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  "id": 6394816,
  "title": "UK datacentres will create just 25% of jobs predicted by tech sector, analysis finds",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/uk-datacentres-will-create-just-25-of-jobs-predicted-by-tech-sector-6394816",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-09T06:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Technology",
    "slug": "guardian-technology",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/sep/09/uk-datacentres-will-create-just-25-of-jobs-predicted-by-tech-sector-analysis-finds"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Facilities likely to employ 10,400 workers, compared with 40,000 in industry estimates, thinktank says Datacentres in the UK will create just a quarter of the jobs predicted by the tech sector, while consuming vast amounts of energy, according to new research. Environmental thinktank Verdant predicts that all the datacentres currently planned are likely to directly employ 10,400 workers –…",
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        "outlet": "Guardian Business",
        "title": "UK datacentres will create just 25% of jobs predicted by tech sector, analysis finds",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/uk-datacentres-will-create-just-25-of-jobs-predicted-by-tech-sector",
        "published": "2026-09-09T06:00:00.000Z"
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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."
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