AI
Maine Set to Become First State to Halt New AI Data Centers
Lawmakers cited rising electricity demand and environmental impacts as AI infrastructure expands.
AI
Artificial intelligence is poised to transform humans' relationship with technology, and each other.
AI
Trump Administration Appeals Ruling That Blocked Pentagon Action Against Anthropic
Donald Trump’s social media directive ordering all federal agencies to stop using Anthropic and its chatbot Claude was also blocked.
Telecom
T-Mobile Cuts IT Roles Amid Shift Toward Automation and Digital Services
The layoffs are the latest in a series of cuts as the company restructures its technology operations and continues hiring in new areas.
AI
U.S. Official to Europe: Align With U.S. on AI or Fall Behind
European Union's participation in a State Department effort to secure global AI supply chains remains uncertain.
AI
States Race to Win the Tech Economy in 2026 State of the State Addresses
Here’s what 30 governors said about broadband expansion, AI growth, and online child safety.
AI
Newsom Signs Executive Order to Strengthen AI Safeguards, Clashing with Federal Policy
Order aims to curb bias, rights violations, and misuse in state AI contracts.
Expert Opinion
Drew Gravitt: Powering the AI Era Isn’t Just an Energy Problem, It’s an Infrastructure One
As AI data center electricity demand is projected to double by 2030, the industry's biggest bottleneck is no longer compute, but energy
AI
Microsoft Takes Over a Texas AI Data Center Expansion After OpenAI Backs Away
Microsoft is taking over a data center construction project in Texas after OpenAI declined to pursue it.
AI
AI's Arrival Complicates Big Tech Climate Goals, and Some Worry it's Locking in More Fossil Fuels
A backlog of projects waiting to connect to power grids, plus the Trump administration's war on renewable energy also are complicating efforts.
AI
Sanders, AOC Introduce Bill to Pause Data Center Growth
The bill represents hesitation and concern for data centers among some lawmakers and communities.
AI
Panel Warns Black and Latino Communities Risk Falling Behind in AI Era
Speakers said broadband access and digital literacy remain major barriers to benefiting from emerging technologies.
AI
Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks the Pentagon From Branding AI Firm Anthropic a Supply Chain Risk
U.S. District Judge Rita Lin on Thursday said she was also blocking enforcement of a President Donald Trump’s social media directive on Anthropic.
Data Center
Corning Exec Says AI, Broadband Driving Surge in Fiber Demand
Demand for high-capacity networks is accelerating as new technologies strain existing infrastructure.
AI
Experts Call for Modernization, Rewrite of 1996 Telecom Act
Ahead of Thursday's hearing, witnesses point to opportunities to promote competition, broadband classification, and AI infrastructure.
AI
NTIA Takes Input on New Innovation Fund Round
The agency will use its remaining $50 million to support AI integration in wireless networks.
AI
Anthropic and Pentagon Head to Court as AI Firm Seeks End to 'Stigmatizing' Supply Chain Risk Label
Anthropic sued the Trump administration earlier this month.
