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Metrobloks says its data center is not Big Tech, but Martindale-Brightwood residents still tell them to 'go home"
2+ hour, 28+ min ago (718+ words) After months of mounting tension, a California-based data center developer faced a skeptical crowd of Martindale-Brightwood residents Monday night to defend its proposal for the historically Black neighborhood. Residents questioned Metrobloks" plan to build a 14-acre data center on the…...
Blocking TikTok? Indiana lawmakers want to restrict kids' social media use
2+ week, 5+ day ago (791+ words) Indiana lawmakers are considering a bill that would severely limit childrens' access to social media as concerns around its impact on childrens' health rise. Legislation that would severely limit the ability of children in Indiana to access social media accounts…...
Google's Data Center: What the build could mean for Fort Wayne
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1766+ words) More than a hundred people gathered inside of the Ivy Tech North Campus auditorium to oppose the data center's petition for more emergency diesel generators on Nov. 13, 2025 While opposition to data centers continues to grow, including here in northeast Indiana,…...
Metrobloks files re-zoning proposal with Indianapolis for Martindale Brightwood data center
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (508+ words) The plans include two "data halls" along Sherman Avenue and the Massachusetts Avenue train tracks. Metrobloks " an out-of-state data center development company " filed a formal application with the Indianapolis Department of Metropolitan Development in order to build a new facility…...
Google backs down from proposed data center after months of community pushback
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (609+ words) Protestors outside the Indianapolis City-County building on Monday, Sept. 22, 2025 hold signs in opposition to Google's data center campus proposal in Franklin Township. Google announced its intent to withdraw a contested proposal to rezone hundreds of acres on the southeast side…...
Showdown over Google's data center project set for Indianapolis council hearing
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (474+ words) Protestors against Google's proposed data center campus in Franklin Township hold signs outside the City-County Building on Monday, Sept. 8. 2025. The chant echoed outside the City-County Building as protesters held signs reading "Protect Franklin Township," just before councilors approved a final…...
Previously unnamed company behind proposed Indy data center named in new documents
7+ mon, 2+ day ago (1008+ words) The inside of the Google data center in Council Bluffs, Iowa. New documents obtained by WFYI name Google as the company behind the proposed data center in Franklin Township. Google was named as the company behind a proposed data center…...
How confidentiality agreements around a proposed data center could impact Indianapolis’ development
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (1404+ words) At least one government official signed a non-disclosure agreement related to the proposed data center in Franklin Township, raising questions about how much information will be publicly available if it comes to a vote. This story was updated on Thursday,…...
Indiana seeks to keep lawsuits against TikTok alive in state Supreme Court hearing
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (336+ words) The Indiana Supreme Court will weigh whether to allow the state of Indiana's lawsuits against social media app TikTok to remain alive. The state of Indiana is trying to keep its lawsuits against social media giant TikTok alive in the…...
Scam emails that seem to come from Indiana government linked to hack of former vendor
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (284+ words) Anyone signed up to receive emails and notices from Indiana state agencies and offices was sent phishing scam emails overnight after the state said the private company that used to manage the state government's email subscription services was hacked. Scam…...