New York Becomes First State to Freeze Major Data-Center Construction
New York has become the first U.S. state to impose a statewide moratorium on the construction of large data centers, responding to growing concerns that the infrastructure supporting artificial intelligence could raise electricity prices, strain water supplies and place excessive pressure on local communities. Governor Kathy Hochul announced a one-year pause covering proposed facilities that […]
White House Accuses Smithsonian of Replacing American History With Political Activism
The Trump administration has intensified its confrontation with the Smithsonian Institution, releasing a sweeping report that accuses the National Museum of American History of abandoning objective scholarship in favor of “extreme political activism.” The 162-page document, titled “Saving America’s Story,” argues that museum leaders present the United States primarily through themes of racism, oppression, inequality […]
