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Kevin O’Leary says he will shrink his Utah AI data center project after political backlash / The “Shark Tank” mogul said he would cut the 40,000-acre project by roughly half in a letter sent Thursday… (www.nbcnews.com)
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[–] paraphrand@lemmy.world 18 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

lol, and it’s probally because someone got through to him that most of these projects look impossible to finish in a reasonable timeline. And that there is not yet proof that the demand will be there for what they are specifically building at the end of the timeline.

He gets to act like he’s making a compromise when really he’s just covering his ass.

[–] fleebleneeble@reddthat.com 19 points 4 hours ago

I reckon he should pack up n go to hell

[–] GasMaskedLunatic@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 5 hours ago

I just can't do it at more than 40% the original size. For that reason, I'm out.

[–] bambancico@piefed.social 4 points 5 hours ago

It is a decent excuse for losing faith in the AI/server space for the long-term. Especially looking at possible regulations.

[–] Antagnostic@lemmy.world 3 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

We got him on the ropes!

[–] random_character_a@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago

How about a drop and sudden stop?

[–] cheeseburger@lemmy.ca 1 points 6 hours ago

Is he a mogul?