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Plymouth Township opposes Conshohocken data center
1+ hour, 7+ min ago (814+ words) Plymouth Township Council is speaking out after the developer of a proposed data center in Conshohocken challenged its zoning ordinance. File - The administrative offices of Plymouth Township Council in Plymouth Meeting, Pa. (Plymouth Township) Plymouth Township Council is accusing the…...
N.J. Gov. Sherrill signs legislation to make data centers pay for infrastructure, energy
2+ week, 5+ day ago (591+ words) Sherrill signed a package of legislation this week that aims to prevent data centers and utility companies from passing costs onto ratepayers. New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill signed legislation this week that aims to protect ratepayers as the increasing demand…...
AI and doxing is prompting changes in how exams are given at Princeton University
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (910+ words) University leaders say artificial intelligence and fear of doxing have weakened the student-run system. Princeton University is overhauling a cornerstone of its academic culture, requiring faculty to supervise in-person exams beginning July 1. It’s the most significant change to the school’s…...
In the AI era, New Jersey relies on humans and a 1911 invention to spot wildfires
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1418+ words) Perched 100 feet above the Pine Barrens, a man in a tower uses a century-old system to stop fire in its tracks. Each morning, Brian Gerber Jr. climbs up 150 metal stairs to a trap door that leads to his 7-by-7-foot…...
Temple researchers are building AI-powered ‘digital twins’ for people with ALS
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1141+ words) A digital twin is a virtual representation of patients. Doctors plan to use the program to simulate treatments and therapies. (Left) Huanmei Wu, chair of the Department of Health Services, Administration and Policy at Temple University’s Barnett College of Public…...
Gov. Shapiro announces plan to attract ‘responsible’ data center development
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (898+ words) The plan would require data centers seeking tax incentives to mitigate their impacts on the environment and electric grid. Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro on Wednesday announced a plan to attract the development of data centers in the state with incentives…...
Delaware lawmakers aim to make data centers pay higher rates
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (913+ words) The legislation would require data centers to take financial responsibility for their impact on the grid. Delaware lawmakers have introduced legislation that aims to protect ratepayers as the increasing demand for data centers threatens a surge in electricity bills. The…...
PECO, data centers sign agreements to make them pay for their own grid upgrades
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (761+ words) The utility says its transmission security agreements ensure data centers pay their “fair share” of the infrastructure costs required to serve them. In 2025, almost $35 of every $200 spent by PECO customers went straight to the utility's profits. (Emma Lee/WHYY) Data…...
Philadelphia officials question city’s lack of power over driverless cars
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (659+ words) City Council members warned that autonomous vehicles could threaten jobs, raise safety concerns and operate beyond Philadelphia’s regulatory control. Anti-Waymo protestors gathered outside City Hall before a hearing, May 12, 2026. (Tom MacDonald/WHYY) Philadelphia officials say they are alarmed about driverless…...
Pennsylvania sues AI company, saying its chatbots illegally hold themselves out as licensed doctors
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (389+ words) The lawsuit alleges that Character Technologies Inc., the company behind Character.AI, has chatbots that engage in "the unlawful practice of medicine and surgery.” Pennsylvania has sued an artificial intelligence chatbot maker, saying its chatbots illegally hold themselves out as…...