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Most voters want data centers to pay for their own electricity as opposed to an outright ban: poll
1+ hour, 38+ min ago (150+ words) A summary of the poll shows 81% "favor a proposal to require data centers to produce their own electricity." The majority of voters prefer a candidate who wants to require data centers to provide their own electricity over a candidate who…...
U.S. citizen faces federal felony charges for deleting his phone data after his phone was seized
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (235+ words) Before allowing the Atlanta resident to enter the U.S., authorities seized his phone. He gave them a duress passcode, which wiped the phone of all its digital contents. When a customs officer seized Samuel Tunick's phone at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport…...
Virginia county considers pause before final data center regulations are ready
6+ day, 19+ hour ago (141+ words) Loudon County could be added to the list of jurisdictions in data center-rich Virginia that is creating a pause on their creation. In Wednesday’s meeting of the nine-member governing body of the county, Democratic Supervisor Juli Briskman requested a way…...
Phone bans sweep Colorado schools ahead of school year
2+ week, 3+ day ago (492+ words) Following a state law passed last year, Colorado public school districts are now required to enforce a phone policy for students. The effort to curb student phone use has quickly spread across the U.S. in recent years. Legislation in Colorado recently…...
Poll: More than 90% of voters opposing data centers don't live near them
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (591+ words) Most voters opposed to data centers did not actually live near one, suggesting broader concerns about an AI future Americans may not want but will have to pay for Only a small percentage of U.S. voters who oppose data centers live…...
Florida AG Uthmeier sues TikTok for deceiving parents about safety and targeting kids
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (501+ words) Just The News Florida AG Uthmeier sues TikTok for deceiving parents about safety and targeting kids “TikTok’s success hinges on its ability to addict children and teenagers to the platform,” Uthmeier said. “TikTok knowingly deceives parents and allows children to…...
New Florida law gives local governments authority over data center development
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (249+ words) Florida’s local governments must decide how to handle data center development. Lakeland may choose to hit the pause button. The Lakeland City Commission met Monday where they discussed a 12-month moratorium on hyperscale data centers. Currently, there’s a proposal for…...
‘No Tolerance:’ Florida AG sues Tiktok over child safety concerns
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (361+ words) The Sunshine State cracks down on TikTok's flimsy protections for kids against adult content. Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced Monday that the state is suing TikTok, saying the social media platform broke state laws by ignoring them. The first,…...
Britain plans to ban access to social media for children under 16
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (293+ words) The ban would apply to Snapchat, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and X. The law would also apply to livestreaming and communications through a wider range of online usage, including gaming sites. Britain plans to ban access to social media for children under…...
New York lawmakers approve one-year ban on data centers
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (456+ words) (The Center Square) — New York lawmakers would become the first state to pause on artificial intelligence data centers under a proposal approved by the state Legislature late Thursday, which comes in response to concerns about its impact on the regional…...