Kentucky family snubs $26 million offer to convert their farmland into an AI data center — 'they call us old stupid farmers, you know, but we’re not,' says landowner

tomshardware.com 2026-08-06 Zhiye Liu

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An anonymous farmer in Northern Kentucky has rejected a $26 million offer from an AI company to purchase part of their farmland for building a data center. Despite the life-changing sum, the Huddlesto... Read original →

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