The Cloud Convict Colony
OpenAI and NextDC promise a new Sydney data center. Australia provides the land; Silicon Valley supplies the invisible landlord.
Panel 1 (foreground sign): “WELCOME TO WESTERN SYDNEY DATA ESTATE – FOREIGN IDEAS, LOCAL HEAT.” Panel 2 (tiny tag on the mega-building): “RENT: PAYABLE IN ATTENTION, POWER BILLS & SOVEREIGNTY.”
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OpenAI and NextDC team up for major Sydney data center project
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