{"id":212786,"date":"2026-06-05T18:24:49","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T18:24:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/daily-briefing-what-can-be-done-about-data-centers-usa-today\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T18:24:49","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T18:24:49","slug":"daily-briefing-what-can-be-done-about-data-centers-usa-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/daily-briefing-what-can-be-done-about-data-centers-usa-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Daily Briefing: What can be done about data centers? – USA Today"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome to the Daily Briefing. Start with these stories:
Nicole Fallert<\/a><\/strong><\/em> here, Happy National Donut Day<\/a> 🍩 Let’s get into Friday’s news, starting with a growing national debate over data centers and then we meet the “Dungeon Crawler Carl” voice actor capturing American readers.
Data centers are seemingly on everyone’s minds as these enormous resource-intensive computer buildings crop up across the county \u2013 sometimes as if out of nowhere. The huge facilities house the physical infrastructure that powers digital services like artificial intelligence. But critics say they\u00a0drain energy and water sources, pollute air quality, cause noise disruption for nearby residents and create a disproportionate number of temporary jobs. Despite water concerns, Texas is seeing construction<\/a> ramp up.
They’re unpopular:<\/strong> Gallup survey results released in May found 70% of Americans\u00a0oppose the construction of data centers<\/a>\u00a0in their communities.
What can be done?<\/strong> Some towns are voting to ban them<\/a>. Some say the companies should take action<\/a>. And other just want transparency<\/a>. Environmental activist Erin Brockovich launched\u00a0a website where American can report issues<\/a> they encounter with data centers in their communities.\u00a0
NCAA Softball<\/span><\/strong>
The Texas\u00a0Longhorns\u00a0defeated No. 11 Texas Tech 4-1<\/a> Thursday night in Oklahoma City\u00a0in Game 2 of the best-of-three series for the\u00a0program’s second consecutive national championship<\/a>. See the best photos of the celebration<\/a>.
Books<\/span><\/strong>
The “Dungeon Crawler Carl” series has clocked over 140 million listening hours on Audible. The audiobook is a selling point for many readers because of the range of distinct voices\u00a0Jeff Hays creates for the eclectic cast of characters, from an AI to an uppity British princess cat. Hays’ voice acting\u00a0skill has helped catapult<\/a> the near-perfect-Audible-rated series to the forefront of the\u00a0LitRPG (literary role-playing game) subgenre.\u00a0
Have feedback on the Daily Briefing?\u00a0Shoot\u00a0Nicole an email at\u00a0NFallert@usatoday.com<\/em><\/small>.<\/p>\n

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