Gov. Abbott has ordered a ‘pause’ on data center approvals. Here’s what that means.
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Georgia Power gets clearance to serve OpenAI's massive AI data center in Effingham County
Georgia Power gets clearance to serve OpenAI's massive AI data center in Effingham County CBS News
Data center controversies have transformed midterms. Here's where different groups stand
Data center controversies have transformed midterms. Here's where different groups stand pbs.org
AI agents meant to replace Meta workers made “large-scale, disruptive actions”
Report shows Meta's challenges replacing people with AI agents.
What 3 high school students learned building AI tools for police
What 3 high school students learned building AI tools for police Police1
McKinsey says enterprise AI is finally 'on the road to ROI'
Fasten your seatbelt and empty that bladder: AI investment is rising, but reported enterprise earnings impact remains stubbornly flat
State Data Center Policy 101: 2026 Legislative Guide
State Data Center Policy 101: 2026 Legislative Guide MultiState
Why data centers are a top issue in the 2026 midterms
Why data centers are a top issue in the 2026 midterms Brookings
Canonical backs quest to translate mountains of C into safe Rust with AI
Bungs banknotes at Bristol boffins to find out if mature code survives the machine
Opinion | The Original Sin of Anthropic’s Claude
Opinion | The Original Sin of Anthropic’s Claude The New York Times
Why police have been told to pause their use of AI in court cases
Why police have been told to pause their use of AI in court cases theconversation.com
Employers are quietly rehiring the people AI replaced, and paying them less to come back
Employers are quietly rehiring the people AI replaced, and paying them less to come back The Next Web
2 Energy Stocks Riding the Data Center Power Crunch
2 Energy Stocks Riding the Data Center Power Crunch Yahoo Finance
90% of executives say AI hasn’t boosted productivity. Some are still cutting jobs
90% of executives say AI hasn’t boosted productivity. Some are still cutting jobs Fortune
A battle over ‘Italian brainrot’ could shape who owns AI art
A battle over ‘Italian brainrot’ could shape who owns AI art NPR
Slack Code taps into collective vibe, puts AI agents into the group chat
Developers can now invite the whole team along for their quality time with the coding bot
KSU, Technovative AI sign pilot agreement with Moultrie Police Department for AI-powered behavioral health detection tool
KSU, Technovative AI sign pilot agreement with Moultrie Police Department for AI-powered behavioral health detection tool Kennesaw State University
Flock's New AI Police Tool Can Track Drivers Without a Name or License Plate
Flock's New AI Police Tool Can Track Drivers Without a Name or License Plate Decrypt
Pluralistic: The ordinariness of evil (19 Aug 2026)
Today's links The ordinariness of evil: Stop selling AI (bad). Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: Dot-crash bumwad; AP v fair use; Nym Wars; What's ctrl-F? Pentagon lost $6.5T in a year; Voter ID is voter suppression; Become unoptimizable. Upcoming appearances: Sydney, Melbourne, Brighton, London, South Bend. Recent appearances: Where I've been. Latest books: You keep…
Flock Has a Powerful New AI Tool for Police. We Got Its Code
Flock Has a Powerful New AI Tool for Police. We Got Its Code WIRED
Rockland police department uses an AI startup to write reports
Rockland police department uses an AI startup to write reports The Maine Monitor
AI company says Eloy police are 1st in the U.S. to use 'virtual investigators'
AI company says Eloy police are 1st in the U.S. to use 'virtual investigators' KJZZ
When AI art has no author: Study finds generated images often can’t be traced to training data
A new method for surgically removing training examples from a model reveals that as datasets grow, the link between what a model learns and what it produces dissolves.
Pluralistic: IP can't save you from AI (18 Aug 2026)
Today's links IP can't save you from AI: Property rights cannot substitute for labor rights and privacy rights. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: Flying Brits v brown people; Probability neglect; Law v "enhanced patdowns"; Onion says Brits love paywalls; "Hench"; "Lessons in Magic and Disaster." Upcoming appearances: Sydney, Melbourne, Brighton, London, South Bend…