Kevin Nguyen
@knguyen.bsky.social
features editor at the verge. author of ‘new waves’ and ‘mỹ documents’ https://knguyen.org
New data center proposals are facing huge backlash, even though Arizonans eagerly welcomed a large chipmaking complex built by TSMC. But both industries must contend with the issue that has plagued Arizona since its founding: There isn’t enough water. Read more from @gabydvj.bsky.social:
Data centers want to suck everything dry — even the desert
The state is barreling toward a water crisis. Data centers might be the breaking point.
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i went to arizona in august, at the height of summer, to answer a nagging question: why are there so many data centers, not to mention a water-guzzling chip factory, in the desert? www.theverge.com/cs/features/...
AI has come for Arizona’s water
The state is barreling toward a water crisis. Data centers might be the breaking point.
theverge.com
Thought about this a lot and the best karaoke picks are: familiar, unexpected, under 4 minutes long
i just yawned so hard my bluetooth headphones disconnected??
Kevin O’Leary’s plans for a colossal new data center in Utah came under intense criticism from local residents. Now, thanks to an organized ground campaign and legal action, development on Stratos is stalled, leaving O’Leary’s “Wonder Valley” in limbo. www.theverge.com/cs/features/...
I wrote about Kevin O'Leary's proposed Utah data center: how it came together so fast, how it fits into the AI buildout, and why the backlash became such a political force.
The People of Utah vs. Kevin O’Leary
Mr. Wonderful wanted to build the world’s largest data center. The neighbors had other ideas.
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When Kevin O'Leary's plans for a colossal new data center in Utah came under intense criticism, he blamed China. The truth turns out to be more mundane, yet impressive: O'Leary's fiercest critics are not Chinese agents, but local residents. Read more from @joshdzieza.bsky.social: buff.ly/PIO5baD
I think @joshdzieza.bsky.social has written the first great data center feature. It encapsulates and explains everything with clarity and humor—a feat of reporting that’s accessible enough to send to your parents, and that maybe we will be reading 10 years from now when we look back at this moment.
The People of Utah vs. Kevin O’Leary
Mr. Wonderful wanted to build the world’s largest data center. The neighbors had other ideas.
theverge.com
Mr. Wonderful wanted to build the world's largest data center. The neighbors had other ideas. www.theverge.com/cs/features/...
The People of Utah vs. Kevin O’Leary
Mr. Wonderful wanted to build the world’s largest data center. The neighbors had other ideas.
theverge.com
showing sahaquiel the tenth angel to my surgeon. which surgeon? great question
Eight years ago I interviewed John Cho for GQ and he said he wanted a role where he could wear a cool hat. Finally, Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother has fulfilled his wish.
laughable to write this many words complaining about the longlist and offer zero examples of books that should have made it
Opinion | The National Book Awards Are No Longer National
The National Book Awards longlists are a study in tedious political orthodoxy.
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what if ed sheeran channels all his emotions about feeling sad and betrayed by making more songs. not so funny now is it
NEW: For months, I've been reporting & writing this longform feature on "the ones who saw this coming" — AI safety researchers who have for years been warning about the risks of rogue AI. I was even with them on the day news broke of the OAI-Hugging Face attack. Gift link below.
Researchers warned AI would go rogue. This is only the beginning. www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
Inside the suddenly explosive world of AI safety
AI safety researchers warned that popular models would go rogue. This is only the beginning.
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My Japanese cousin just asked me if Americans really get laid off suddenly like in the movies 😭😭😭😭😭😭
Seen a lot of people responding to this with “I’m just going to pirate the show,” and I want to gently remind everyone that the central idea in this piece is that there’s no way to engage with the Potter franchise in any capacity that doesn’t benefit Rowling and her bigotry
The Verge@theverge.com · 2mo agoAs a new Harry Potter trailer makes the rounds, it bears repeating that there’s no way to watch this show without supporting J.K. Rowling’s bigotry and the structural violence she’s inflicting on the trans community.
As a new Harry Potter trailer makes the rounds, it bears repeating that there’s no way to watch this show without supporting J.K. Rowling’s bigotry and the structural violence she’s inflicting on the trans community.
There is no ethical consumption of HBO’s Harry Potter series
You can’t without supporting Rowling’s transphobic bigotry.
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Massive AI infrastructure is being built out across the US, and it’s probably coming for your state. There’s one place where the data center occupation already arrived – 20 years ago. So if you want to know what it will look like... www.theverge.com/cs/features/...
Massive AI infrastructure is being built out across the US. But if you want to know what the data center occupation looks like, visit Loudoun County, Virginia, where that future arrived 20 years ago. www.theverge.com/cs/features/...
Your future is in Virginia
If you want to know what the data center occupation looks like, there’s one place where it already arrived — 20 years ago.
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Some exciting news: @theverge.com is a finalist for five (5!) Online Journalism Awards this year, including general excellence. And the other nominees are some of our favorite, not-so-expected-from-a-tech-site stories. awards.journalists.org/winners/2026/
2026 Online Journalism Awards Winners
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New: Target staff "pranked" for social media; a comedian filmed mid-set; a Sprouts worker whose boss started wearing Meta glasses; and a cashier worried customers are filming down her shirt. Meta glasses are in the workplace, and workers feel powerless to stop it. 🎁 www.theverge.com/report/98241...
Meta glasses are a workplace menace
“Pervert” glasses are making jobs weird and putting workers on edge.
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[Bane, writing undergrad thesis] I was born in the dark. You merely culturally appropriated it.
when Bill Ackman tweets that US Open tickets are too expensive
