Utah's governor just tightened the rules for Kevin O'Leary's giant AI data center

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Utah's governor is all for new AI data centers — under certain conditions. After a massive data center project backed by "Shark Tank" investor Kevin O'Leary outraged many Utah residents, the governor is issuing new parameters around its development. In an executive order on Friday, Gov. Spencer Cox established a "higher bar for data center development in Utah." "Utahns deserve confidence that water resources, air quality, utility rates, wildlife, and quality of life will be protected. This