Amazon Pledges $1 Billion and Policy Changes for Data Centers

Amazon pledged $1 billion over five years to local communities for workforce development and energy efficiency projects to address anti-data-center sentiment.

The cloud computing division announced it will eliminate the use of nondisclosure agreements with government agencies regarding data center projects.

AWS cloud chief Matt Garman warned that local moratoriums could undermine U.S. competitiveness in artificial intelligence development.