Artificial intelligence
Leopards, tigers and AI data, oh my! Nashville Zoo tries to halt proposed data center
The zoo this week launched an online petition against the data center that, as of Friday, had more than 180,000 signatures and 25,000 shares on Facebook.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker to suspend tax breaks offered to data centers
Pritzker, who is widely viewed as having 2028 White House aspirations, is tapping into an issue seen as important to voters.
Bot web traffic has overtaken human web traffic, data shows
Traffic to websites from AI agents and bots has eclipsed human-generated web traffic for the first time.
Kevin O’Leary says he will shrink his Utah AI data center project after political backlash
Kevin O’Leary has faced backlash on all sides over the planned Stratos AI data center campus in Utah, but now, he’s ready to shrink the project.
Trump signs order seeking early access to powerful AI models before their release
President Trump signed an order seeking the establishment of a voluntary framework for AI companies to provide the government early access to new models.
Student commencement boos are a sign of wider AI woes
As companies race to weave AI into nearly every industry, some college students are responding with open hostility
Vance warns that AI should not outrank humans in war
Vice President JD Vance said he worries about how emerging AI will be used in warfare, urging graduating Air Force cadets to not allow technology to supersede their judgment.
Red hot AI demand pushes more companies into the $1 trillion club
Micron Technologies and SK Hynix joined the trillion-dollar club, which includes Apple, Meta and Tesla.
Gavin Newsom takes a populist turn on AI ahead of a possible 2028 presidential run
AI is becoming a dominant political issue, with many on the right and the left coalescing around concerns about the rapid growth of the industry.
Tech titans mostly silent after Pope Leo’s warning about risks of AI
Pope Leo XIV’s sweeping warning about the dangers of artificial intelligence drew a largely muted response across the American technology world.