AI-generated deepfakes have become a routine feature of U.S. political campaigns, with Republican candidate Mike Rogers releasing an AI-made video in Michigan's Senate race depicting Democrat Abdul El…
Republican Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced on Monday evening that new data centres in the state must comply with regulations before construction begins, including disclosing financial assistance …
California Democrats Sen. Adam Schiff, Rep. Ro Khanna, and Rep. Mark Takano introduced two bills this week to regulate AI-generated political ads and paid influencer posts. The AI Ads Act would ban fr…
Progressive Conservative MLA Bill Oliver read an AI chatbot's rewriting instruction aloud in the New Brunswick legislature on July 24, 2026, inadvertently reciting the prompt wrapper 'Here's a more na…
A political backlash against data centers is intensifying across the U.S., with at least 500 organized opposition groups and 70% of Americans opposing new construction near them, according to a Gallup…
Moody's Ratings warned that rapid data center growth is creating credit risks for state and local governments due to strain on electricity and water infrastructure. At least 14 states have considered …