Elon Musk offers Starlink discount to AI data center neighbors following air and noise pollution lawsuits — 50% off plans and free hardware rental
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SpaceXAI is trying to win residents living close to the Colossus 1 and 2 data centers by giving them discounted internet access. However, critics say that this is just a PR stunt to help win the community, even as it battles two lawsuits based on air and noise pollution complaints from people living near its data centers.
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🚨: A data center in Georgia used 30 million gallons of water without being billed, while local residents were told to conserve. pic.twitter.com/7JhbV7zc9Z
— Curiosity (@CuriosityonX) June 30, 2026
NVIDIA independently validated our B300 training performance across their benchmark suite, a status only a few achieve. Design, networking, software and operations tuned as one system. Owning the data centers, not renting them, helps keep cloud performance repeatable at scale. https://t.co/CZMfLIqnM3
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