# Wales Published articles for Wales. This is one page of public article previews, not the complete archive. Follow Next page to continue. Summaries are not the original full articles. ## The datacentre next door: on the frontline of tech's latest David v Goliath battle DevFeed: [The datacentre next door: on the frontline of tech's latest David v Goliath battle]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Tom Wall. Photographs: Joel Redman Published: 2026-10-24T11:00:32Z Content type: news Language: en Sources: [The Guardian | Technology]() Topics: [clean energy data centers](), [Sustainable Computing](), [nuclear energy for AI]() Tags: [ai](), [ai-artificial-intelligence](), [ai-artificial-intelligence-big-data-technology-life-and-style-wales](), [ai-chatbots](), [ai-models](), [air-quality](), [big-data](), [big-tech](), [building](), [campaign](), [energy](), [hyperscale](), [job](), [life-and-style](), [networks](), [technology](), [wales]() ### AI overview The UK's fast-growing hyperscale datacentre buildout is bringing local opposition into conflict with promises of investment and jobs. In Newport, residents describe lost views and existing low hum; they fear noise from cooling equipment and pollution from generator testing as more facilities open. In Cardiff, a proposed centre at a heavily used NHS park and ride has drawn more than 1,200 planning objections. Its plans include seven gas turbines expected to run around the clock for five years while awaiting a grid connection; the developer's assessment estimates emissions within safe levels, and it says the project must comply with environmental and public health rules. A local councillor initially backed the proposal on the grounds that claims about costs and pollution were misleading and that development could attract jobs, but later filed an objection after hearing from residents. Critics question who benefits from expansion and propose stronger standards for private centres and publicly owned computing infrastructure. Welsh authorities are developing a national strategy, while the article notes the tension between expansion and Wales's 2040 net zero goal. ### Source excerpt The AI boom is pitting local residents against corporate giants seeking to power their energy-hungry networks - but one Welsh city is fighting back Dale Johnston opens the gate to his neat suburban garden on the western fringes of Newport in South Wales. There's a trampoline and a slide on the lawn for his grandchildren, and chairs for him and his wife. He should be enjoying the light draining from the perfect autumnal sky - but almost his entire view is blotted out by a vast expanse of prefabricated panels. The 23 metre-high grey hulk looming over him and his neighbours is a hyperscale datacentre. It is heralded by the area's Labour politicians as a job creator, yet all Johnston can think about is what he has lost: "Before, the sun used to come around here and it was lovely." The way residents have been treated is "disgusting". Continue reading... ## UK parliament reviews smart glasses policy amid calls for a ban DevFeed: [UK parliament reviews smart glasses policy amid calls for a ban]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Robert Booth UK technology editor Published: 2026-10-14T16:43:27Z Content type: news Language: en Sources: [The Guardian | Technology]() Topics: [Glasses & AR Tech](), [Matter]() Tags: [ai](), [data-protection](), [house-of-commons](), [information-security](), [mark-zuckerberg](), [politics](), [privacy](), [reform-uk](), [smart-glasses](), [technology](), [technology-policy](), [uk](), [uk-news](), [wales](), [wearable-technology](), [wearable-technology-welsh-politics-reform-uk-technology-policy-house-of-commons-privacy-politics-wal](), [welsh-politics]() ### AI overview A Reform UK Senedd member's apparent use of smart glasses as a teleprompter has prompted debate over their use in parliament. Liberal Democrats have urged the House of Commons to act, citing concerns about discreet recording and the privacy of parliamentary work. Parliament says it is reviewing its policy on camera-equipped smart glasses and other wearable technology. ### Source excerpt Jason O'Connell's suspected use of the specs to aid his speech in Senedd reignites debate over AI-enabled devices It was a flowing speech packed full of precise statistics - but Jason O'Connell, a Reform UK Senedd member, was not quite the gifted orator he had first appeared. The periodic flashing in his spectacles seemed to give the game away as he spoke for five minutes in the Senedd chamber without a glance at his notes. "Cardiff reviewed 192 roads, following 933 requests, and only four routes have returned to 30mph," he said as he led the party's charge to abolish 20mph traffic zones. "GBP 38.3m wasted to implement this policy and up to GBP 8.9bn in an act of economic self-harm." Continue reading...