Rare bees kill Meta's nuclear-powered AI data center plans

Environmental regulators reportedly quashed Mark Zuckerberg's nuclear plant partnership meant to help power Meta's ongoing artificial intelligence projects. Details remain scarce, but the main reason for pausing plans allegedly comes down to one issue--rare bees. The tech company's setback, first reported on November 4th by Financial Times, came after surveyors discovered the currently unspecified pollinators while reviewing land meant for a new AI data center. The selected area offered easy access to tap into the nearby, unspecified nuclear plant. Zuckerberg, however, confirmed the project's cancellation during a Meta all-hands meeting last week, according to FT.