Amazon sending locals $1 billion after Trump tells Big Tech to ‘make communities happy’ about data centers

Amazon announced a plan to invest $1 billion over five years into communities hosting its data centers nationwide. This initiative follows a White House meeting where President Donald Trump urged Big Tech leaders, including CEO Jeff Bezos, to ensure local residents benefit from development. The funding will specifically target job education, energy affordability, and other local priorities to make communities happy about the presence of these technology facilities and the associated infrastructure growth across the country.