{
  "id": 5105164,
  "title": "UK government does not know what datacentres are being used for, FoI request shows",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/uk-government-does-not-know-what-datacentres-are-being-used-for-foi-5105164",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-02T13:44:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Technology",
    "slug": "guardian-technology",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/sep/02/uk-datacentres-ai-boom-foi-environment"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Lack of information raises fears over environmental impact of the AI boom UK politics live – latest updates The UK government does not know what the country’s datacentres are being used for despite fears over the growing environmental impact of the AI boom. When asked in a freedom of information (FoI) request who was using the largest sites and what for, the Department for Science, Innovation and…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Guardian Business",
        "title": "UK government does not know what datacentres are being used for, FoI request shows",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/uk-government-does-not-know-what-datacentres-are-being-used-for-foi",
        "published": "2026-09-02T13:44:54.000Z"
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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."
}