2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (589+ words) "This frenzy of gas proposals is running headlong into the hurdles of an already tight gas market." Texas' expanding pipeline of proposed gas-fired power plants is set to power surging electricity demand from data centers. According to San Antonio Current,…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (588+ words) "This is actually frightening and who defines what's blight on your home?" Dallas residents are objecting to a city program that uses artificial intelligence-equipped trucks to evaluate homes for signs of blight. City officials say the cameras are intended to…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (612+ words) Manchester, New Jersey, is taking steps to keep data centers out of town after local opposition last month spilled onto Route 37, where protesters chanted and held signs. The public response pointed to a broader challenge facing communities across the country:…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (647+ words) According to a Quinnipiac University survey, almost three-quarters of Pennsylvania voters would oppose an AI data center in their own community. With more than 120 data center projects proposed across Pennsylvania, the facilities have become a defining issue in the state's…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (543+ words) A packed and at times tense crowd gathered in Wichita Falls for a public debate over the spread of data centers in Texas. Residents expressed significant concerns over what data centers could mean for power, water, and the local way…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (566+ words) OpenAI has publicly supported the California measure. As California advanced legislation to place tighter guardrails on AI chatbots used by children, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman sought contact with Gov. Gavin Newsom, underscoring how youth safety has become a central challenge…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (446+ words) A Tesla Robotaxi in Austin, Texas, stopped for a row of bollards protecting a closed lane before driving through them anyway, highlighting the validity of the scrutiny self-driving technology faces. The Driven reported that nobody was hurt, but incidents such…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago   (683+ words) Some victims were allegedly persuaded to take out loans before handing over cash. An Oregon man accused of posing as an NFL player on dating apps to scam women allegedly didn't just fool his targets. Federal investigators contended his online…...

1+ week, 22+ hour ago   (630+ words) AI companies are now running into two major constraints at once: chip supply and electricity supply. A secretive SpaceX facility in Bastrop, Texas, may be part of Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk's latest effort to speed up the artificial…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (552+ words) California is moving closer to drawing a line around one of the more invasive uses of artificial intelligence in the workplace, HR Dive reported. A newly passed state bill would bar employers from using AI tools to monitor a worker's…...