Tag: data_centers
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Media Monitor: Senate Democrats Split on GOP Data Center Bill as U.S. Forces Leave Iraq
USA TODAY reports four Senate Democrats broke with party leadership to advance a GOP data center bill, while U.S. forces ended a two-decade presence at Iraq's Erbil Air Base.
Politics and GovernmentBusinessScience & TechnologyUSACongressDemocratic PartyRepublican PartyElectionEnergyMilitary USA TODAYSenate DemocratsRatepayer Protection Actdata centersJon OssoffErbil Air BaseIraq withdrawalmidterm electionsUSA TODAY On Politics
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Media Monitor: Newsweek Questions "Morally Binding" White House AI Accord
Newsweek reports Trump and top tech executives signed a White House accord on super intelligence, while its commentary argues morality is a poor way to regulate frontier AI.
Science & TechnologyPolitics and GovernmentBusinessUSAArtificial IntelligenceWhite HouseFederal GovernmentCongressComputers and InternetLegal NewsweekWhite House Accord on Super IntelligenceDonald TrumpChinaCapitol Hilldata centers
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Media Monitor: Newsweek Says Migration Through Darién Gap Plunged After Maduro's Removal
Newsweek reports migrant traffic through Panama's Darién Gap fell sharply after Nicolás Maduro's ouster, and highlights Iran, AI politics and data center coverage.
Politics and GovernmentWorldMediaScience & TechnologyMiddle EastLatin AmericaElectionArtificial IntelligenceComputers and InternetSocial Issues NewsweekDarién GapNicolás MaduroDonald TrumpIrandata centers
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Media Monitor: Cornell Title IX Data, Data Center Backlash and a Retirement Wave
USA TODAY reports Cornell logged more than 1,200 sexual assault, dating violence and stalking cases from 2018 to 2024, with only seven ending in expulsion or dismissal.
Politics and GovernmentLaw EnforcementBusinessScience & TechnologyEducationLegalSocial IssuesCongressRepublican PartyDemocratic PartyArtificial IntelligenceEconomyEmployment and LaborEnergy Cornell UniversityTitle IXsexual assaultdata centersU.S. SenateretirementKennedy CenterUSA TODAY Daily Briefing
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Media Monitor: MIT Technology Review Tracks AI Agent Liability, Data Center Backlash and Border Wall Deaths
MIT Technology Review reports on who should be liable when AI agents go rogue, its investigation into deaths along the virtual border wall, and a roundup of the day's technology stories.
Science & TechnologyBusinessPolitics and GovernmentMediaArtificial IntelligenceComputers and InternetLegalEconomyClimate ChangeEnvironmentFederal GovernmentDemocratic PartyWhite HouseEnergyFinancial MarketsTradeMedical ScienceSocial IssuesMilitaryLaw Enforcement MIT Technology ReviewAI agentsOpenAIAnthropicdata centersUS border surveillancehumanoid robotsMITsciencetechnology
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Media Monitor: PolitiFact Examines Data Center Secrecy and Paxton's Uvalde Remarks
PolitiFact reports on why cities sign nondisclosure agreements over AI data centers and revisits Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's 2022 comments about the Uvalde school shooting.
Politics and GovernmentScience & TechnologyMediaUSAElectionArtificial IntelligenceComputers and InternetGeneral PoliticsLegalSocial Issues PolitiFactdata centersSalem, OregonKen PaxtonUvalde school shootingTexas Senate racePolitiFact's Ellen Hine
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Media Monitor: NPR Examines Data Center Backlash Reshaping U.S. Politics Ahead of Midterms
NPR reports that battles over massive data centers are creating new political fault lines across the U.S., with residents organizing against projects in Virginia, Alabama and Wisconsin.
Politics and GovernmentBusinessScience & TechnologyHealthMediaUSAGeneral PoliticsElectionArtificial IntelligenceEnergySocial IssuesEducation NPRdata centers2026 midterm electionsLoudoun CountyDeForest WisconsinAffordable Care ActIranNPR Breaking News
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Media Monitor: Poynter Reports McClatchy Layoffs, White House Press Fight and Data Center Funding Idea
Poynter reports McClatchy cut 13 journalists at the Lexington Herald-Leader, a federal judge ordered the White House to readmit three banned outlets, and a proposal would have data centers fund local reporters.
MediaPolitics and GovernmentBusinessUSAMedia BiasMedia CrisisEmployment and LaborWhite HouseLegalDigital and Print Publishing PoynterMcClatchyLexington Herald-LeaderAlex AcquistoWhite House press accessNPR Wait Wait Don't Tell Medata centersPoynter.org
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Media Monitor: PolitiFact fact-checks Trump's UN claims, China data center influence theory
PolitiFact is reporting that Trump and GOP claims blaming China for U.S. data center opposition are exaggerated, and that Trump misled on Iran war and AI in his UN speech.
Politics and GovernmentScience & TechnologyMediaUSAWhite HouseArtificial IntelligenceElectionLegalMilitary PolitiFactDonald TrumpChinadata centersUnited Nations General AssemblyIran warfact-check
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Media Monitor: MIT Technology Review Reports AI Dominates Climate Week Discussions as Emissions and Funding Debates Intensify
MIT Technology Review reports AI's climate impact dominated UN General Assembly and New York Climate Week discussions, with officials weighing AI's potential against rising data center emissions and shifting climate-tech investment.
Science & TechnologyEnvironmentBusinessPolitics and GovernmentClimate ChangeArtificial IntelligenceEnergyEconomyUnited Nations MIT Technology ReviewUN General AssemblyNew York Climate Weekdata centersclimate-tech investmentMITsciencetechnology
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Media Monitor: Newsweek Reports on Ossoff 2028 Talk, Diesel Prices, Data Center Backlash and Trump TV
Newsweek reports on Jon Ossoff's rising 2028 profile, record diesel prices pressing the Trump administration, a voter backlash against data centers, and a day watching Trump TV.
Politics and GovernmentBusinessScience & TechnologyMediaUSAGeneral PoliticsWhite HouseDemocratic PartyRepublican PartyCongressElectionEnergyArtificial IntelligenceEconomyMedia Bias Jon OssoffNewsweekDonald Trumpdiesel pricesdata centersTrump TVU.N. General Assembly
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Newsom Signs Nation's Strongest Data Center Laws, Shielding Ratepayers
Governor Gavin Newsom signed sweeping data center legislation giving communities more control over water, electricity and land use, with lawmakers and advocates praising new ratepayer and environmental protections.
Politics and GovernmentBusinessScience & TechnologyEnergyState GovernmentsEnvironmentLegalUSA Gavin NewsomData CentersCaliforniaSB 1168AB 1577RatepayersEnergy PolicyCalifornia Governors Office
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Virginia Governor Spanberger Unveils Data Center Accountability Framework, Signs Executive Order 22
Governor Abigail Spanberger unveiled Virginia's Data Center Accountability Framework and signed Executive Order 22, drawing praise from environmental leaders as the strongest data center action in state history.
Politics and GovernmentScience & TechnologyEnvironmentEnergyState GovernmentsGeneral PoliticsClimate ChangeComputers and Internet Abigail SpanbergerData Center Accountability FrameworkExecutive Order 22VirginiaData CentersSierra ClubJennifer GranholmReston
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Media Monitor: MIT Technology Review Warns of AI Hype, Tracks Global AI Oversight Push and Data Center Rules
MIT Technology Review is reporting that AI hype is outpacing reality, while 22 nations seek a global AI oversight body and Texas and California move to rein in data centers.
Science & TechnologyBusinessHealthPolitics and GovernmentArtificial IntelligenceComputers and InternetFinancial MarketsMedical ScienceEnvironmentClimate ChangeEnergyAstronomy and SpaceFederal GovernmentLegal MIT Technology ReviewAI regulationdata centersAMDMetabiomedical researchMITsciencetechnology
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Media Monitor: MIT Technology Review Questions AI Industry Hype Over Hacking and Math Claims
MIT Technology Review is reporting that recent AI industry claims about hacking incidents and math breakthroughs drew heavy coverage but face expert pushback, with critics calling the hype a marketing narrative.
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Media Monitor: 60 Minutes Previews Season 59 Episode With Clancy Interview, Texas Data Centers and Shergar Mystery
CBS News' 60 Minutes newsletter details a Patrick Clancy interview, Texas anger over AI data centers, and the unsolved 1983 kidnapping of the racehorse Shergar.
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Spanberger Signs Executive Order 22, Unveils Nation's Toughest Data Center Accountability Framework
Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger signs Executive Order 22 to implement a sweeping data center accountability framework, banning NDAs, raising environmental standards, and creating a new AI Task Force.
Politics and GovernmentScience & TechnologyBusinessEnergyEnvironmentArtificial IntelligenceState GovernmentsGeneral PoliticsComputers and Internet Abigail SpanbergerData Center Accountability FrameworkExecutive Order 22VirginiaAI Task ForceClean EnergyData CentersReston
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Spanberger Unveils Nation's Toughest Data Center Accountability Standards, Signs Executive Order 22
Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger unveils a sweeping Data Center Accountability Framework and signs Executive Order 22, banning NDAs, tightening environmental rules, and creating a new AI Task Force.
Politics and GovernmentScience & TechnologyBusinessUSAState GovernmentsDemocratic PartyArtificial IntelligenceEnergyEnvironmentLegal Abigail SpanbergerData Center Accountability FrameworkExecutive Order 22VirginiaAI Task ForceData CentersEnergy CostsReston
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Media Monitor: Cornell Chronicle Highlights AI Water Use, Kefir Caution and Campus Features
The Cornell Chronicle reports on growing concerns over AI's environmental impact, kefir's suitability for some consumers, and new Cornell features on hockey traditions, painting and incarceration.
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Media Monitor: House Republicans Leave Early, Skirting Hegseth Impeachment Vote as Data Center Bill Advances
USA TODAY reports Speaker Mike Johnson canceled Thursday's House votes, sending lawmakers home until November and avoiding a pre-midterm vote on impeaching Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth.
Politics and GovernmentBusinessScience & TechnologyUSACongressRepublican PartyDemocratic PartyArtificial IntelligenceElectionEnergy Mike JohnsonPete HegsethimpeachmentRatepayer Protection Actdata centersSupreme Courtmail ballotsUSA TODAYUSA TODAY On Politics
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Media Monitor: MIT Technology Review Reports AI Boom Is Becoming a Materials Challenge
MIT Technology Review reports that AI is pushing semiconductors and data centers to their physical limits, driving demand for advanced materials and new AI-assisted discovery methods, according to Syensqo executive Mike Finelli.
Science & TechnologyBusinessComputers and InternetArtificial IntelligenceEnergyEnvironment MIT Technology Reviewadvanced materialssemiconductorsdata centersSyensqoMike FinelliMITsciencetechnology
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Media Monitor: MIT Technology Review Examines Financial Risks of Trillion-Dollar AI Data Center Buildout
MIT Technology Review reports that hyperscalers' massive AI data center spending, increasingly financed by debt, carries major economic risks and may require unprecedented productivity growth to pay off.
BusinessScience & TechnologyUSAEconomyFinancial MarketsArtificial IntelligenceEnergyComputers and Internet MIT Technology Reviewdata centershyperscalersAI investment bubbleMeta Hyperion Louisianaproductivity growthMITsciencetechnology
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Media Monitor: TIME Reports on Republican Convention, 9/11 Documents, AI Ban Efforts, and Public Opinion on Data Centers
TIME magazine reports on President Trump's midterm convention, the release of 9/11 documents, growing efforts to ban superintelligent AI, and public opposition to new data centers.
Politics and GovernmentScience & TechnologyHealthWorldGeneral PoliticsRepublican PartyArtificial IntelligenceMedical ScienceElection Republican ConventionDonald TrumpZohran Mamdani9/11 DocumentsData CentersNepal FloodsTIME magazine
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Media Monitor: MIT Technology Review reports on energy-recycling computer chips
MIT Technology Review highlights Hannah Earley and Vaire Computing's work on reversible computing, a new approach to chip design that recycles waste heat to significantly improve energy efficiency in data centers and devices.
Science & TechnologyBusinessComputers and InternetEnergyEducation Hannah EarleyVaire ComputingReversible ComputingComputer ChipsEnergy EfficiencyData CentersInnovationMIT Technology ReviewMITsciencetechnology
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Media Monitor: WSJ Examines Football's Role, Defends Data Centers, Reassesses Iran War
The Wall Street Journal is reporting on the character-building aspects of football, defending data centers against political 'panic,' and reassessing the Iran war, while also proposing a model for Social Security reform.
Politics and GovernmentBusinessConflictGeneral PoliticsFederal GovernmentEconomyEducationMiddle East FootballData CentersIran WarSocial SecurityDonald J TrumpBen SasseWalter Russell MeadWall Street Journal Editorial Board
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Media Monitor: Data Center Disputes Fuel Recalls, Sahel Region Emerges as Terrorism Epicenter, Hegseth Trolls Canada
Newsweek reports nationwide recall efforts against officials supporting data centers, identifies Africa's Sahel region as a new global terrorism epicenter, and notes Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's continued trolling of Canada.
Politics and GovernmentBusinessConflictWorldGeneral PoliticsFederal GovernmentEconomySocial IssuesAfricaElection Data CentersRecall ElectionsSahel RegionTerrorismPete HegsethCanadaDonald TrumpNewsweek
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Media Monitor: PolitiFact examines claims on Florida data centers, Maine tariffs, and congressional crypto trading
PolitiFact reports on Florida's opposition to data centers, a 'Mostly False' claim about Sen. Susan Collins' tariff votes, and Rep. Mike Collins' active cryptocurrency trading in Congress.
Politics and GovernmentScience & TechnologyBusinessGeneral PoliticsElectionFederal GovernmentState GovernmentsArtificial IntelligenceEconomy David JollyFloridaData CentersSusan CollinsTariffsMike CollinsCryptocurrencyPolitiFact's Ellen Hine
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Media Monitor: WSJ Editorial Board Reports on Data Center Jobs, Food Stamp Reform, and Hollywood Subsidies
The Wall Street Journal Editorial Board reports on booming jobs in AI data center counties, effective food stamp reforms, and bipartisan efforts to subsidize Hollywood, among other topics.
Politics and GovernmentBusinessScience & TechnologyEntertainmentGeneral PoliticsEconomyArtificial IntelligenceSocial IssuesFilm and TV Data CentersWagesFood StampsHollywood SubsidiesChild PovertyFederal AgenciesVenezuela Oil DealWall Street Journal Editorial Board
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Media Monitor: USA TODAY reports on House Democratic tensions, AI policy debate, and congressional censure
USA TODAY reports on House Democratic leaders vowing consequences for defiant members, the left's AI policy debate, and the bipartisan censure of Rep. Chuck Edwards for inappropriate behavior.
Politics and GovernmentScience & TechnologyCongressDemocratic PartyRepublican PartyArtificial IntelligenceElectionEnvironment House DemocratsAI PolicyData CentersHakeem JeffriesCongressional EthicsChuck EdwardsU.S. PoliticsUSA TODAYUSA TODAY On Politics
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Media Monitor: Wall Street Journal Editorial Board Weighs in on Bond Market, Germany-Russia Tensions, and Data Centers
The Wall Street Journal Editorial Board reports on bond market yields, Germany's accusation of Russia in a drone attack, and the Supreme Court's stance on architecture criticism. It also covers public anxiety over data centers and Donald J Trump's views…
Politics and GovernmentBusinessScience & TechnologyEntertainmentEconomyFederal GovernmentArtificial IntelligenceElectionGeneral PoliticsEurope Bond MarketGermanyRussiaDrone AttackSupreme CourtData CentersDonald J TrumpWall Street Journal Editorial Board