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UK considers forcing data centres to invest locally to meet new AI ‘covenant’
Financial Times Technology
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What the source reports
The UK government is considering requiring data centre developers to invest in local communities to ease public opposition.
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- Enterprise AI
- Publisher and source type
- Financial Times Technology · INDUSTRY NEWS
- Published by source
- 27 October 2026
- Collected by OneBench
- 28 Oct 2026, 02:01 UK
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Burnham government looks at fresh requirements for developers as it seeks to head off public opposition to infrastructure build-out…
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