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Across the US, politicians are turning against data centres. Here is why your electricity bill is part of the story.
More than a dozen US states have weighed temporary bans on new data centres, the giant warehouse-like buildings that power AI services. Now ordinary energy customers are starting to understand why.
Bernie Sanders says AI is a real issue. Is anyone in Washington actually treating it that way?
A prominent senator's op-ed names artificial intelligence alongside healthcare costs and inequality as threats working families face. The political system, he argues, is not keeping up.
Bernie Sanders Tells Meta, OpenAI and Anthropic to Stop Building AI Humans Cannot Control
The US senator sent letters to three of the most powerful AI companies warning that Congress will step in with regulation if they keep moving at their current pace.
Most Americans want to force AI companies to share their profits with the public, poll finds
A new survey of nearly 1,700 U.S. adults shows 69% support taking half the stock of major AI firms and placing it into a public fund. The backdrop: rising tech layoffs and swelling corporate profits.
New York halts all large data centre construction for one year
Governor Kathy Hochul has put a 12-month freeze on any new data centre bigger than 50 megawatts, making New York the first US state to take such a step. The pause will last until the state sets formal environmental and energy standards for the industry.