Microsoft has gone quiet after church groups requested just 1% of data centre costs from the company. At community meeti...

Microsoft has gone quiet after church groups requested just 1% of data centre costs from the company. At community meetings, Microsoft representatives appeared unprepared to answer questions beyond its public campaign materials, despite promising to be a "good neighbour" when bringing new data centres to local areas. The company has been vague about substantial local investments while receiving hundreds of millions in state-level tax breaks. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/09/microsoft-goes-quiet-after-church-groups-ask-for-1-of-data-center-costs/ #AIagent #AI #GenAI #AIInfrastructure