NetChoice, a trade group representing industry giants like Meta and X, filed a lawsuit against Chicago in March on the grounds that the city isn’t allowed to place an amusement tax on the companies.
The AI industry , battling concerns about its impact on jobs and energy costs, is accusing China-linked actors of using social media to fan opposition to the data centers powering America's AI boom. Why it matters: As the U.S. and China race for AI supremacy, resistance to data centers is threatening the industry's massive buildout plans here — and AI leaders believe foreign actors are stoking the backlash. State of play: Pro-AI groups say they've been tracking a barrage of what they believe are bot-driven social media messages, which they argue is being driven by China, its proxies and other countries in its sphere of influence. - "Americans have AI anxiety for a variety of reasons, and that makes it particularly susceptible to…