub. With more than 180 data centers already commissioned, authorities are now expecting an influx of hyperscalers — large-scale data centers designed to withstand the increased computational demands that come with AI. The International Energy Agency estimates that electricity consumption by data centers will account for 3% of global electricity consumption in 2030.