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High-speed internet is expanding to rural communities in Graham County. It will create 5, 000 jobs
1+ hour, 33+ min ago (138+ words) High-speed internet is coming to Graham County with new broadband infrastructure. The project is part of a larger initiative by the Arizona Commerce Authority to expand broadband access in rural communities. The agency's broadband director Nick Capozzi says the expansion…...
Tucson officials move closer to passing tighter rules for data center development
1+ week, 1+ day ago (586+ words) Tucson's Planning Commission is debating tighter rules around data center development. If passed, these would apply to any planned data center project that is larger than 25, 000 square feet or exceeds 20 megawatts of energy demand. The city was prompted to create…...
Largest proposed data center in Arizona to be scaled back 80% after opposition
2+ week, 1+ day ago (445+ words) What was slated as the largest data center project in Arizona will be reduced by roughly 80%, following a wave of opposition from Pinal County residents. Vermaland's La Osa data center and energy campus planned near Eloy would have covered 3, 300 acres,…...
Congressional committee pushes U. S. phone companies to do more to stop robocalls and scams
3+ week, 1+ day ago (123+ words) Congressional lawmakers, including Arizona Rep. David Schweikert, are pushing the country's largest telecommunications companies to do more to prevent scams. Despite previous efforts out of Washington to swat robocalls, scams have continued to grow in recent years. Schweikert, the Republican…...
Pinal County attorney accused of using Signal app to hide communications from the public record
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (903+ words) Pinal County Attorney Brad Miller and his office are accused of using an encrypted messaging app to hide their communications from the public. Signal has settings that can lead to messages disappearing after a specific amount of time " which can…...
Controversial data center project in West Valley near Luke Air Force Base clears regulatory hurdle
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (829+ words) The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors gave the greenlight to a 160-acre data center and powerplant development in the West Valley despite local concerns about pollution and the project's proximity to Luke Air Force Base. Project Baccara is a proposed…...
As Project Blue data center construction starts near Tucson, protesters rally outside
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (157+ words) Dozens of protesters wearing red, holding "Not One Drop For Data" signs, stood alongside the road to the Pima County Fairgrounds on Friday morning, to protest construction that's started at the Project Blue data center site. Shortly after 8 a. m. , demonstrators tried…...
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1+ mon, 3+ week ago (14+ words) Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix brings the desert dramatically to life using Li DAR scans'KJZZ...
Tucson leaders move closer to approving city code amendment to regulate data centers
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (263+ words) Tucson leaders are one step closer to advancing an amendment to the city code that will introduce formal limits on data centers. Mayor Regina Romero and the City Council set out to draft the proposal last year " after water needs…...
Jay's Conversations is a Tik Tok and club to make friends. Now he's adding a Tempe bookstore
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (1340+ words) SAM DINGMAN: Last week, I spoke to KJZZ contributor Amanda Kehrberg about why Phoenix can be a tricky place to make friends. It's a question I started thinking about, in part because of the significant number of people I'd seen…...