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kgou. org > politics-and-government > 2026-04-22 > oklahoma-city-leaders-approve-data-center-moratorium

Oklahoma City leaders approve data center moratorium

6+ day, 11+ hour ago  (360+ words) The Oklahoma City Council unanimously approved a moratorium on the construction and expansion of data centers on Tuesday. The moratorium will last through the end of 2026, and specifically prohibits rezoning requests intended for data centers. It also creates an appeals…...

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kgou. org > politics-and-government > 2026-04-24 > feds-approve-oklahomas-plan-to-get-more-people-online

Feds approve Oklahoma's plan to get more people online

3+ day, 22+ hour ago  (608+ words) The BEAD Program is designed to help the remaining toughest-to-reach and expensive places get reliable internet access by building broadband infrastructure. Under the state's approved plan, officials from the Oklahoma Broadband Office said it will connect 40, 509 homes, community institutions, and…...

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kgou. org > politics-and-government > 2026-04-16 > oklahoma-lawmakers-advance-bill-to-prevent-higher-electricity-rates-from-data-centers

Oklahoma lawmakers advance bill to prevent higher electricity rates from data centers

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (241+ words) As some Oklahoma communities grapple with how new data centers will fit into their communities, lawmakers want to ensure regular customers" electricity rates don"t skyrocket. On Thursday, the Senate Energy Committee advanced House Bill 2992, authored by Rep. Brad Boles,…...

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kgou. org > science-technology-and-environment > 2026-04-02 > artemis-iis-next-major-milestone-marks-a-crossroads-watch-it-here

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3+ week, 5+ day ago  (11+ words) Artemis II's next major milestone marks a crossroads: Watch it here'KGOU...

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kgou. org > arts-and-entertainment > 2026-03-13 > happy-birthday-phone-celebrating-150-years-since-the-first-telephone-call

Happy birthday, phone! Celebrating 150 years since the first telephone call

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (71+ words) KGOU Happy birthday, phone! Celebrating 150 years since the first telephone call These days, our phones are basically extensions of our bodies. A Massachusetts Institute of Technology historian of science and technology takes us back to Alexander Graham Bell's famous first…...

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kgou. org > show > managers-minute > 2026-02-08 > let-us-hear-from-you-engage-with-kgou-on-social-media

Let us hear from you - engage with KGOU on social media

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (122+ words) This is the Manager's Minute. This year we are making a purposeful push to encourage engagement with KGOU listeners on social media. You know you can hear KGOU on the radio, online at KGOU. org, and where you get podcasts....

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kgou. org > science-technology-and-environment > 2026-01-27 > tiktok-is-investigating-why-some-users-cant-write-epstein-in-messages

Tik Tok is investigating why some users can't write 'Epstein' in messages

3+ mon, 1+ day ago  (485+ words) Officials at Tik Tok say they are looking into why many users have been unable to send the word "Epstein" in direct messages, an issue that garnered widespread attention on social media Monday and prompted California Gov. Gavin Newsom to…...

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kgou. org > science-technology-and-environment > 2026-01-26 > data-centers-utility-bills-and-water-among-subjects-of-oklahoma-lawmakers-this-year

Data centers, utility bills and water among subjects of Oklahoma lawmakers this year

3+ mon, 2+ day ago  (998+ words) Ahead of the 2026 legislative session, elected officials filed dozens of environmental bills that range from reckoning with data centers to banning dams on a southeastern Oklahoma river. Here are a few measures to watch in the coming months. Several lawmakers…...

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kgou. org > science-technology-and-environment > 2026-01-05 > how-the-first-flip-phone-released-30-years-ago-started-a-tech-revolution

How the first flip phone, released 30 years ago, started a tech revolution | KGOU - Oklahoma's NPR Source

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (63+ words) The Motorola Star TAC was the world's first flip phone. How the first flip phone, released 30 years ago, started a tech revolution The Motorola Star TAC " the world's first flip phone " came out 30 years ago. Here & Now's Robin Young speaks…...

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kgou. org > 2025-12-26 > operation-match-how-the-first-computerized-dating-service-came-to-be

Operation Match: How the first computerized dating service came to be

4+ mon, 2+ day ago  (71+ words) Back in the 1960s, a couple of Harvard students had an idea. From Radio Diaries, this is a look back at the creation of the very first computerized dating service. Operation Match: How the first computerized dating service came to be…...