Seattle votes to ban grocery 'surveillance pricing'. Your data shouldn't set your food bill.Seattle's City Council voted 7-2 on September 22 to prohibit certain grocery pricing practices that use personal information to decide what customers pay. Consumer Reports supported the measure and helped the mayor's office develop it. The concept of "surveillance pricing" is straightforward. A company finds out about you, uses that information in a…The Blaze1d agoWhole story →CommerceTechnologyseattle surveillance pricing ban
Rural Data Centers Are in for a Big Federal Tax BreakUnder the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, data center projects in rural areas could be eligible for major tax benefits starting next year. Some hyperscalers do not seem eager to take the free cash.WIRED2d agoWhole story →TechnologyFoodrural data center tax break
It's Not a Bug, It's the DefaultThe Federal Trade Commission has confirmed that companies routinely use personal data to set individualized prices for online consumers, with pricing signals drawn from location, browsing history, device information, and credit background.Gizmodo14d agoWhole story →CommerceTechnologyftc personalized pricing study
Lawmakers discuss the data center industry in ArkansasGoogle Inc., the technology giant building a huge data center campus at West Memphis, is taking time to visit with residents who will be neighbors of the billion dollar project, Rachel Wilson, a Google energy market development employee, told the Legislature's Joint Energy Committee on Tuesday.Arkansas Online20d agoWhole story →EducationTechnologyarkansas data center development
NY data center bill should be amended to protect researchNewYorkBIO respectfully urges Governor Hochul to veto data center legislation and work with stakeholders to develop a more targeted approach that does not inadvertently impact biomedical research.Buffalo Buffalo News29d agoWhole story →TechnologyEducationnew york data center bill veto consideration
