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 should have a measurable limit, independent oversight, financial backing, and a practical remedy if it is broken.

# A town’s first data center: what to require before saying yes

A data center can bring construction employment, tax base, and infrastructure investment. It can also…