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Turns out Dead Internet Theory was right: AI agents are eating the Web, growing by nearly 8,000% and rewiring the Internet's business model
1+ hour, 31+ min ago (481+ words) CloudFlare, the Internet security and performance giant used by millions of websites worldwide, says the crossover occurred in June, with bots generating 57.5% of webpage requests. Thales, a French tech group that protects data security for organizations and governments, dates the…...
The hidden cost of AI: Why your town is negotiating with Amazon and Microsoft
11+ hour, 11+ min ago (150+ words) The future of data centers isn’t being decided in Silicon Valley boardrooms or Washington backrooms. It’s being shaped on Main Street, in town councils and utility commissions across America. What’s emerging is a new “community contract” that delivers for both…...
YouTube appeals verdict, argues it isn't a social media platform
1+ week, 1+ day ago (343+ words) YouTube has appealed the verdict of a landmark social media addiction lawsuit in Los Angeles, seeking to challenge the jury’s determination that the company designed its platform to hook young users without concern for their well-being. Lawyers representing YouTube filed…...
‘New York will lead the way’: NYS Gov. Hochul’s data center moratorium includes a new model for funding AI infrastructure
1+ week, 2+ day ago (397+ words) New York became the first state to enact a statewide moratorium on hyperscale data centers, halting any new development until July 2027, giving state regulators a year to create new standards regarding environmental impacts and energy demands, and marking one of…...
Data centers boost jobs 4% in cities and rural economies barely feel a dent, study shows
1+ week, 2+ day ago (848+ words) The fierce backlash against data centers shows no sign of easing up. Since early 2024, more than 1,200 public actions – including zoning fights, public campaigns and temporary moratoriums – have been logged by the Data Center Tracker, a public U.S. database of…...
A new FCC proposal could spell the end of the burner phone. Even if you don't use one, privacy experts say you should be worried anyway
1+ week, 2+ day ago (335+ words) Buying a phone without giving up your identity may soon not be possible in the U.S.—and privacy advocates argue the risk extends well past anyone who’s ever bought a prepaid phone at a gas station. That gap between an anti-fraud…...
New York, a state without nearly any data centers, becomes first to ban their construction
1+ week, 2+ day ago (407+ words) New York blocked the construction of any new large data centers for up to a year on Tuesday while the state creates rules to protect the environment and the energy grid from power-hungry facilities that fuel artificial intelligence. Gov. Kathy…...
Data centers have already hiked electricity prices on the public by $23 billion. Good luck clawing that back
1+ week, 2+ day ago (604+ words) For example, a recent report by the organization that monitors the PJM market, an area that encompasses all or part of 14 mid-Atlantic and Midwest states, concluded that expected power demand from data centers was a primary reason for $23 billion in…...
Americans hate AI so much that politicians are starting to lose their jobs over it
1+ week, 2+ day ago (928+ words) Data center projects continue to generate controversy around the country. In part, that’s because a variety of different groups have competing interests – some in favor of them, some opposed and others with no direct view on data centers themselves, but…...
Europe to social media platforms: make yourself safe for kids under 13, somehow
1+ week, 3+ day ago (502+ words) A top European Union official on Monday called for limits to be placed on children using social media as a special EU panel looking into the challenge recommended forbidding access for those under 13 until tech companies can prove their platforms…...