New York freezes large data center builds for one year
Gov. Kathy Hochul paused data centers of 50 megawatts or more while the state studies power, water and environmental impacts.
By Renata Fuchs 2 months agoSection
Policy
NASA’s Artemis III plan ties Orion to Blue Origin and SpaceX tests
NASA’s updated Artemis plan calls for three separate launches, exposing how much work remains on Blue Origin’s lander and SpaceX’s...
By Renata Fuchs 2 months ago
Apple sues OpenAI over alleged theft of hardware trade secrets
Apple claims OpenAI and former Apple staff used confidential files to accelerate AI device work; OpenAI says it does not want riva...
By Dominic Okoye 2 months ago
xAI sues Grok user accused of generating child abuse imagery
Elon Musk’s AI company is trying to put legal responsibility for alleged Grok-generated abuse images on a South Carolina defendant...
By Dominic Okoye 2 months ago
Forrester says AI costs are set to show up in software bills
Forrester expects software and data budgets to rise as AI vendors move more services to usage-based pricing and pass infrastructur...
By Dominic Okoye 2 months ago
Researcher backdoors open-weight AI model for under $100
Katie Paxton-Fear says a small fine-tuning run made an open-weight model reliably generate vulnerable code, underscoring gaps in A...
By Renata Fuchs 2 months ago
NTSB says Tesla driver pressed accelerator to 100% before fatal Texas crash
A preliminary NTSB report says FSD was active, but driver input overrode it before a crash that killed 76-year-old Martha Avila.
By Renata Fuchs 2 months ago
EU sets Google rules on Android AI access and search data sharing
The European Commission specified how Google must open Android AI functions and search data to rivals under the Digital Markets Ac...
By Renata Fuchs 2 months ago
TSMC adds another $100 billion to US fab ambitions without a firm schedule
The foundry said its US investment plan now totals $265 billion, but it has not set a timeline for the newest fabs.
By Renata Fuchs 2 months ago
Extinction Rebellion claims attempted sabotage at Amsterdam data center
The activist group said it targeted a Pure DC project reportedly leased to Microsoft; Pure DC told NRC construction was not affect...
By Renata Fuchs 2 months ago
FCC chair moves to scrap national TV station ownership cap
Brendan Carr wants to replace the 39% broadcast ownership limit with deal-by-deal reviews, a shift critics say the FCC lacks autho...
By Dominic Okoye 2 months ago
Judge blocks visa policy aimed at moderation researchers
A federal judge paused State Department enforcement while a tech research coalition pursues First Amendment claims against the Tru...
By Dominic Okoye 2 months ago