From Mexico to Ireland, Fury Mounts Over a Global A.I. Frenzy Highlight

Microsoft’s data center complex in central Mexico rises more than 800 feet atop a hill in the high mesquite plains north of Mexico City.

It is prime land. Locals, including Indigenous groups, had long grazed animals at a natural spring there. Today, the space is fenced off. Drone footage shows a new reservoir inside, surrounded by fresh dirt.