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The Cloud Has Sound: The Unrelenting and Unseen Cost of the A.I. Boom

The Cloud Has Sound: The Unrelenting and Unseen Cost of the A.I. Boom
NYT Technology Wednesday 17 June 2026, 09:00 UTC By Adeel Hassan 1 min read
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A 350,000-square-foot data center in Lowell, Mass., is abutted by homes. The site was once the Lowell Bleachery and Dye Works, and then for six decades the Prince Spaghetti factory.

A 350,000-square-foot data center in Lowell, Mass., is abutted by homes. The site was once the Lowell Bleachery and Dye Works, and then for six decades the Prince Spaghetti factory.
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