Thu
Jun 25 2026
01:17 pm
By: bizgrrl
Knox County Mayor won't sign county commission’s data center moratorium.
“Whether we like it or not, data centers have become a necessary part of our everyday life. I’m recording this video on my smartphone. You’re likely streaming it on a smartphone, tablet, or computer. That entire process requires data centers.”
For years we've been performing those specific activities without the many new proposed AI data centers.
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