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Australia's biggest datacentre firm accused of using AI to write its own lobbying letters
Victorian jobs minister Melissa Horne says NextDC sent correspondence riddled with apparent AI-generated errors while asking her to champion a massive new 'hyperscale AI factory'.
Scotland demands environmental checks on big datacentres before they can be built
Any new facility drawing more than 50 megawatts of power must now pass an environmental impact assessment. The Scottish government stopped short of a full ban, but the rules are tighter than they have ever been.
Scotland's Villages Say No: The Battle Over Datacentres the Size of Small Towns
A planned facility in a tiny Fife village has drawn 1,600 objections and pushed Scotland's parliament toward a possible building freeze on massive datacentre developments.
Australia's PM Tries to Calm State Leaders Over National AI Datacentre Law
Anthony Albanese heads into a national cabinet meeting promising that new federal controls on datacentres will work alongside state rules, not override them. Behind the scenes: power bills, planning fights, and a seven-fold rise in electricity demand.
Planned London datacentre would emit more carbon per year than 27,000 transatlantic flights
Planning documents for a vast AI data facility on London's green belt show annual emissions topping one million tonnes of CO2, raising serious questions about whether AI infrastructure can ever be squared with net-zero commitments.
UK water industry says the country cannot supply enough water for its AI datacentre ambitions
Cooling a server farm drinks enormous amounts of water. Britain's water trade body says the government hasn't reckoned with that, and the AI growth plan has a fatal flaw baked in.
Australia's PM outlined an AI vision. Creatives cheered, but a big question went unanswered
Anthony Albanese promised new laws to protect Australian artists and writers from AI. Critics say the speech was long on mood and short on detail, and one issue was missing entirely.