House panel to examine who pays for data centers’ water demands
A House hearing will examine draft measures on drinking-water systems and data-center costs, including whether developers or households should pay for upgrades.
Artificial Intelligence
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Marvell shares fall as investors question timing of Google AI deal
Marvell reported record revenue and raised its forecasts, but shares fell as investors focused on when its expanded Google custom-chip deal may add revenue.
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AI Data Centers Become a National Fight Over Power and Local Control
A federal grid-security order, FERC proceedings and Texas oversight are colliding with local concerns about AI data centers, power costs, water and land.
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Authors warn missed book registrations could cost AI settlement payments
An Authors Guild survey found reported registration failures on 804 books, but the self-selected results do not prove industrywide breaches or individual wrongdoing.
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Judge Rules Pentagon Retaliated Unlawfully Against Anthropic
A federal judge ruled the Pentagon unlawfully retaliated against Anthropic, but the decision does not require the military to resume using Claude.
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OPM tells federal agencies to expand AI use in hiring
A new OPM memo urges agencies to use AI in federal hiring while requiring documented controls when automated outputs could affect who advances.
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SK hynix Breaks Ground on $4 Billion Indiana AI-Memory Facility
SK hynix broke ground in West Lafayette on a more than $4 billion AI-memory packaging project, but production is not expected until 2029.
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National Archives Clarifies When Federal AI Materials Are Records
A new National Archives memo tells agencies when AI prompts, outputs and audit trails may need preservation, while stressing that records are not automatically public.
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Judge lets Universal and Sony add stream-ripping claims to Suno AI lawsuit
A Massachusetts judge allowed Universal and Sony to add a DMCA claim alleging Suno bypassed YouTube protections to obtain recordings for AI training.
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FTC Finalizes $930,000 Settlements Over ‘Active Listening’ Claims
The FTC finalized three settlements with Cox Media Group and two firms over allegedly deceptive claims about voice data, consent and local ad targeting.
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BLS projects AI-era shifts in office and tech jobs
New BLS projections show office-support jobs declining over the next decade while software, data and cybersecurity roles grow, but not as an immediate layoff forecast.
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Judge rules Pentagon unlawfully retaliated against Anthropic
A federal judge found the Pentagon unlawfully punished Anthropic over AI safety limits, while leaving agencies free to choose other vendors through lawful procurement.
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Australia Bars Wholly AI-Generated Songs From Official Charts
Australia’s ARIA will exclude wholly AI-generated recordings from its charts and awards, while human-led music using AI in limited roles remains eligible.
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Google Adds AI Tools to Purchased E-Books Amid Copyright Fight
Google’s Expert Intelligence lets buyers use eligible e-books in Gemini Notebook, adding a licensed-use model as publishers challenge Google’s alleged AI training.
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Nvidia revenue more than doubles as AI demand drives record quarter
Nvidia posted $96.2 billion in fiscal second-quarter revenue, beat Wall Street expectations and forecast about $108 billion next quarter.
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BLS projects U.S. job growth as AI reshapes work
The BLS projects 5.9 million more U.S. jobs by 2035, with growth in technical fields and declines in office work—but AI exposure is not a layoff forecast.
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NERC Seeks Comments on Reliability Rules for AI Data Centers and Other Large Loads
NERC is taking comments through September 18 on draft reliability standards for AI data centers, crypto facilities and other large computational loads.
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Emerald AI Raises $150 Million in Series A for Grid Software
Emerald AI’s $150 million Series A signals investor interest in software that could help data centers manage power demand as U.S. grid constraints grow.
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Indonesia’s Copyright Rewrite Puts AI and Royalties in One Debate
Indonesia is refining a copyright bill on AI-assisted works, training data, platform duties and digital royalties, but the proposal is not yet law.
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Senate examines the consumer cost of AI-driven surveillance pricing
A Senate hearing examined personalized pricing, electronic shelf labels and consumer-data use while stressing that no nationwide grocery-pricing rule has changed.
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Publishers and Authors Sue Google Over Gemini Training Data
Hachette, Cengage, Elsevier and Scott Turow accuse Google of copying books and journals for Gemini training, raising questions about licensing and author pay.
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APEC Sets Voluntary AI and Digital Security Agenda in Chengdu
APEC’s July 23 Chengdu Statement links AI security, connectivity, privacy, scam prevention and digital skills, but creates no binding regional rules.