{
  "id": 3705566,
  "title": "Everyone hates datacentres. Do we really need them? – podcast",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/everyone-hates-datacentres-do-we-really-need-them-podcast",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-27T04:00:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Science",
    "slug": "guardian-science",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/science/audio/2026/aug/27/everyone-hates-datacentres-do-we-really-need-them-podcast"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "AI companies have promised us world-shifting technology. But there’s a cost: loud, unsightly datacentres that drain environmental resources. As the government pushes their rapid growth, can local communities do anything to push back? Madeleine Finlay speaks to the Guardian’s global technology reporter Aisha Down about the backlash to datacentres across the UK and around the world For tickets to…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}