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PublishedOctober 9, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Amazon and others are done keeping data center deals secret. Is it enough to build trust?
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Amazon says it will stop using NDAs when negotiating data center deals with local governments, following a similar move from Microsoft earlier this year. Secrecy has fueled community backlash against AI infrastructure, with opposition leading to hundreds of proposed and enacted moratoriums from New
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