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Data center operators need to talk proactively about their approach to building responsibly, and address community concerns without relying on local government bureaucracy as a buffer.
Read full articleThe coalition, which includes the ACLU, the Pinelands Alliance and The Nature Conservancy, is calling on Gov. Mikie Sherrill to halt, for now, approval and construction of large-scale data centers.
Hosting revenue outpaced mining as new capacity came online, highlighting Soluna’s shift toward data centers for AI and high-performance computing.
Jess Phillips’ frustration about online safety highlights the alarming reluctance to confront big tech The £950,000 fine imposed by Ofcom on a US-based suicide forum that is implicated in over 160 UK deaths marks an intensification of the regulator’s efforts to make the internet safer. Campaigners against online harms, including relatives of people who have taken their own lives, are justifiably angry that it has taken so long to get to this point. Even now, Ofcom is giving the website’s operator the chance to address “concerns” and avoid a court order that would ban access to it. But if enforcement remains a tortuous process, at least the principle is clear. It is illegal to encourage or assist a suicide in England and Wales (in Scotland, such actions could lead to prosecution as reckless endangerment or a range of other offences). A situation whereby behaviour is tolerated online, when it would carry criminal penalties if carried out in person, cannot be allowed. Continue reading...
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Reno became the first local government in Nevada to pause new data center applications following a council vote in a packed special meeting that reflected the divisiveness of the issue across the nation.
The collaboration could revolutionize global data infrastructure, enhancing AI capabilities and connectivity while raising regulatory and space debris concerns. The post SpaceX and Google reportedly in talks to build data centers in space appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
US tech giants including Alphabet and Amazon are tapping foreign debt market at an unprecedented rate
Town’s 49,000 California residents compete with Nevada data centers for energy.
