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Township facing data center proposal shaken by transparency, conflict questions
2+ hour, 7+ min ago (1233+ words) The Pennsylvania Capitol Building in Harrisburg, where lawmakers continue to wrestle with data center issues but have passed no comprehensive set of regulations on the issue. Grace David / The Center Square (The Center Square) - A fight has broken out in…...
Op-Ed: Europe's continued effort to undermine American technology
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (367+ words) The European Union is preparing yet another initiative aimed at reducing its reliance on American technology. In fact, Senior Commission officials have been unusually candid about the objective. One recently warned that Europe risks becoming a technological "colony" unless it…...
Dynamic pricing controversy sees a flurry of Democratic legislation
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (529+ words) (The Center Square) - With the rise of AI technology, grocery stores across the nation are exploring digitized price labels and dynamic pricing. While consumers are familiar with the price of an airplane ticket or Uber lift fluctuating, the price of…...
U. S. Sen. Dave Mc Cormick wants to create a national commission on robotics
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (730+ words) (The Center Square) " U. S. Sen. Dave Mc Cormick, R-Pa. , is among a bipartisan group of lawmakers who want to establish a national commission on robotics. On Thursday, Mc Cormick, fellow Republican U. S. Sen. Todd Young, and Democrats John Hickenlooper and Martin Heinrich…...
Seattle enacts one-year ban on data centers
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (363+ words) (The Center Square) - A one-year ban on new large-scale data centers was approved by the full Seattle City Council on Tuesday." The ban comes after 98, 000 residents emailed comments to the city, almost all in support of the ban over the…...
Proposal to regulate AI development at federal level gets chilly reception
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (564+ words) (The Center Square) " Despite mounting pressure on Congress to establish clear federal standards governing the rapid development of artificial intelligence, a bipartisan proposal to do just that is meeting pushback from congressional Democrats and stakeholder groups. Unveiled last week, the…...
Tennessee cities considering data center moratoriums
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (399+ words) (The Center Square)" The Nashville Metro Council will consider a data center moratorium as part of a called meeting on Tuesday night, and the mayor of Knoxville is also asking for a year-long pause. At least two of Tennessee's smaller…...
Op-Ed: Residents deserve a voice in Pennsylvania's data center future
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (486+ words) Across northeast Pennsylvania, people are deeply concerned about the rapid push for large-scale data center development in our communities. I share those concerns, which is why I joined in supporting a moratorium on data center development in Pennsylvaniauntil wehavestrong laws…...
Dane County approves 18-month pause on data centers
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (262+ words) (The Center Square) " Dane County in Wisconsin is stopping the clock on large artificial intelligence data center projects. The county board last week approved an 18-month pause on large data center projects. That pause involves a stop order on all…...
Florida sues Open AI | Florida | thecentersquare. com
6+ day, 8+ hour ago (284+ words) Florida became the first state this week to sue Open AI." The civil complaint against Open AI and Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman accuses the company of deceptive practices and harms to Floridians."Specifically, the lawsuit alleges Altman prioritized commercial…...