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Data workers are being forced to work on-site during earthquakes and typhoons

Kyle Enero, a call-center employee, was at work one night on the 11th floor of an office tower in the Philippine city of Cebu, when the building began to shake violently. He and the others were ...
KTXS

AI data center workers cite alleged price gouging, say housing costs are untenable

ABILENE, Texas — Workers with the AI data center voiced concerns over alleged "price gouging" in the area putting a financial strain on the local community. According to an anonymous source associated ...
TechCrunch

Construction workers are cashing in on the AI boom

The AI boom is proving to be a windfall for construction workers building the massive data centers that power it all. According to The Wall Street Journal, workers moving into data-center construction ...
NPR

Greetings from Shenyang, China, where workers sort AI data in 'Severance'-like ways

Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares snapshots of moments from their lives and work around the world. You might not realize it, but everything from AI ...
AOL

Construction workers are earning up to 30% more and some are nabbing six-figure salaries in the data center boom

Big Tech’s AI arms race is fueling a massive investment surge in data centers with construction worker labor valued at a premium. In 2026 alone, upwards of $100 billion could be invested by tech ...