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Republican lawmakers are urging the Department of Justice to investigate potential foreign interference in campaigns opposing U.S. data center projects, citing concerns over Chinese and Russian influence in AI development.
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Republican lawmakers are urging Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to investigate whether foreign-linked organizations are influencing nationwide campaigns to block the construction of artificial intelligence data centers in the United States. In a letter led by Representative Lance Gooden of Texas, lawmakers alleged that groups tied to China and Russia are using nonprofits and advocacy networks to hinder U.S. AI development, arguing these efforts could benefit foreign competitors. DETAIL: Gooden said hostile foreign actors have historically funded organizations that do not disclose donors and then use those resources to influence American policy. The request comes amid growing opposition to new data centers,…Open
By Peter C. Earle Ironically, data centers are performing an extremely valuable public service: they are revealing regulatory bottlenecks that remained largely invisible while electricity demand was growing slowly.
President Trump was right about China. Long before it became conventional wisdom in Washington, he recognized that America wasn’t simply competing with another trading partner. […] Source
This would not be the first time SpaceX rented out its computing power to outside entities
Trump vs. Hochul
The political fight over artificial intelligence and the future of America’s data center buildout is one of the most heated and important issues the country has ever experienced. On Tuesday and Wednesday, both sides of the war launched fresh broadsides against each other. Read on…Open
‘benefit the local community’
California-based technology giant Meta announced Wednesday that it is constructing its first artificial intelligence data center in Canada. Meta said in a press release that its new 1-gigawatt “AI-optimized” data center will be located in Alberta, Canada, and aims to help power the company’s “AI innovations and core products.” The data center project represents a total investment of more than 13 billion Canadian dollars. (RELATED: Meta Hires Former Trump Official, Senator’s Wife To Top Role) Meta projects that the data center project will help support more than 3,000 construction workers at peak and over 300 operational jobs. The company also said it is planning to invest approximately 60 million Canadian dollars for “local…Open
Christoph Scholz By Julio Rivera Cybersecurity is one of the only sectors where failure is not only expected, it has actually been normalized.
Apple has announced price increases on several products, citing rising memory chip costs and supply chain challenges, with industry experts predicting similar moves by other brands.
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Apple has raised prices on several products, including the MacBook Pro with one terabyte of storage, which increased from $1,699 to $1,999 in the U.S., and the entry-level Neo laptop in the United Kingdom, which rose from £599 to £699 (~$790 to ~$920). The company attributed the increases to rising costs of key components, particularly memory chips. DETAIL: Industry analysts said the move highlights how the artificial intelligence (AI) boom is affecting consumer electronics, with even Apple unable to avoid rising component costs. Chipmaker TSMC has also warned that inflation and higher production expenses could lead to further increases across the sector. Analysts expect other PC and tablet manufacturers to…Open