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An aerial view of a 33 megawatt data center with closed-loop cooling system is pictured on Oct. 20, 2025 in Vernon, Calif. A surge in demand for AI infrastructure is fueling a boom in data centers across the country and around the globe. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Senate Democrats blast White House over ‘sweetheart’ AI data center deals

A letter to OSTP’s Michael Kratsios and Commerce’s Howard Lutnick demands answers over surging electricity prices connected to the buildout of AI data centers.
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Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo testifies before the Senate Appropriations Committee in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on April 20, 2021, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by CHIP SOMODEVILLA/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Commerce proposes rule aimed at protecting cloud services from foreign cyber threats

A new proposed rule from the Department of Commerce seeks to protect cloud services from foreign cyber threats to national security and artificial intelligence by creating requirements…
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