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We visited the data center capital of the world in Northern Virginia, where gigantic, power-hungry buildings sit just steps away from people’s homes. In Ashburn, we investigated the societal and environmental impacts of these large-scale centers, interviewed locals on their firsthand experiences, and learned how the world’s digital backbone is reshaping an entire community.

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0:00 Intro
1:10 DC Suburb AI Boom
1:36 Local Interview
2:01 Driving around the Data Centers
2:45 What Happens Inside a Data Center?
3:28 Local Concerns
7:09 Why Virginia?
7:37 “Data Gravity”
8:05 Local Insights
9:08 Water Usage Concerns
9:41 Environmental Costs
11:01 Data Center Riches
12:13 Massive Scale
12:30 Blackrock Data Center
12:50 Caught by Security
14:09 Outro


Episode #85
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