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Data Centers Could Sink Republicans in November Midterm ElectionsRepublicans are confronting a political liability over data centers as voter concerns about rising electricity bills intensify ahead of the November midterm elections, according to party strategists. [1] Senate Democrats blocked legislation sponsored by Sen. Jon Husted (R-OH) that would have required states and some utilities to consider a standard…
AI Researcher Warns Machines May Already Be Developing Languages Humans Can’t Fully UnderstandAdvanced artificial intelligence models may be less than a year away from inventing and deploying unique languages that humans would struggle to understand, a frontier AI researcher told Congress on Sept. 30 [1]. The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee convened a hearing examining the threat that “rogue” AI may pose to U.S.…
House Passes Bill Requiring Data Centers to Shoulder Their Own Energy CostsThe U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday, Sept. 16, passed a Republican-backed measure that would require artificial intelligence (AI) and other data centers to make deals with local energy providers to cover the full incremental cost of generation, transmission or distribution upgrades, according to the Epoch Times [1]. The bill, known as the…
FBI Director Defends Surveillance Partnerships at Senate Judiciary HearingFBI Director Kash Patel testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Sept. 15, 2026, defending the bureau’s access to license plate reader data and its expanding partnerships with private technology companies. The hearing, which lasted several hours, examined the FBI’s use of data collected by private companies and municipalities, queries conducted…
Bill Gates Calls for International AI Regulation, Cites “Alien Intelligence” RiskMicrosoft co-founder Bill Gates said in a Reuters interview published Tuesday, Sept. 15, that no national government is adequately prepared for artificial intelligence (AI) and that an international body should be created to police the technology, according to ZeroHedge [1]. “I don’t think any government is nearly as deep on this as they have to […]
Bernie Sanders introduces AI censorship bill that JAILS innovators creating systems that empower the people with decentralized knowledgeThe same London-based nonprofit that branded Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and 11 other Americans as the “Disinformation Dozen” in 2021, quietly renamed itself last month, gearing up for a new phase of censorship in the coming turbulence of the AI censorship wars. In 2021, this clandestine organization triggered a cascade of censorship that stripped millions […]
Hawley Expands AI Surveillance Probe to Axon, Motorola and VerkadaSen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) has expanded his investigation into artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted surveillance systems, sending letters to the chief executive officers of Axon Enterprise, Motorola Solutions and Verkada. The letters, sent last week, inform these companies that they are now part of a probe that began with an inquiry into Flock Safety on…
MISO Proposes Reliability Requirements for Data Centers and Other Large LoadsThe Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) has filed a proposal with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to establish new reliability requirements for data centers and other large electricity consumers connecting to its grid. The filing, submitted in late August, outlines a framework designed to improve the grid operator’s visibility…