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Trump Touts AI Self-Regulation and Data Center Benefits in Meeting With Tech Leaders
The White House luncheon with top technology executives came as pressure mounts for stronger AI regulation.
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Rising Bond Yields Add to Costs for Debt-Reliant AI Infrastructure Buildout
A surge in Treasury yields is making it more expensive for AI companies financing data center expansion with debt, even as construction continues apace.
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Tech Leaders' Push for AI-Driven Governance Meets Democratic Pushback, Ethicist Says
Stanford ethicist Rob Reich recounts Silicon Valley discussions about technocratic 'science states' in a new book examining where big tech's ambitions have gone wrong.
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Blue-Collar AI Job Market Booms as Data Center Backlash Grows
Public pushback against AI data centers is slowing new development in some states, even as demand surges for the electricians, welders and HVAC workers who build them.
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China Seeks a Role in the US AI Data Center Boom
Chinese data center manufacturers see US demand for AI infrastructure as an opportunity, though significant roadblocks remain.
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Oracle Stock Drops 4% After 'Force Majeure' Notice on Data Center Project
Oracle reportedly seeks to delay payments tied to its Project Jupiter data center if it fails to come online by 2028.
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Growing backlash over data centers challenges Europe's AI ambitions
Protests are spreading across Europe against the large data centers powering AI, even as operators argue the facilities support digital sovereignty and energy independence.
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California moves to lift the veil on data center energy and water use
New legislation signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom aims to give communities more visibility into how data centers affect local electricity bills and water supplies.
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Opposition to data centers could reshape Texas's 2026 elections
Concerns over power, water and utility costs linked to new data centers are emerging as a factor in Texas's 2026 governor and Senate races.
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British AI Cloud Firm Nscale Secures $3.36 Billion Ahead of US IPO
The convertible financing, backed by Third Point, Nvidia and others, will fund Nscale's large-scale AI data center expansion, according to TechCrunch.
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Russian strikes on Kyiv data centers aimed at disrupting Ukrainian troop control, says Russian military analyst
Military commentator Andrey Marochko said the targeted facilities had provided secure communications for Ukraine's armed forces, according to Russian state news agency TASS.
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California adopts new energy and water rules for AI data centers
Seven bills signed by Governor Gavin Newsom are intended to prevent data center costs from being shifted to utility customers.
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Oracle Sends 'Force Majeure' Notice Over Data Center Project as Stock Falls 5%
The company is reportedly seeking to delay payments tied to Project Jupiter if the data center does not come online by 2028.
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Data center debate emerges as new political fault line across US communities
NPR reports the rapid rise of local opposition to data centers is cutting across party lines and creating new alliances.
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Data Centres Turn to Light-Based Tech to Cut Power Use and Add Capacity
Some data centres are replacing copper wiring with optical technology in an effort to reduce energy consumption while expanding computing capacity.
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In Inner Mongolia, Data Centres Rise at 'China Speed' to Fuel AI Ambitions
The BBC reports from an unlikely frontier in Beijing's artificial intelligence race with Washington.
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Rural China Sees a New Skyline of Data Centres Emerge
In Inner Mongolia, a BBC visit finds Beijing's AI infrastructure buildout advancing at what one worker calls 'China speed'.
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Inside China's Remote 'Engine Rooms' Powering Its AI Boom
A rare BBC visit to Inner Mongolia finds dozens of data centres under construction as China pursues global leadership in artificial intelligence.
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Alibaba shares rise 3% after new AI chip and data center expansion plans
Alibaba's Hong Kong-listed shares jumped after the company unveiled a new AI chip and announced plans to sharply expand its global data center capacity.
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Texas governor orders pause on data center permits
Greg Abbott has directed a halt to data center permitting as the issue becomes prominent in the 2026 midterm campaign.
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