Kevin O'Leary's Utah AI campus gets approved

‘Shame!: Utah Residents Livid After Shark Tank Billionaire’s Data Center Approved

County commissioners in Box Elder County, Utah, were deluged with chants of “Shame! Shame! Shame!” from a crowd of hundreds on Monday night as they voted unanimously to move forward with a sprawling “hyperscale” artificial intelligence data center project that many residents fear will cause energy prices to soar and imperil water access. The project, known by state officials as “Stratos,” was proposed by the celebrity venture capitalist Kevin O’…

SCIENCE & TECH: ‘Shark Tank’ mogul Kevin O’Leary’s massive new data center enrages Utah residents: ‘Shame!’

Hundreds of furious Utah residents packed a gym and erupted in chants of “Shame! Shame! Shame!” this week as county commissioners pushed through approval of “Shark Tank” star Kevin O’Leary’s colossal AI data center project — a sprawling development critics warn could transform the rural region forever. The controversial proposal ignited a political firestorm in Box Elder County, where regulators voted to advance O’Leary’s planned “hyperscale” da…

‘Shark Tank’ Mogul Kevin O’Leary Enrages Red State Residents With Latest Move

A Utah county commission triggered one of the most explosive local political confrontations in recent memory this week, voting to greenlight a colossal artificial intelligence data center backed by “Shark Tank” investor Kevin O’Leary — and the rage that followed has not stayed inside the meeting room. Box Elder County, a rural stretch of northern...

Kevin O'Leary's Utah AI campus gets approved

Box Elder County commissioners approved Kevin O’Leary’s 9GW Stratos AI campus in Utah on May 4, amid loud public protests from hundreds of local residents. Box Elder County commissioners in Utah voted unanimously on May 4 to approve the Stratos…