With more data centers popping up, we ask Neil Chilson, Head of AI Policy at the Abundance Institute, if the concern over them is tied to Americans' fears over AI and how it may impact their life. #AI #datacenters #artificialintelligence
Data centers are going up across America at a record pace and neighbors are fighting back. In this explainer, Newsnation’s Elizabeth Prann breaks down the fight over the buildings powering the AI boom: what they are, why they’re spreading, and who pays for them. Thousands of data centers now operate nationwide, with hundreds more under construction, some dropped straight into downtowns, like the Miami facility beside luxury condos, where residents say the hum of the cooling fans never stops. Now– New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the nation’s first statewide moratorium on hyperscale data centers, pausing permits for up to a year while the state writes new rules and moves to repeal industry tax breaks. President Trump, meanwhile, is…
The release of the Chinese AI model Kimi 3 is forcing Washington and Silicon Valley to reckon with another sign of intense competition with Beijing, renewing questions over how to curb the country’s technology capabilities. Kimi 3, released late last week by the China-based firm Moonshot AI, quickly sent shockwaves through industry and policy circles, threatening the leads in coding ability of U.S. labs and models like Anthropic’s Claude Fable 5 and OpenAI’s GPT-5.6 Sol. Read more: https://thehill.com/policy/technology/5981503-chinese-model-kimi-3-adds-pressure-on-trump-administrations-ai-policy/ #China #AI #Anthropic #Claude #Kimi #XiJinping #Xi #Trump #WhiteHouse #ForeignPolicy
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) is imposing the nation’s first-ever statewide freeze on new “hyperscale” data centers. Hochul is pausing state-level environmental permits for “up to” a year to give the state time to put together a framework to protect the environment, the energy grid and New Yorkers’ electric bills, her office said. Read more: https://thehill.com/policy/technology/5966562-new-york-ai-data-center-moratorium/ #KathyHochul #NewYork #DataCenters #AI #DataCenter #Environment
OPINION: Robby Soave delivers his radar responding to podcaster Theo Von's latest viral clip where he takes a hardline stance against data centers. #RobbySoave #TheoVon #DataCenters #ai About Rising: Rising is a weekday morning show with bipartisan hosts that breaks the mold of morning TV by taking viewers inside the halls of Washington power like never before. The show leans into the day's political cycle with cutting edge analysis from DC insiders who can predict what is going to happen. It also sets the day's political agenda by breaking exclusive news with a team of scoop-driven reporters and demanding answers during interviews with the country's most important political newsmakers. Follow Rising on social media: Website: Hill.TV…
A massive data center in Sterling, Virginia, uses its own power generators to keep systems running. While that may be good for the local power grid, it’s also causing an onslaught of noise that has upset neighboring residents, NewsNation’s Brian Entin reports. #DataCenters #Virginia #Tech "The Hill on NewsNation" combines the power of two trusted news sources to define today's most-pressing issues, and question Washington's power brokers on what matters most to the people they serve and what matters most to Americans.
Robby Soave gives his radar responding to the backlash surrounding data centers for their usage of electricity and water. #DataCenters #AI #RobbySoave About Rising: Rising is a weekday morning show with bipartisan hosts that breaks the mold of morning TV by taking viewers inside the halls of Washington power like never before. The show leans into the day's political cycle with cutting edge analysis from DC insiders who can predict what is going to happen. It also sets the day's political agenda by breaking exclusive news with a team of scoop-driven reporters and demanding answers during interviews with the country's most important political newsmakers. Follow Rising on social media: Website: Hill.TV Facebook: facebook.com/HillTVLive/…
^^ Are you concerned about the 5,000 AI Data Centers planned for America? You should be. Everyone needs to get dialed in on this issue like lives depend on it, because they do. Activist and real estate developer and founder of RejectBigTech.com Matt Long joins me to discuss the tyranny which will soon envelope us all. Reject Big Tech! https://www.rejectbigtech.com/