WSJ Tech News Briefing· Folge 3169

How Big Tech Hopes to Win Over Data Center Skeptics

Freitag, 21. August 2026 · 12 min

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Tech companies are deploying a variety of tactics—from holding listening sessions to offering guaranteed jobs to writing big checks—to win public support (wsj.com/tech/inside-big-techs-frantic-race-to-…) for the data centers they need to power AI. WSJ reporter Isabella Simonetti (wsj.com/news/author/isabella-simonetti?mod=WSJ…) discusses what’s at stake in getting public opinion on their side. Plus, we take you inside the race to build America’s first nuclear reactor (wsj.com/finance/investing/inside-the-race-to-b…) in a generation. Journal reporter Jennifer Hiller (wsj.com/news/author/jennifer-hiller?mod=WSJ_TN…) explains why atomic energy is hot again, and the risks of a nuclear hype cycle. Belle Lin, a reporter for the Wall Street Journal Leadership Institute, hosts.

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