Amazon’s 3,000-acre data center in Wharton County, Texas moves forward despite Abbott’s data center “ban”An hour south of Houston, a 3,000-acre digital fortress is rising from farmland while the governor’s much-publicized data center ban dominates headlines. Regulators have approved Amazon’s campus near Boling in Wharton County, even though Gov. Greg Abbott announced his crackdown on Sept. 21. The order is a pause on new state permits, not a prohibition, […]Natural News19h agoWhole story →TechnologyPlanetGreg Abbotttexas data center permit pause
DEFEND IP Legislation Seeks New Powers to Block Foreign Piracy WebsitesA new bill introduced in Congress would allow U.S. federal courts to issue site blocking orders that broadband providers and public domain name system resolvers would be required to execute, according to the bill text. The legislation, titled the Deterring Extraterritorial Foreign Exploitation of Networks Damaging Intellectual Property Act, or DEFEND IP,…Natural News20h agoWhole story →TechnologyBuildS 130HR 791defend ip introduction
Sen. Rand Paul Blocks Rushed Attempt to Pass KOSA Without a VoteSen. Rand Paul (R-KY) blocked a unanimous consent request on Wednesday, Sept. 30, that would have passed the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) without a formal roll-call vote, according to Reclaim The Net [1]. The request was made by Sens. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), who have led the bill’s push for four […]Natural News1d agoWhole story →TechnologyRichard BlumenthalRand PaulMarsha BlackburnS 1748
Inside the eight-figure plan to build data centers despite moratoriumsAcross the country, ordinary citizens are telling the data center industry a resounding NO, and the industry has answered with a war chest of its own. OpenAI, Blackstone, SoftBank and QTS have joined major construction unions to form the American Infrastructure Alliance. This “high eight-figure campaign” is designed to steer lawmakers away from…Natural News6d agoWhole story →TechnologyBuilddata center moratoriums
Bipartisan House Bill Would Ban Social Media Accounts for Users Under 16Two U.S. House members introduced legislation on Sept. 11, 2026, that would prohibit social media accounts for users under 16 and require covered platforms to terminate accounts identified as belonging to minors, according to the bill text and a report by Reclaim The Net [1]. The measure, dubbed the 16 & Up Social Media Act, […]Natural News19d agoWhole story →CultureTechnologyS 626social media regulation bill introduced
Treasury Secretary Bessent Urges Senate to Pass Clarity ActU.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent issued a public appeal on Wednesday, Sept. 9, urging the Senate to pass the Clarity Act – a stalled digital asset market structure bill – when lawmakers return from recess next week. In a post on the social media platform X, Bessent said the legislation would stop “bad actors” from exploiting […]Natural News25d agoWhole story →CultureTechnologyHR 3633clarity act senate vote
