The AI industry is reaping what it sows, as far as Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is concerned. Abbott said the sharp criticism Americans are lobbing at AI data centers is well-earned during an interview on ABC’s “This Week” on Sunday. “They basically dug their own grave for the problem that’s been caused for them, and
President Donald Trump says data centers might need a new image. “I would say that maybe it could use a little public relations help,” Trump told reporters on Wednesday after an event focused on cryptocurrency. Trump made clear that, whatever the vibes might be, he remains a staunch supporter of the AI industry and the
Former NFLer Jason Kelce is jokingly telling people to send their urine to data centers over the mail. USPS rules say most people should just flush. On Tuesday, Kelce, the co-owner of Garage Beer, starred in a now-viral ad campaign featuring the canned water brand Liquid Death. After standing next to a toilet, he turns
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is cracking down on data centers, becoming the latest state leader to scale back support for the massive facilities critical to the future of AI. Shapiro painted a stark picture of communities being overrun by half-baked data center proposals, even as he stressed that only five such facilities have the permits
Michael Burry took a swipe at some of the dot-com boom’s biggest winners, prompting a cheeky response from Mark Cuban. The investor of “The Big Short” fame argued on X that stock prices became detached from fundamentals between the 1998 collapse of Long-Term Capital Management and the dot-com crash in March 2000. “Complete idiots made
