Amazon to stop using NDAs in data center talks with local governments

Amazon said it will stop using non-disclosure agreements, or NDAs, when negotiating data center projects with local governments, according to Techub News, which cited TechCrunch AI. The move follows a similar step by Microsoft earlier this year. The report said confidentiality clauses had drawn strong community opposition to artificial intelligence infrastructure projects. From New York to San Francisco, that backlash has led to hundreds of proposed or enacted moratoriums. At the same time, the item noted a separate trend in the AI sector: a group of startups is betting that consumers will allow AI agents to access financial accounts such as credit cards. The brief did not provide more detail on those companies or on any specific products. The update centers on how large technology companies are handling local negotiations around data center development, while public resistance to AI-related infrastructure continues to shape project approvals in multiple cities.