Data Center
Data Center Boom Strains Communities, Some Panelists Say
The issue may have already hardened into a defining political issue of 2026.
Primary elections
Capito Wins Republican Primary in West Virginia
The two-term senator has championed rural broadband access.
Rural
Trump Signs USF Reform Bill Backed by Sen. Capito
The new law requires the FCC to establish a vetting process for USF applicants.
Expert Opinion
Alejandro Roark: Spectrum Is the Foundation of America’s AI Future
America's physical AI future depends on a balanced spectrum strategy that pairs licensed auctions with expanded unlicensed and shared spectrum, the author urges.
PJM Interconnection
Maryland Pushes Back on $2 Billion Grid Upgrades
Residents could pay billions for upgrades tied to out-of-state AI data centers.
Cybersecurity
Google Disrupts Hackers Using AI to Exploit an Unknown Weakness in a Company's Digital Defense
Malicious hackers are arming themselves with AI to supercharge their ability to break into the world’s computers.
Digital Inclusion
Constitutional Watchdog Joins Suit Over Canceled Digital Equity Grants
Legal group challenges Trump’s cancellation of $2.75 billion digital equity program.
Digital Inclusion
One Year After Cancellation, Digital Equity Act Tied Up in Legal Challenges
The decision to cancel the program is under litigation from affected groups and states.
California
Tech is Betting on a Former Executive in the Race for California Governor
Voters are questioning whether he’ll stand up to the tech industry that's backing him.
Digital Inclusion
Eighth Circuit Vacates FCC’s Digital Discrimination Rules
The decision strikes the order in full, sending the FCC to restart.
FCC
Public Pushback Grows Against FCC's DJI Drone Restrictions
Public safety officials and small businesses say they struggle to adapt with the DJI ban.
AI
Sanders Convenes Chinese and American Computer Scientists to Warn of Threat from AI
'The richest, most powerful people in the world are now building a runaway train with no brakes,' Sanders said.
Data Center
California Utilities Have a Solution to Soaring Energy Prices: More Data Centers
PG&E believes more data centers may be the key to repairing the price crunch in California.
Data Center
Nation's First State Data Center Moratorium Vetoed by Maine Governor
The bill passed by the Democrat-controlled state legislature would have instituted a moratorium for more than a year on data centers above a certain size.
AI
Trump Administration Vows Crackdown on Chinese Companies 'Exploiting' AI Models Made in US
The Trump administration vowed to crack down on Chinese firms extracting capabilities from U.S. AI models, as a bipartisan House bill advanced to sanction such attacks.
Earnings
Comcast Beats on Broadband Losses and Wireless Adds
The cable giant improved its year-over-year subscriber losses for the first time since the fourth quarter of 2020.
