7+ hour, 10+ min ago   (152+ words) The city is separately developing uniform data-center standards covering issues such as energy sourcing, water consumption, air quality and backup generators. The standards are still being developed and should not be treated as established conditions for Hines. Their existence does,…...

6+ hour, 32+ min ago   (153+ words) An artificial intelligence startup that automates background checks for banks, law firms, and universities is moving its top brass to Boston after pulling in $56 million in new funding. Xapien announced the investment round this week, saying the money will fund…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (115+ words) The new laws build on California's earlier 2025 tech package. Hoodline previously reported that Newsom signed Assembly Bill 243 in October 2025, requiring companion chatbot platforms to establish procedures for detecting and managing user expressions of self-harm. While California pressed ahead, Congress continued…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (221+ words) A Fremont electronics manufacturer just spent $181 million buying up two office and production campuses in the East Bay, cementing its bet that demand for AI hardware will keep growing. WisLab EMS, the company behind the deals, now owns its longtime…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (155+ words) Santa Clara County now has 75 data centers, enough to rank second among all U.S. counties, and its 23% growth rate from 2025 to 2026 was the fastest among the five U.S. counties with the most data centers. The surge comes as the county's median home…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (337+ words) Council members Dan Grzybek and Alex Rose are the driving forces behind the bill, which as reported by WPXI would require a clear disclosure whenever election content is made using artificial intelligence. Rose said voters should know whether they're seeing…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (108+ words) Rainmaker isn't the only approach tech companies are trying. Microsoft has committed to refilling water systems, and Google has funded water recycling initiatives near its own data centers, according to the Standard's reporting. San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan has emphasized…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (281+ words) Tesla is planning to build out a new distribution center in Mustang Ridge, a Central Texas town of fewer than 2,000 residents located about 12 miles south of the automaker's Austin headquarters off U.S. 183. The project, estimated to cost $1.44 million, is set to…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (120+ words) A hiker who trusted Google Maps as his only guide through Linville Gorge ended up spending a cold, foodless night stranded off-trail, deep in one of North Carolina's most rugged wilderness areas, before rescuers reached him the next morning. Officials…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (272+ words) Getting a competition robot from Medellín to Houston is not simple. The team disassembled some robot parts for the airplane trip and reassembled the machine once they arrived, per Colombia One's reporting. The team is organized into mechanics, programming and…...