Modi wants India to power the AI age. Residents are pushing back.

Modi wants India to power the AI age. Residents hold placards during a protest against Amazon's planned data center, in Thane, on the outskirts of Mumbai, India, last month. What was once a stretch of lush greenery outside his 21st-floor window is now a scar of red earth where trees were felled to make way for an Amazon facility that forms part of the tech giant's planned $21 billion investment in AI infrastructure in India by 2030. "I would not have bought the house if I had known," said the 46-year-old, lamenting a purchase made just five months ago. In a time of both misinformation and too much information, quality journalism is more crucial than ever.