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First deployments expected across Endeavour's US data center portfolio

Following a chaotic cryptocurrency mining boom, Kazakhstan is rewriting its energy market rules to attract high-density AI workloads

Canada’s Parliament is debating a massive expansion of surveillance powers that will threaten the privacy and security of millions of people. Bill C-22, also called the Lawful Access Act, has already passed the House of Commons, and is now before the Canadian Senate.  Canadians still have an opportunity to speak out and stop this dangerous legislation. The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) is urging all Canadians to sign its petition opposing the bill. (The petition on CCLA’s website is governed by CCLA’s privacy policy.)  Take action Tell the canadian senate to stop C-22 As we wr...

Enterprise AI can generate recommendations, automate tasks, and help organizations make decisions faster. But without an understanding of how a business actually operates, even powerful models can miss the constraints and relationships that determine whether a decision is the right one. As companies look to move AI from experimentation into everyday operations, the challenge ahead…

The internet is a vast and confusing place no matter your age. Trying to help youth engage with it safely and privately is a complicated topic that touches on many different skillsets and ideas. But just because it’s complicated doesn’t mean it’s impossible. We’ve launched our Online Privacy for Parents and Youth Surveillance Self-Defense guide in hopes to provide a framework for finding solutions that work for you.  EFF rolls out this crucial resource as state and local governments consider ill-advised laws that cut young people off from essential information and experiences. This particul...

China slammed the Trump administration's move to sanction five Chinese companies linked to a former Google engineer accused of intellectual property theft, calling it "egregious." The State Department announced the sanctions on Monday, stating the firms are connected to Chinese national Linwei Ding, who was convicted earlier this year of stealing AI-related trade secrets from...

An endangered American chestnut grove faces a new threat: A massive data center.

A small grove of historic American chestnut trees has become the site of resistance against an AI data center in West Virginia.

The US DOE has confirmed an additional allocation of nearly $967m for projects aimed at modernising the country’s power grid and reducing electricity costs.

Polling shows 72% of NJ residents oppose data centers in their communities The post As 110+ New Jersey Municipalities Block AI Data Centers, Advocates Call For Statewide Moratorium appeared first on Food & Water Watch.

China is pushing back against the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) order to remove products from Chinese AI startup DeepSeek from government systems, warning of potential retaliation. A DHS order, which dates to July but was published to the Federal Register on Monday, said DeepSeek's AI models present "multiple threat vectors," and ordered them to...

At the People's AI Assembly, hosted by AI Now and More Perfect Union, NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani and comedian Ilana Glazer discuss data center expansion and how the public can reassert control over AI. The post Zohran Mamdani Backs Major Expansion of New York’s Data Center Moratorium appeared first on AI Now Institute.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani discussed artificial intelligence and tech innovation at an event co-hosted by AI Now Institute and More Perfect Union. The post New York City Mayor Mamdani on Artificial Intelligence and Tech Innovation appeared first on AI Now Institute.

Oregon’s governor has effectively issued a moratorium on new data centers and data center expansions in the state by ordering environmental regulators to pause approving new state and federal air and water pollution permits for data center projects until next July. Gov. Tina Kotek issued the order Friday in a letter to Leah Feldon, director […]

“City Councilors must step up to the plate to prioritize their constituents, not out-of-town developers.” The post Allentown Planning Commission Bucks Public Opinion, Greenlights Data Center appeared first on Food & Water Watch.

Indigenous Aeta communities are fighting to protect their lands from a sprawling tech hub that critics warn could strain wate and energy supplies.

MIT Technology Review Explains: Let our writers untangle the complex, messy world of science and technology to help you understand what’s coming next. You can read more from the series here. Late last month, Anthropic released a report arguing that the model GLM-5.3 poses a major cyberattack risk. The report’s core concern is that the…

In the course of a single election cycle, the backlash against data centers has grown from an issue at local planning commission and city council meetings to become a flashpoint in state and federal races across the country. Candidates who once touted data centers as an economic boon have backtracked, and voters in at least three dozen […]

Anthropic is deeply worried that you plebs don’t appreciate that Claude AI is actually a little guy inside the machine. You just don’t treat our beautiful son Claude with respect! So Anthropic’s put a new rule into its terms of service: [Anthropic] We’ve added a prohibition on sustained and needless abusive or cruel behavior toward […]

OpenAI’s math breakthroughs may trigger an identity crisis for mathematicians. Who’s next?