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(Bloomberg) -- Meta Platforms Inc. is spending a fortune to assemble the brightest minds in artificial intelligence. Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg may want to note: Research suggests that packing a team with too much genius can backfire. Meta is spending a fortune to assemble the brightest minds in artificial

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mercurynews.com > 09/10/2026 > larry-magid-pixel-11-pro-reminds-me-why-i-loved-google-phones

Larry Magid: Pixel 11 Pro reminds me why I loved Google phones

4+ day, 51+ min ago   (555+ words) For many years, I was an avid fan of Google’s Pixel phone, which, in my opinion, is the best Android phone on the market. I was reminded why during the past couple of weeks as I’ve been testing Google’s latest…...

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mercurynews.com > 09/09/2026 > tech-san-jose-data-economy-santa-clara-build-jobs-property-ai-internet > amp

Santa Clara County among top locations for data centers in US, report shows

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (413+ words) SAN JOSE — Santa Clara County has the second-most data centers among all counties in the nation and is seeing the fastest growth of the controversial facilities in the past year, according to a new report. An estimated 1,474 data centers were…...

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mercurynews.com > 09/07/2026 > asking-eric-thomas-pastor-dating-app > amp

Asking Eric: I matched with him on a dating app. I haven’t told him he’s my pastor.

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (724+ words) Dear Eric: I saw my pastor on a dating app. This is mostly fine, because he is single and hasn’t taken a vow of chastity (that I know of). He even said in his profile that he leads a faith…...

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mercurynews.com > 09/02/2026 > let-them-go-someplace-else-eureka-council-enacts-45-day-ban-on-data-centers

‘Let them go someplace else’: Eureka council enacts 45‑day ban on data centers

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mercurynews.com > 09/02/2026 > bay-area-data-center-boom-backlash-regulation

Big Tech’s data center boom is igniting a political revolt in the Bay Area

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1696+ words) The 438,500-square-foot Amazon data center was already under construction, rising up against Gilroy’s bucolic farmland when the outrage began. REATED: Three-story data center proposed for San Jose industrial site The resulting uproar mirrors a debate spreading across the Bay Area…...

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mercurynews.com > 08/30/2026 > billionaire-backed-data-center-proposals-cause-rift-in-oakland

Billionaire-backed data center proposals cause rift in Oakland

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (1129+ words) OAKLAND – Hundreds gathered recently in Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood to voice opposition over plans to build new data centers in the city. By the end of the night, a rift was exposed between a progressive Oakland councilwoman and leftists who want…...

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mercurynews.com > 08/28/2026 > tech-san-jose-data-center-ai-build-property-develop-real-estate-economy

Three-story data center proposed for San Jose industrial site

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (347+ words) SAN JOSE — A special use permit was filed with the city for a three-story data center at a former industrial site in North San Jose, an area that hosts tech companies such as Google, Cisco and Apple. San Francisco-based real…...

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mercurynews.com > 08/24/2026 > the-teens-taking-on-data-centers > amp

The teens, including some in Bay Area, taking on AI data centers

3+ week, 37+ min ago   (1152+ words) By Callie Holtermann, New York Times When Sadie Cisneros first heard about ChatGPT a couple of years ago, she figured it was harmless. Like many other high school students, Cisneros, 17, began using the chatbot regularly as a search engine and…...