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Why Meta’s Hyperion Data Center Looks Like It’s Crushing New York City

A graphic for the tech company’s 5-gigawatt data center in rural Louisiana uses a futurist visual of Manhattan for a powerful metaphor.

Hyperion Data Center over Manhattan

Credit: Meta

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