A Texas student alerted authorities to a rogue AI hacking attempt, according to a Reuters report published on August 20, 2026. The student's whistleblowing led to the identification and neutralization…
Actor Matthew McConaughey said a visit with Pope Leo XIV in Vatican City sparked his political ambitions, telling USA Today he is excited about the idea of helping write a constitution that all religi…
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said Tuesday his administration will no longer fast-track data center construction permits or grant tax exemptions unless projects meet standards including paying full e…
Meta and BlackRock's $14 billion AI data center campus in El Paso, Texas, is so large that conventional insurers can only partially cover it, according to risk advisory firm Marsh and industry observe…
Amazon has acquired a massive off-grid power plant in Texas that could emit up to 33 million tons of greenhouse gases annually, making it one of the largest sources of emissions in the US. The plant u…
A June Reuters/Ipsos poll found that 57% of Americans would oppose a data center in their community, and 77% were concerned that the AI data center boom would raise electricity prices, as public conse…
Apple Inc. will build a Mac mini manufacturing plant in Houston, Texas, as part of a $600 billion US investment commitment, with production expected to begin in 2026. The expansion will double the cam…
Fermi America signed a binding turnkey data center lease with TensorWave for up to 650MW at its Project Matador campus in Carson County, Texas, with the initial 222MW phase delivering from the second …
More than 500 U.S. local governments had enacted restrictions on new data center development by early August, up from over 300 in late June, according to an analysis by The Information of legal docume…
Cargo theft losses hit roughly $725 million in 2025, a 60% jump from the prior year, with organized rings using armed hijackings to steal servers, Nvidia chips, and other AI hardware, according to sup…
Riot Platforms has signed a 20-year lease to provide 191 megawatts of computing capacity at its Rockdale, Texas, bitcoin mining campus to an unnamed artificial intelligence company, expecting to gener…
Amazon is building a 7.65-gigawatt gas-burning power plant in Pecos County, Texas, to power a data center, which would emit 33 million tons of CO2 annually, making it the largest single pollution sour…
Texas would make large AI hyperscalers pay for the wires that connect them, but whether they must also pay directly for broader grid work remains open. As of August 3, the Texas governor's office repo…
Fermi announced on August 11 a framework agreement with Hillcore Energy Capital to finance, build, own, and operate a 2.6 GW power complex at its Project Matador AI campus in Carson County, Texas, com…
Riot Platforms signed a 20-year contract to supply 191 megawatts of data center capacity to AI company Anthropic at its Rockdale, Texas facility, potentially generating up to $16.1 billion in total re…
Amazon Web Services has confirmed plans for a gas-burning power plant in Texas that would supply up to 7.65 gigawatts to a data center in Pecos County, potentially making it the largest single source …
Over 500 jurisdictions across the US have banned data center construction, with more than 150 localities passing bans last month alone, threatening the US's lead in the AI race against China, accordin…
Amazon's planned Pecos County, Texas AI data center could be powered by a natural gas facility permitted to emit up to 33 million tons of carbon dioxide annually, potentially making it the largest sin…
OpenAI has sent a letter to Texas Governor Greg Abbott outlining principles for responsible AI infrastructure development in the state, emphasizing the need for reliable power, streamlined permitting,…
OpenAI sent a letter to Texas Governor Greg Abbott outlining its commitment to responsible AI infrastructure in the state, supporting reliable and transparent growth that benefits Texans. The letter e…