How Big Tech Hopes to Win Over Data Center Skeptics

How Big Tech Hopes to Win Over Data Center Skeptics

Author: The Wall Street Journal August 21, 2026 Duration: 11:42

Tech companies are deploying a variety of tactics—from holding listening sessions to offering guaranteed jobs to writing big checks—to win public support for the data centers they need to power AI. WSJ reporter Isabella Simonetti 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 in a generation. Journal reporter Jennifer Hiller 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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