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Data centers fight back

Today, Explained | Oct 14 2026 | 00:25:34

Data centers have maybe the worst image in America right now. Enter the public relations professionals.

This episode was produced by Dustin DeSoto, edited by Jolie Myers, fact-checked by Gabriel Dunatov, engineered by David Tatasciore and Bridger Dunnagan, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.

The sun rises on Microsoft's Project Ginger West and a nearby farmhouse in West Des Moines, Iowa. Photo by Liz Rymarev, Post-Dispatch via Getty Images.

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