Data Centers AI News & Updates
New York Enacts Temporary Moratorium on Large-Scale Data Centers
New York Governor Kathy Hochul has signed an executive order temporarily halting permits for new data centers exceeding 50 megawatts. The pause is intended to allow the state to complete an environmental review addressin...
US Government Orders Fast-Track Energy Grid Access for AI Data Centers
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has ordered major grid operators to fast-track interconnection requests from data centers to support rapid AI expansion. This directive addresses severe grid backlogs that threate...
Massive Infrastructure Push: AirTrunk Slated to Build 5GW of AI Data Centers in India
Australian data center operator AirTrunk has committed to investing $30 billion in India by 2030 to develop 5 gigawatts of new computing capacity. This investment aligns with India's efforts to attract foreign cloud and...
SoftBank Announces Massive €75 Billion Data Center Investment in France
SoftBank Group has announced plans to invest up to €75 billion to develop 5 gigawatts of data center capacity in France by 2031. This project represents the firm's largest AI infrastructure investment in Europe, aimed at...
Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez Propose Moratorium on Large Data Center Construction Pending AI Regulation
Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have introduced legislation to ban construction of data centers with peak power loads exceeding 20 megawatts until comprehensive AI regulation is enacted...
2026 Mid-Year AI Review: Military AI Conflicts, Agentic AI Surge, and Infrastructure Crisis
The article reviews major AI developments in early 2026, focusing on three key stories: Anthropic's standoff with the Pentagon over military AI use restrictions leading to OpenAI filling the void, the viral rise of OpenC...
State Legislator Faces Silicon Valley Backlash Over AI Safety Regulation Efforts
New York State Assemblymember Alex Bores sponsored the RAISE Act, New York's first AI safety law, and became a target of a Silicon Valley lobbying group spending $125 million on attack ads. The episode discusses the broa...
States Across US Propose Data Center Moratoriums Amid Growing Public Opposition to AI Infrastructure
Public opposition to AI data center construction is intensifying across the United States, with several states and municipalities proposing or passing temporary moratoriums on new facilities. New York has introduced a th...
Reliance Announces $110 Billion AI Infrastructure Investment in India Over Seven Years
Mukesh Ambani's Reliance has announced a $110 billion plan to build AI computing infrastructure in India over the next seven years, including gigawatt-scale data centers and edge computing networks. The investment is par...
New York Proposes Three-Year Moratorium on New Data Center Construction Amid AI Infrastructure Concerns
New York state lawmakers have introduced legislation to impose a three-year moratorium on permits for new data center construction and operation, joining at least five other states considering similar pauses. The biparti...