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Posted inEnergy and the Environment
The EPA’s Dark Embrace of the AI Industry
Under Zeldin’s leadership and Musk’s influence, an unlikely federal agency has become a key enabler of AI data centers.
Posted inTechnology
Data Center of Attention
Candidates of every political persuasion are knocking themselves out trying to appease angry citizens wanting their lives and livelihoods put before Big Tech.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Elon Musk’s Lawyer Seeks Seat in Congress
Chris Gober, who helped draw Texas’s gerrymandered maps, is now running to represent one of those districts. His AI and defense industry ties could pose problems.
Posted inTechnology
How You’re Paying for All These Flock Cameras
Money intended for treatment of the opioid crisis and insurance fees to stop auto part theft have instead gone to installing AI-fueled license plate readers.
Posted inTechnology
Big Tech Crashes Headlong Into American Democracy
The AI oligarchs thought they could stuff data centers down the throats of the American people. They thought wrong.
Posted inPolitics
MI-07: Tom Barrett Scrambles to Bury His Data Center Past
The Republican incumbent voted for massive tax breaks for data centers in the Big Beautiful Bill. Now he’s saying Washington shouldn’t decide on the facilities.
Posted inTAP
The Companies That Got $83 Billion in Tax Breaks Last Year
All of them are tied to the data center build-out. Their tax breaks represent nearly half of the total all companies received in 2025.
Posted inTechnology
Private Intelligence Firms Are Selling Dossiers on AI and Data Center Critics
Along with federal law enforcement agencies, private companies are now surveilling opponents of Big Tech.
Posted inTechnology
Data Centers Win-Lose in Virginia
In an era of austerity, Virginia’s state budget deal puts its lawmakers supporting Big Tech and its tax exemptions on a crash course with their constituents.