Who pays if Ohio data center projects don’t materialize?AEP Ohio already requires large data center projects to make financial commitments tied to new electric infrastructure. Federal regulators are considering similar protections for transmission costs across PJM.cleveland.com2d agoWhole story →BuildTechnologydata center regulation
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 News2d agoWhole story →SecurityBuildS 130HR 791defend ip introduction
FCC considering changes, possibly ending, program that offers discounted internet to schools, librariesA federal program that has paid out billions of dollars to local schools and libraries to offset the cost of internet service is in danger of being curtailed or even eliminated, leaving district administrators and library officials concerned about how they would bridge the financial gap. The E-Rate program, overseenPittsburgh Tribune-Review4d agoWhole story →BuildCulturee rate program review
Here’s what’s driving the Gen Z gender gapThe youngest voters have been shaped by an end to a federal right to abortion, the #MeToo movement and social media, a new poll shows.The 19th*7d agoWhole story →CultureHealthgen z voter trends
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 News7d agoWhole story →BuildPlanetdata center moratoriums
