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Policy

New York Freezes Big Data Centre Permits for Up to a Year Over Energy and Cost Fears

Governor Kathy Hochul has signed the first statewide moratorium on large data centre construction in the US, pausing projects that would draw more than 50 megawatts of power while regulators write new rules.

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Policy

Albanese to call AI a turning point as big as renewable energy, but artists get no copyright answers

Australia's prime minister will address AI policy in a Sydney speech this week, comparing the technology's rise to the renewable energy shift. Creative industries hoping for copyright protection news will have to keep waiting.

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Policy

Senator Markey's AI Bills Target Hiring Bots, Water Use, and Workplace Tracking

A package of four bills introduced in July 2025 would force companies to disclose how automated systems affect job seekers, workers, and local communities.

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Policy

Big Tech's AI Data Centres Now Emit as Much Carbon as a Third of France

Microsoft, Amazon and Google collectively pumped out 119 million metric tonnes of carbon dioxide last year. The main culprit: building more data centres to feed AI demand.

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Policy

Australia's creatives versus AI companies: the copyright fight heading to Canberra

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is set to address artificial intelligence this week as Australian artists demand their work stops being used to train AI without permission or pay.

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Policy

A Scottish AI megasite promised green energy. The reality looks very different.

An £8.2 billion AI data centre complex in rural Scotland overstated its plans to run entirely on renewable power. Reporters had to leave their desks to find that out.

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AI Business

Sunrun wants to turn your living room into a tiny AI data centre

The solar company is paying homeowners to host small computing units that sell AI processing power to big tech firms. Here is what that actually means for you.

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