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Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger unveiled a "Data Center Accountability Framework" on Friday, proposing stricter rules on noise pollution, water use, and clean energy requirements for data center developments across the state.
Jay Goldberg · 16 HR AGO
CenterPoint Energy has confirmed that a threat actor stole customer personal information by exploiting an unprotected public API, with the attacker claiming to have taken 7.49 million records including partial Social Security numbers.
Sara Montes de Oca · 4 DAYS AGO
A proposal by Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei to slow frontier AI model development triggered broad declines in infrastructure and energy stocks Monday, raising fresh questions about the durability of the U.S. data center buildout.
TechEchelon Staff · 4 DAYS AGO
Google announced a commitment of at least 13 billion euros ($15.1 billion) into AI data centers and energy projects in Finland through 2028, the company's largest single investment in Europe, paired with a 22-year power purchase agreement with Finnish energy company Fortum.
Jay Goldberg · 10 DAYS AGO
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman proposed relocating data centers to Earth orbit to tap solar energy in space, as Republican skepticism about the facilities' domestic footprint forces President Trump to balance industry support with his party's growing pushback.
Marc Sabatini · 23 DAYS AGO
Nvidia will provide up to $105 billion in financing for an OpenAI data center in Pike County, Ohio, according to a securities filing, with SB Energy building and managing the facility through a 20-year lease beginning in phases in 2028.
Marc Sabatini · 33 DAYS AGO
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