• Opposition to Data Centers Could Sway U.S. Midterm Elections

    Source: Yahoo News - Top HeadlinesOpposition to data centers, an issue barely on anyone's radar in the 2024 election, has now united American voters across the political spectrum. According to a May Gallup poll, more than 70% of Americans are opposed to AI data center construction in their local area. Data centers—facilities that store, process, and distribute digital data—use massive amounts of water and electricity, raising concerns about local utility rate hikes and pollution.
  • Court Orders Meta to Pay $25 Billion for Deceiving Users on Privacy

    Source: Yahoo News - Top HeadlinesA judge in New Mexico ordered Meta Platforms on Wednesday to pay the state $25 billion after a jury found the company had misled consumers about the privacy of their data, hitting the company with one of the largest financial penalties in U.S. history. The ruling came in a ‌case stemming from charges that Cambridge Analytica, a firm involved in Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, obtained data from millions of Facebook users without...

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