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AI Data Center Sparks Controversy in Greenland

2/13/2026

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  • In Nuuk, Greenland, Drew Horn, a former Trump administration official, and Greenlandic entrepreneur Svend Hardenberg announced plans to build a large AI data center in western Greenland.
  • Horn and Hardenberg call themselves a 'dynamic duo,' but locals fear profiteering and greater American influence.
  • The project aims to use hydroelectric power for a multibillion-dollar data center and to model future U.S.–Greenland collaboration.