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811.

U.S. tech companies ramp up government lobbying amid Iran war uncertainty (cnbc.com)

2026-04-17 | by Kai Nicol-Schwarz | get Lobbying Strategy Guidebook → | tags: big tech, iran war, undersea cables

812.

Maine Could Be the First State to Pass a Temporary Ban on New Large Data Centers (cnet.com)

2026-04-16 | by See Full Bio | get Data Center Cooling Fan → | tags: maine, data centers, meta

813.

A U.S. state just banned big AI data centers. Here’s why it might not be the last (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-16 | get AI Data Center Cooling Fans → | tags: maine, ai data centers, tech giants

814.

NAACP Sues Elon Over His Noxious AI Data Center (futurism.com)

2026-04-16 | by Joe Wilkins | get AI Data Center Cooling System → | tags: xai, elon musk, colossus data center

815.

Oklahoma farmer arrested and jailed for trespassing during AI data center town hall — removed by officers after going a few seconds over allotted speaking time, trying to hand paperwork to counselors (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-16 | by Jowi Morales | get AI Data Center Security Kit → | tags: claremont data center, project mustang, tulsa

816.

Struggling shoemaker and apparel brand Albird pivots to AI data centers, stock jumps 580% in a single day — sells core business and leveraging $50 million in financing to become a GPU-as-a-Service and AI cloud solutions provider (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-16 | by Jowi Morales | get NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 → | tags: allbirds, ai data centers, gpu-as-a-service

817.

SpaceX’s insane IPO valuation is based on a sci-fi tale (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-16 | get SpaceX Falcon 9 Model → | tags: spacex, elon musk, artificial intelligence

818.

The public sours on AI and data centers as Anthropic, OpenAI look to IPO and tech keeps spending (cnbc.com)

2026-04-15 | by Kate Rooney Drew Troast | get AI Startup Investment Guide → | tags: openai, anthropic, data centers

819.

Feds will require data centers to show their power bills (techcrunch.com)

2026-04-15 | by Tim De Chant | get Smart Power Meter → | tags: energy information agency, data centers, power bills

820.

Accel raises $5B to back late-stage bets (techcrunch.com)

2026-04-15 | by Dominic-Madori Davis | get Accel Growth Fund → | tags: accel, anthropic, data center

821.

The US Government Will Ask Data Centers How Much Power They Use (wired.com)

2026-04-15 | by Molly Taft | get Smart Power Usage Meter → | tags: data centers, energy use, energy information administration

822.

Memory cards and flash drives prices rocket 124%, some products peak at 261% jump — increases from 2025 driven by AI chip shortage across a range of formats and capacities (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-15 | by Jowi Morales | get SanDisk Ultra SD Card → | tags: sandisk, usb drives, nand chips

823.

Some Locals Are Using AI to Protest Against Data Centers (gizmodo.com)

2026-04-15 | get AI Protest T-Shirt → | tags: data centers, advocacy, protest

824.

This energy startup’s bet on 100-year-old grid tech is paying off (techcrunch.com)

2026-04-15 | by Tim De Chant | get Smart Grid Power Meter → | tags: grid tech, ayr energy, iron-core transformers

825.

First Statewide Data Center Ban Passed by Maine Legislature (gizmodo.com)

2026-04-15 | get Data Center Cooling System → | tags: maine legislature, data center, janet mills

826.

Maine Lawmakers Pass Ban on Large Data Centers (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-04-15 | get Data Center Cooling Fan → | tags: maine, data centers, megawatts

827.

Elon Musk’s xAI Sued by NAACP Over Memphis Data Center (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-04-14 | tags: elon musk, xai, naacp

828.

NAACP sues Elon Musk's xAI over Memphis data center air pollution (cnbc.com)

2026-04-14 | by Lora Kolodny | get Air Quality Monitoring Device → | tags: xai, memphis data center, gas turbines

829.

Oracle jumps for a second day, Bloom Energy soars 22% on AI data center power deal (cnbc.com)

2026-04-14 | by Samantha Subin | get Bloom Energy Server → | tags: oracle, bloom energy, ai data center

830.

Oracle jumps for a second day, Bloom Energy soars 23% on AI data center power deal (cnbc.com)

2026-04-14 | by Samantha Subin | get Bloom Energy Server → | tags: oracle, bloom energy, ai data center

831.

Oracle jumps for a second day, Bloom Energy soars 20% on AI data center power deal (cnbc.com)

2026-04-14 | by Samantha Subin | get Bloom Energy Server → | tags: oracle, bloom energy, ai data center

832.

The attacks on Sam Altman are a warning for the AI world (theverge.com)

2026-04-14 | by Lauren Feiner | get AI Safety and Security Book → | tags: openai, sam altman, ai industry

833.

Missouri town ousts half of its city council after $6 billion AI data center approval (techspot.com)

2026-04-14 | get AI Data Center Kit → | tags: missouri, festus, ai data center

834.

Why Big Tech companies got quiet on climate change (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-14 | get Climate Change Tech Book → | tags: big tech, google, ai data centers

835.

Missouri Town Council Approves Data Center. A Week Later, Voters Fire Half of Council (gizmodo.com)

2026-04-14 | get Smart Power Strip → | tags: missouri, festus, data center

836.

Small Missouri town ousts half its city council after $6 billion AI data center approval — petition calls for mayor's removal as frustration (and violence) over AI data centers mounts (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-13 | by Jake Roach | tags: festus, ai data centers, prince george's county

837.

Maine Set To Become First State With Data Center Ban (slashdot.org)

2026-04-13 | get Data Center Cooling Fan → | tags: maine, data center, governor janet mills

838.

Missouri town fires half its city council over data center deal (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-13 | get Smart City Data Center Kit → | tags: missouri, city council, data center

839.

Why opinion on AI is so divided (technologyreview.com)

2026-04-13 | by Will Douglas Heaven | get AI Ethics Book → | tags: tsmc, google deepmind, data centers

840.

OpenAI’s Latest Thing It’s Bragging About Is Actually Kind of Sad (futurism.com)

2026-04-12 | by Victor Tangermann | get OpenAI ChatGPT Mug → | tags: openai, anthropic, data centers