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  "id": 5000971,
  "title": "Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk make plea at G20 for more AI data centers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/mark-zuckerberg-elon-musk-make-plea-at-g20-for-more-ai-data-centers",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-02T03:02:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Economic Times Tech",
    "slug": "economic-times-tech",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/mark-zuckerberg-elon-musk-make-plea-at-g20-for-more-ai-data-centers/articleshow/133696193.cms"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk have called for more AI data centers and electric power to support them at a G20 meeting of technology ministers. The meeting, which took place in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, focused on the disruptions and opportunities brought by artificial intelligence.\n\nAccording to Musk, there will be a significant power shortfall next year due to the massive amounts of electricity needed by AI data centers, which he believes is giving China an advantage. Musk described this as a \"crisis of power\" in the AI buildout.\n\nZuckerberg highlighted the job creation potential of building more data centers, stating that it would require \"hundreds of thousands and maybe millions of jobs\" in skilled trades. He also noted that Meta is struggling to find the skilled tradespeople needed to build the data centers.",
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      {
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        "published": "2026-09-01T15:15:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Musk defends AI data centres, slams EU rules at G20",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/musk-defends-ai-data-centres-slams-eu-rules-at-g20-4892917",
        "published": "2026-09-01T16:13:04.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Musk defends AI data centres, slams EU rules at G20",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/musk-defends-ai-data-centres-slams-eu-rules-at-g20",
        "published": "2026-09-01T16:16:39.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Zuckerberg, Musk push for more AI data centres at G20, warn of power crunch",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/zuckerberg-musk-push-for-more-ai-data-centres-at-g20-warn-of-power",
        "published": "2026-09-02T01:21:59.000Z"
      }
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  "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."
}