Mark Cuban shared a 10-point checklist for towns getting their first data center0

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• September 8, 2026

Mark Cuban is urging local governments to negotiate harder before approving data centers, saying towns should secure enforceable protections while they still have leverage. In a series of X posts on Monday, the billionaire tech entrepreneur shared a 10-part playbook for communities considering their first project. His basic rule: Every major promise from a developer