Special Report Spotlight In a moment of unity, Americans fight Big Tech together CHRISTOPHER CANN USA Today Sep 1, 2026 Sep 1, 2026 Updated 18 mins ago 0 × New York Post - Vertical Trump Backs Data Centers Despite Growing GOP Backlash Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Technology is increasingly bringing Americans together. Just not the way we once envisioned.kAmp3@FE 2 BF2CE6C 46?EFCJ 28@[ g :? `_ p>6C:42?D D2:5 E96J 2?E:4:A2E65 E92E E96 ?6H >:==6??:F> H@F=5 FD96C :? “E96 EC:F>A9 @7 D4:6?46 2?5 E649?@=@8J]” pE E96 E:>6[ >@DE 925 2 A@D:E:G6 G:6H @7 4@>AFE6CD 2?5 E96 :?E6C?6E]k^AmkAm}@H p>6C:42?D 2C6 :?4C62D:?8=J F?:E65 282:?DE C2A:5=J 25G2?4:?8 E649?@=@8:6D 2?5 E96 4@>A2?:6D 369:?5 E96>] }6:893@CD 92G6 C2==:65 282:?DE 52E2 46?E6CD] rC@H5D 2E 4@>>6?46>6?ED 3@@65 2CE:7:4:2= :?E6==:86?46] p?5 2 =2HDF:E 3C@F89E 3J cg DE2E6D 282:?DE |6E2 @G6C 4=2:>D E92E :ED u2463@@< 2?5 x?DE28C2> A=2E7@C>D 6?52?86C65 49:=5C6? =65 E@ 2? 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