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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, […]
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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,…
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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…
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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.…
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Texas Gov. Abbott declares disaster to ease diesel crunch, allowing dyed fuel on roadsTexas Gov. Greg Abbott issued a statewide disaster proclamation on Sept. 28, temporarily suspending restrictions on dyed diesel fuel use on public roadways to address record-high diesel prices averaging $5.90 per gallon. The proclamation provides immediate relief to agricultural and trucking industries by raising allowable weight limits for fuel,…
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Pentagon Increases Briefings on $1.5 Trillion Budget Request as Senators Raise Timing and Transparency ConcernsPentagon officials have ramped up efforts in recent weeks to help Congress advance President Donald Trump’s $1.5 trillion defense budget request for fiscal 2027, holding a classified Senate briefing Thursday morning led by Deputy Defense Secretary Steve Feinberg, Pentagon Comptroller Jules Hurst and Joint Chiefs Vice Chair Christopher Mahoney. The…
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New Report Reveals Data Center Backup Generators Pollute Like Power Plants, Endanger HealthFederal regulatory changes that eased enforcement of on-site backup generator emissions are contributing to increased health risks from data centers, according to a report released by the Environmental Protection Network (EPN), a nonprofit whose members are former public officials who maintain an interest in environmental policy. Air pollution from data…
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White House Rushes To Unload $400M in Ukraine Aid Before Congress Can Take It BackThe White House plans to use $400 million in previously approved military aid for Ukraine before a statutory deadline, according to officials familiar with the matter. The move, first reported by the Libertarian Institute, comes as the Trump administration seeks to wind down U.S. involvement in the conflict while satisfying congressional requirements on…
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CBP Axes Biden-Era Rule Permitting Private Donations for Detained IllegalsCustoms and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner Rodney Scott issued a memo withdrawing the agency from a Biden-era directive that authorized the solicitation and acceptance of private donations for illegal aliens in federal custody, according to Fox News correspondent Bill Melugin. Scott told Melugin on Sept. 23 that the order is no longer needed or…
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