{"id":22255,"date":"2026-03-10T14:37:33","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T13:37:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/10\/datacenters-are-becoming-a-target-in-warfare-for-the-first-time\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T14:37:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T13:37:33","slug":"datacenters-are-becoming-a-target-in-warfare-for-the-first-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/10\/datacenters-are-becoming-a-target-in-warfare-for-the-first-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Datacenters are becoming a target in warfare for the first time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Iran is bombing Gulf datacenters to blow up symbols of alliance with the US \u2013 bringing the war directly into the lives of millions of people<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/info\/2022\/sep\/20\/sign-up-for-the-techscape-newsletter-our-free-technology-email\"><strong>Sign up for the TechScape newsletter: our free technology email<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Hello, and welcome to TechScape. I\u2019m your host, Blake Montgomery. If you enjoy reading this newsletter, please forward it to someone you think would as well.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/mar\/04\/us-tech-companies-energy-cost-pledge-white-house\">US tech firms pledge at White House to bear costs of energy for datacenters<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/mar\/03\/datacenter-politics-north-carolina-primary\">Showdown over datacenter politics at heart of North Carolina primary<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2026\/mar\/06\/indonesia-social-media-ban-children\">Indonesia to ban social media for children under 16<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/2025\/sep\/13\/australians-will-verify-age-photo-id-facial-recognition-to-watch-pornography-from-december\">Australians will have to verify their age to watch pornography from Monday. 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