President Trump will deliver remarks Thursday afternoon on the White House's plan to expand a voluntary ratepayer protection pledge aimed at shielding consumers from electricity cost increases tied to AI data center growth. The announcement comes as the Ratepayer Protection Act is gaining steam in the House. The legislation, if passed, would require states to "consider" standards that place the costs associated with the sprawling AI infrastructure on tech companies rather than individuals. Earlier this year, the Trump administration said it was seeking agreements with Big Tech companies to pay for the increased power costs in areas where they build new data centers. #trump #epa #ai
The Hill's Senior Tech Reporter Miranda Nazzaro breaks down the week's top technology headlines. Eight of the country’s major artificial intelligence firms have agreed to deploying their AI systems in the Department of Defense’s (DOD) classified networks, as the agency seeks to bolster the technology into military operations. OpenAI, Google, Nvidia, Reflection AI, Microsoft, Amazon Web Services and SpaceX signed deals with the Pentagon to deploy their AI technology for “lawful operational use,” the Pentagon announced Friday. Anthropic, which the Pentagon designated as a supply chain risk earlier this year, was notably not included. It later said Oracle is also part of the deal. Read More:…
"We're bringing down all of the costs": President Trump announces the signing of the Ratepayer Protection Pledge, which he says will keep utility bills down "very substantially." Big tech companies are committing to fully cover the cost of increased electricity production required for AI data centers so the cost will not be pushed to consumers, Trump says. More: https://tinyurl.com/489fkwpu #AI #utilities #Trump Get a fast-paced look at the latest from the border to Main Street to the White House on "NewsNation Live" with Connell McShane. Weekdays starting at 3p/2C. NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
Watch live as President Trump is joined by tech CEOs who will sign a “Ratepayer Protection Pledge” asking them to agree to build or buy new generation resources to cover the cost of AI data centers, ensuring expenses aren’t passed to American households. MORE: https://www.newsnationnow.com/business/tech/ai/trump-tech-leaders-ratepayer-protection-pledge/
