Explained: Why a deadly virus at Mark Zuckerberg’s $800M AI data centre triggered a water crackdown
A massive AI data centre backed by Mark Zuckerberg has come under fire in Wyoming after a rare bacterium was detected in industrial wastewater linked to the construction site.
The incident was reported at Meta’s Project Cosmo, an 800,000-square-foot (74,322.4-square-metre) AI data centre under construction in Cheyenne’s High Plains Business Park. City officials say contaminated wastewater generated during construction entered Cheyenne’s sewer system, leading authorities to investigate the source.
