The power play behind Hyperion, Mark Zuckerberg’s colossal data center being built in rural Louisiana (opens in new tab)

Covered by 5 sources including Fortune, TechRadarDiscussed on Hacker News

$10 billion of investment. Code names to disguise projects and companies. Mixed opinions. Skyrocketing property values. And enough tax breaks...

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Meta’s $10 billion Louisiana data center is getting $3.3 billion in tax breaks—more than seven years of the state’s entire police budget

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Meta to receive over $3 billion in tax breaks for its 2,250 acre Louisiana data center – enough to fund the state’s police budget for seven years

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