Thirsty AI data center runs into Florida community opposition

The “Project Tango” AI data center would be built next door to the million-dollar homes in the Arden development in Loxahatchee. The residents there are strongly opposed to the idea. (Picture via Arden website)

Happy New Year! How’s 2026 treating you so far? Looks to me like it’s got a new twist on the challenges of 2025, at least when it comes to AI.

“AI,” in case you’ve just awakened from 12 years in a coma, does not stand for a spicy alcoholic drink called “Avocado Inferno.” It’s short for Artificial Intelligence — sort of like the HAL 9000 talking computer in “2001: A Space Odyssey.”…

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