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The Real Reason Data Center Gas Power Plants Are So Dirty (wired.com)

2026-08-14 | by Molly Taft | tags: amazon, texas power plant, gas turbines

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Help build a monument to that ‘sad little bitch’ Elon Musk (theverge.com)

2026-08-14 | by Jess Weatherbed | tags: cards against humanity, starbase, spacex

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Rick Perry’s Fermi Finally Finds a Customer for Its Giant Texas AI Power Bet (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-08-13 | tags: fermi, rick perry, texas ai

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Apple Showcases Texas Mac Mini Factory, New Manufacturing School (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-08-13 | tags: apple, mac mini, tim cook

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Stop confusing speed with leadership—try this instead (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-13 | tags: monks, walk for peace, texas

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US boosts drone surveillance as flesh-eating screwworms spread in Texas (arstechnica.com)

2026-08-12 | tags: us department of agriculture, customs and border protection, screwworm infestations

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Tesla wants to build a $10B solar factory in Texas (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-12 | by Tim De Chant | tags: tesla, project crystal sun, texas

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AI data center developers begin suing local jurisdictions behind bans and moratoriums — claims range from officials exceeding authority to violations of due process and equal protection laws (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-12 | by Jowi Morales | tags: ai data centers, k&l gates, hill county texas

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Amazon's new Texas data center could become the single largest polluter in the US (techspot.com)

2026-08-11 | by Kishalaya Kundu | tags: amazon, texas data center, pecos county

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Riot Platforms strikes deal with Anthropic as bitcoin miners shift focus to AI infrastructure (cnbc.com)

2026-08-11 | by Tanaya Macheel | tags: riot platforms, anthropic, bitcoin mining

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USDA warns recalled beef sold in Florida and Texas could cause ‘serious’ issues if eaten (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-11 | tags: usda, corte argentino usa, beef recall

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Amazon backs power plant that may become top source of US climate pollution (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-10 | tags: amazon, texas power plant, xai

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Amazon backs power plant that may become top source of US climate pollution (arstechnica.com)

2026-08-10 | tags: amazon, texas power plant, xai

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Letter to Governor Abbott on responsible AI infrastructure in Texas (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-10 | tags: openai, texas, governor abbott

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OpenAI's letter to Governor Abbott on responsible AI infrastructure in Texas (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-10 | tags: openai, governor abbott, ai infrastructure

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AI data center bans surge past 500 nationwide as local US politicians begin blocking new developments — growing public outrage and bipartisan pushback threaten big tech expansion plans (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-10 | by Ben Stockton | tags: ai data centers, texas, greg abbott

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Data-Center Backlash Leads to New Land Rush in Texas Oil Patch (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-08-10 | tags: permain basin, texas, oil industry

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Data-Center Backlash Leads to a New Land Rush in the Texas Oil Patch (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-08-10 | tags: permanent basin, texas oil, data center

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Reading the Room Perfectly, Donald Trump Becomes Greatest Defender of Data Centers (futurism.com)

2026-08-09 | by Victor Tangermann | tags: centers, data centers, projects

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Viral Mugshot Accounts Are Ruining Women’s Lives (wired.com)

2026-08-05 | by Hope Corrigan | tags: saycheese, mugshot, instagram

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Texas Halts Data Center Connections To Power Grid Amid Overwhelming Demand (slashdot.org)

2026-08-05 | tags: texas, power grid, ars technica

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Texas governor orders audit of new data centers after realizing over 400 gigawatts of power is a lot (engadget.com)

2026-08-04 | by Anna Washenko | tags: texas utility commissions, public utility commission of texas, electric reliability council of texas

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Texas Pauses New Data Center Projects Looking to Connect to the State’s Grid (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-04 | tags: texas, greg abbott, data center

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Texas halts data center connections to power grid amid overwhelming demand (arstechnica.com)

2026-08-04 | tags: texas, ercot, data centers

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Waymo in Dallas (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-04 | by The Waymo Team | tags: waymo, dallas, autonomous vehicles

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Texas hits pause on 1,800 data center projects to scrutinize power and water demands (techspot.com)

2026-08-04 | by Skye Jacobs | tags: ercot, texas data centers, public utility commission

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Texas slams on the brakes for 1,800 data centers, power grid requirements are five times higher than peak record demand — 474 gigawatts of power requests are now subject to new moratorium (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-04 | by Jowi Morales | tags: data centers, ercot, texas grid

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Jim Cramer weighs the next move after massive rallies in two tech stocks (cnbc.com)

2026-08-04 | by Alexa Lomonaco | tags: intel, boeing, iran

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Texas halts new data centers as governor calls for audits (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-04 | by Tim De Chant | tags: data centers, ercot, texas

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Texas says data centers must pass an audit before connecting to the grid (theverge.com)

2026-08-04 | by Lauren Feiner | tags: texas, data centers, ercot