Technology
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American voters don't want data centers built in their communities, poll finds
Data center projects have popped up across the country in recent years with many of those proposals including tax breaks.
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Republican governors ask Senate to nix AI moratorium from 'One Big Beautiful Bill'
The governors argued the moratorium would undo their efforts to protect citizens from potential harm that AI could cause. MTG has also become a vocal opponent of the moratorium.
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Virginia GOP Gov Younkin signs new law to ban phones in school, on trend with other states
Cell phone bans during the school day are becoming increasingly popular in new legislation.
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WhatsApp banned on devices for House staffers over cybersecurity concerns
“Protecting the People’s House is our topmost priority, and we are always monitoring and analyzing for potential cybersecurity risks that could endanger the data of House Members and staff,” House Chief Administrative Officer Catherine Szpindor said.
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Trump again criticizes Federal Reserve's Powell for not cutting interest rates
Trump has repeatedly expressed frustration with Powell's hesitance to lower interest rates and even suggested he could fire him at some point.
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NASA delays International Space Station mission over station leak
The station has been in the news for unrelated reasons in recent years, including over the unexpectedly lengthy stay of American astronauts, who returned to Earth in March.
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Google cloud services and other websites see unexpected outage
"We are experiencing service issues with multiple GCP products beginning Thursday [at] 10:51 PDT. Our engineering team continues to investigate the issue," the website said. "We apologize to all who are affected by the disruption."
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Musk losing feud to Trump, at least in terms of the value of his companies
Thursday alone wiped out approximately $150 billion of Tesla’s market valuation as Musk's personal net worth drops below $400 billion.
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Musk thanks President Trump as he leaves government service
Musk was designated a "special government employee" on Inauguration Day, which allows civilians to work for the federal government for 130 days a year. The status is expected to expire on May 30.
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Trump Media announces $2.5 billion Bitcoin deal
The deal would see the company trade $1.5 billion in stock and $1 billion in convertible notes for $2.5 billion in Bitcoin.
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Bitcoin hits new all-time high ahead of Trump cryptocurrency dinner
Bitcoin, which officially launched as a form of online currency in 2009, set its new record at around 3:30 a.m. Eastern, when it reached $111,875, per CoinDesk. Its previous record was $109,000.
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Norquist warns Europe trying to push U.S. firms out of digital economy
"This is not regulation; it’s non-tariff protectionism disguised as principle," he declared.
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Portal opens for consumers to file claims against Apple as part of $95 settlement over Siri
The settlement will be available to any person who owned a Siri-enabled iPhone or other Apple devices between Sept. 17, 2014, and Dec. 31, 2024, and "experienced an unintended Siri activation during a confidential or private communication."