Candidates from both major U.S. parties are campaigning against Flock Safety's AI-powered license plate recognition cameras, citing privacy and constitutional concerns, with bans or restrictions propo…
State lawmakers have introduced at least 375 data center-related bills through July 15, more than the total from the previous three years combined, as communities push back over electricity costs, wat…
On September 2, 2026, Berkshire Hathaway CEO Greg Abel told CNBC there is 'a lot more pushback' on data center construction across the U.S., while White House AI adviser David Sacks amplified a script…
A new Semafor analysis by politics reporter David Weigel finds that anti-data center sentiment has become a major election issue, with two-thirds to three-quarters of Americans opposing data centers i…
Yale SOM's Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, computer scientist and entrepreneur David Siegel, and co-author Stephen Henriques argue that the growing backlash against data centers should lead to stronger protection…
A Heatmap Pro and Embold Research survey found that only 15% of Americans support a data center being built in their area, down from 43% a year earlier, while 75% now oppose it. Despite this backlash,…
President Trump warned Americans not to reject unpopular data centers, saying the facilities bring more tax revenue and lower unemployment and that communities opposing them risk becoming 'backwards a…
President Donald Trump warned on Monday that communities blocking data centers risk becoming 'backwards and poor,' urging support for the facilities to secure jobs and economic gains from America's AI…
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro has signed an executive order imposing what he calls the nation's strictest guardrails on data centers, reversing his earlier fast-track approvals amid a backlash over t…
Governors who once courted AI data centers are now imposing stricter rules, with Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro requiring local approval for state permits and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott halting data cente…
A Fox News opinion piece warns that state-level restrictions on data center construction, driven by voter concerns over rising electric bills, could cost the U.S. the AI race against China, citing Gol…
X Corp. said on Aug. 28 that its Safety team disrupted about 200,000 suspected Chinese inauthentic accounts, including roughly 200 that posted to manipulate U.S. debate over AI data centers and energy…
Brittany Kaiser, CEO of Alpha Compute, warned that state moratoriums and restrictions on data center construction in the U.S. could force American companies to process sensitive data abroad, posing a …
X Corp. said its safety team identified a bot farm of approximately 200,000 accounts, with 200 suspected Chinese fake accounts posting to manipulate debate about U.S. AI and energy policy, including c…
Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro both pivoted against data center development in the same week, with Abbott saying the industry 'dug their own grave' and Shapiro signi…
A new survey from the University of Pennsylvania's Annenberg Public Policy Center found that opposition to local data centers jumped 12 points in four months, from 49% in March to 61% in July, while a…
Fewer than 30% of Americans support a data center being built in their community, and the industry's failure to address consumer concerns over electricity, water, and noise is costing America the AI r…
Venture capitalist Chamath Palihapitiya warned that three converging pressures—a spreading 'doom narrative' among politicians, bipartisan political backlash, and rising Treasury yields—could slow the …
The five biggest hyperscalers — Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Meta and Oracle — are set to spend more than $750 billion on capital expenditures this year, up 67% from last year, with roughly 75% earmarke…
Only 27% of voters support a data centre being built in their community, according to a June poll by Echelon Insights, as OpenAI and Meta ramp up lobbying and community engagement to counter growing p…