AI
U.S.–UK Tech Pact Spurs $350B in Cross-Atlantic Deals
Deal promises joint leadership on AI, nuclear and quantum computing.
Copyright
SCOTUS Told Fourth Circuit Ruling Could Cut Off Families From Internet
Broad coalition urges justices to reject $1 billion piracy verdict against Cox Communications.
Mid East
Undersea Cables Cut in the Red Sea, Disrupting Internet Access in Asia and the Mideast
Microsoft said the Middle East may face increased latency. NetBlocks reported degraded connectivity in countries like India and Pakistan.
Infrastructure
AOL Finally Shutting Down its Dial-up Internet Service
AOL introduced many households to the world wide web for the first time in the 90s and early 2000s.
Data Center
As Electric Bills Rise, Evidence Mounts That Data Centers Share Blame
States are under pressure to insulate regular household and business ratepayers from the costs of feeding Big Tech’s energy-hungry data centers.
Data Center
Cheyenne to Host Data Center Using More Electricity Than All Wyoming Homes
Data center energy requirements driven by artificial intelligence-driven data center in the remotely populated western state.
UN
Trump's New AI Plan Leans Heavily on Silicon Valley Industry Ideas
The plan being released Wednesday is expected to focus on boosting artificial intelligence technology exports, streamlining permits for energy-intensive data center.
Energy
Trump Promotes Energy and Tech Investments at a Summit in Pennsylvania
Investments framed as part of a race against China for the most advanced deployment of artificial intelligence
Public Safety
FCC Employee Charged With Sexual Assault, Abduction
Assistant Division Chief arrested and fired.
Briefs
Tarana, Microsoft Partner to Bring Broadband to Africa
Companies to deploy Tarana’s ngFWA
Copyright
AI Chatbots Need More Books, and These Libraries are Opening Their Stacks
Nearly one million books in 254 languages published as early as the 15th century are part of a Harvard University collection being released to AI researchers Thursday.
Nuclear
Amazon to Spend $20B on Data Centers in Penn., Including Next to Nuclear Plant
At a news conference in Berwick in the shadow of the power plant, Gov. Josh Shapiro called it the largest private sector investment in Pennsylvania's history.
Energy
Meta Signs 20-Year Deal With Constellation Energy
Tech companies investing in nuclear energy.
AI
House Includes 10-Year Ban on States Regulating AI in Budget Bill
The provision is tucked into the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s sweeping markup, would be a major boon to the AI industry.
AI
Data Center Investment for AI Critical in Race Against China: Altman, Tech Execs
By 2028, data centers could consume up to 12% of the nation’s electricity.
Expert Opinion
Roslyn Layton: Congress Re-Introduces Bill to End Big Tech's Free Ride on Broadband
Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., and a bipartisan group of Senators on Wednesday reintroduced Lowering Broadband Costs for Consumers Act.
