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Pope Calls for Robust Regulation of AI in Manifesto that Ponders Future of Humanity

The call came in a sweeping manifesto, 'Magnifica Humanitas,' about safeguarding humankind on everything from work to war.

Data Center

AI Expansion Threatens Power Supply for 50,000 Lake Tahoe Residents

Northern Nevada's data center boom is forcing a small California utility to find a new power source within a year.

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.

Anthropic Partners with SpaceX to Expand AI Capacity

Anthropic will gain access to 300 megawatts of AI compute, doubling code rates.

Elon Musk Takes Stand in Trial vs. Sam Altman That Could Reshape AI's Future

The jury was selected Monday.

Cybersecurity

White House Chief of Staff Meets with Anthropic CEO Over its New AI Technology

The Friday meeting follows tensions between the Trump administration and Anthropic over the use of AI technology in federal agencies.

Hyperscale Data Centers to Reach 67% of Global Capacity by 2031

Cloud giants rapidly expanding infrastructure as AI demand accelerates.

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.

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.

Energy Department

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.

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'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.

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.

Nuclear

U.S. Issues First Commercial Construction Permit for a Nuclear Reactor in Years

The commission granted the permit Wednesday for a Bill Gates-backed company to build a sodium-cooled nuclear reactor in western Wyoming.