Big Tech sues tiny Ohio town after residents reject massive AI data center

Big Tech sues tiny Ohio town after residents reject massive AI data center

A small Ohio city has become the latest flashpoint in the AI infrastructure boom after a widely shared X video highlighted a local fight over a proposed data center. In Urbana, residents helped stop plans for a massive AI facility, but the conflict did not end with the vote. The developer is now suing, reported Yahoo. What happened? Urbana, which has fewer than 12,000 residents, first saw its city council reject the large project after locals ra…