Inside Microsoft's two-decade-old Quincy, Washington data center and its local impact

Jo Ling Kent tours a Microsoft data center built 20 years ago in Quincy, Washington, before the AI boom, and speaks with the town's mayor about how the facility has benefited the community.

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2026-11-11 14:17 · CBS News Technology
Inside a data center built pre-AI boom, and how it's benefitted a community

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