{"id":"n_jizb5rtqvuu5udydo5ca","seq":9144912,"kind":"article","title":"Protesters Break Into Microsoft Datacenter Site in Amsterdam as European Rallies Spread","url":"https://apnews.com/article/data-centers-europe-ai-protests-us-midterms-b4f3f9f368697bb37416bcb4fabdd67c","summary":"Associated Press Protesters broke into a Microsoft datacenter construction site in Amsterdam on Friday, prompting police to detain 150–200 people, as opposition to datacenter expansion spreads across Europe. Activists in 15 countries are demanding a moratorium on datacenter construction, citing heavy electricity and water consumption, environmental risks, and insufficient public consultation. Demonstrations also took place in Germany, Poland, and Italy, where communities…","published":"2026-11-09T18:17:47Z","seen":"2026-11-09T18:17:47Z","lang":"en","source":{"id":"kite-news-content-smithbucklin-com-038be2","name":"news.content.smithbucklin.com","domain":"news.content.smithbucklin.com"},"via":"kite-news-content-smithbucklin-com-038be2","topics":["computer-science"],"entities":[{"id":"Q2283","name":"Microsoft","type":"org"},{"id":"Q727","name":"Amsterdam","type":"place"}],"story":"st_bt4okpkvzz7qrtb3xbkq","category":"conflict-war","category_p":0.27,"category2":"economy-business","sentiment":"negative","tone":-0.77,"political":0.52}