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US Ads Attack Data Centres

technologySeptember 8, 2026·86 words·1 min read
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US Ads Attack Data Centres
US political groups spent a lot of money this year. They paid for ads about data centres. Data centres are very big buildings with many computers. They help run AI. AI means artificial intelligence.
Many Americans do not like data centres. They think the buildings make electricity cost more. The buildings also use a lot of water.
But data centres can help a town too. Quincy is a small town in the US. Microsoft built data centres there. The tax money paid for a new school.

Key Vocabulary

n.
a very big building full of computers
adj.
computers that can think and learn like people
n.
the power that makes lights and computers work
n.
money people pay to the government
n.
a place with walls and a roof
adj.
about the government and who runs a country
Vocabulary Translations· 6 words · 12 languages

Every definition is context-aware — translated based on how the word is used in this article, not a dictionary.

data centren.

a very big building full of computers

trung tâm dữ liệucentro de dadosデータセンターveri merkezicentro de datoscentrum danychمركز بياناتdatacentrumдата-центр数据中心데이터 센터
artificial intelligenceadj.

computers that can think and learn like people

trí tuệ nhân tạointeligência artificial人工知能yapay zekâinteligencia artificialsztuczna inteligencjaالذكاء الاصطناعيkunstmatige intelligentieискусственный интеллект人工智能인공지능
electricityn.

the power that makes lights and computers work

điệneletricidade電気elektrikelectricidadprąd, elektrycznośćالكهرباءelektriciteitэлектричество电전기
taxn.

money people pay to the government

thuếimposto税金vergiimpuestopodatekضريبةbelastingналог税세금
buildingn.

a place with walls and a roof

tòa nhàprédio建物binaedificiobudynekمبنىgebouwздание建筑物건물
politicaladj.

about the government and who runs a country

(thuộc) chính trịpolítico政治のsiyasipolíticopolitycznyسياسيpolitiekполитический政治的정치의

Check Your Understanding

Question 1: True or False

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Data centres are small buildings.

2

Data centres help run AI.

3

Many Americans like data centres.

4

Data centres use a lot of water.

Question 2: Multiple Choice

What is inside a data centre?

Question 3: Multiple Choice

What did the tax money pay for in the small town?

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