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Inside our months-long investigation into Kevin O’Leary’s Utah data center debacle

The Verge AIThursday, October 1, 2026 at 2:00 PM

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Inside our months-long investigation into Kevin O’Leary’s Utah data center debacle
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Today I’m talking with Josh Dzieza, a longtime features writer here at The Verge, about Kevin O’Leary’s plans to build a massive data center in Utah.

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Why it matters
AI developments move capital, regulation, and competitive advantage across the tech stack. Today I’m talking with Josh Dzieza, a longtime features writer here at The Verge, about Kevin O’Leary’s plans to build a massive data center in Utah. Secondary effects may show up in markets and supply chains linked to Inside and Kevin.

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What happened

Today I’m talking with Josh Dzieza, a longtime features writer here at The Verge, about Kevin O’Leary’s plans to build a massive data center in Utah.

Why it matters

AI developments move capital, regulation, and competitive advantage across the tech stack.

Background

The Verge AI reported on this under ai. RedScroll surfaces the signal with an extractive brief — not a reprint of the original article. Read the source for full reporting.

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  1. The Verge AI published: Inside our months-long investigation into Kevin O’Leary’s Utah data center debacle

  2. Story is in today’s RedScroll edition. Follow the original source for updates.

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Secondary effects may show up in markets and supply chains linked to Inside and Kevin.

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