President Donald Trump criticized New York Governor Kathy Hochul's first-in-the-nation ban on new data centers, calling it a 'terrible decision' on Truth Social. Trump argued the moratorium will drive…
China enacted new legislation making virtual relationships with chatbots illegal for minors, requiring AI companies to alert a minor's emergency contact if an emotional crisis is detected, and banning…
China, California, and New York have enacted laws restricting companion AI chatbots, citing risks of addiction, mental harm, and social disruption. China's new law, effective today, bans free user-bui…
President Donald Trump criticized New York Governor Kathy Hochul's executive order imposing a one-year moratorium on new large data centers, calling it a 'terrible decision' and urging the state to re…
Anthropic is advocating for stricter state-level AI safety laws, backing California's SB 53 and New York's RAISE Act, diverging from OpenAI's push for a streamlined national framework with immediate f…
New York has become the first U.S. state to impose a ban on AI data centers, according to a report from CNBC. The legislation, signed into law on July 14, 2026, prohibits the construction and operatio…
Anthropic is pursuing a state-by-state strategy to encourage increasingly tougher AI guardrails, in contrast to OpenAI's push for uniform regulations. Cesar Fernandez, Anthropic's head of U.S. state a…
AI-driven growth risks stalling as energy grids fail to keep pace with innovation, warned Standard Chartered's global head of research Eric Robertsen on Wednesday, citing New York's moratorium on new …
New York Governor Kathy Hochul has imposed a first-of-its-kind data center moratorium, using executive power to halt AI infrastructure expansion while keeping legislative negotiations open, a move tha…
New York Governor Kathy Hochul imposed the first statewide moratorium on large new data centers, pausing discretionary environmental permits for facilities requiring 50 megawatts or more for up to a y…
New York Governor Kathy Hochul has imposed a one-year construction ban on hyperscale AI data centers, making the state the first to enact such a moratorium. The executive order, driven by environmenta…
New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed an executive order banning new AI data centers, imposing a one-year moratorium on hyperscale facilities exceeding 20 megawatts of peak power demand. The order, ef…
New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed Executive Order No. 62 on [date], imposing a one-year moratorium on hyperscale data centers consuming 50 megawatts or more, making New York the first state to ena…
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed an executive order Tuesday imposing a one-year moratorium on new building permits for hyperscale data centers, making New York the first state to freeze construction …
New York has become the first U.S. state to halt new large data center construction for one year, citing environmental and infrastructure concerns from the AI boom. The moratorium, announced Tuesday, …
New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed an executive order enacting a statewide moratorium on the construction of new AI data centers, Yahoo Finance Technology Editor Dan Howley reported on July 14, 202…
New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed an executive order on Tuesday imposing a one-year moratorium on new large-scale AI data centers across the state, citing environmental concerns over their heavy e…
New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed an executive order on July 14 imposing a one-year moratorium on new hyperscaler data centers requiring 50 megawatts or more, freezing permits for facilities opera…
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has announced a moratorium on new hyperscale artificial intelligence data centers, the first such pause in the country, citing unprecedented demand on energy and water resou…
New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed the nation's first statewide moratorium on large data center construction Tuesday, halting state permitting for hyperscale facilities for one year to address envi…