Governors who courted AI data centers are now trying to rein them in

AI may be booming, but the infrastructure powering it has become a political liability. For years, governors competed to lure data centers with tax breaks, expedited permitting, and promises of jobs and investment. Now, as sprawling AI campuses drive concerns over electricity prices, water use, and local control, some

The Bulwark’s Tim Miller talks with author and Tulane professor Nathaniel Rich about climate change, the growing backlash to data centers, their security and privacy risks, and Rich’s new novel, Cloudthief.

X uncovered 200,000 inauthentic Chinese accounts pushing anti-AI and anti-data center narratives in the United States amid energy policy debates.

X found a bot farm in its investigation of inauthentic Chinese accounts. Out of 200,000 bots, 200 allegedly focused on posting against AI data centers.

Data centers and agriculture depend on many of the same resources, such as water, land and electricity, which has some in the industry worried about the future.

August 26, 2026 5:35 PM ET A government watchdog group is urging lawmakers to crack down on foreign money flowing into U.S. nonprofits that influence American politics and public policy, according to letters exclusively obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation. Americans for Public Trust (APT) is sending letters to

Ring camera founder Jamie Siminoff joins "CBS Mornings" to announce the company's new privacy measures as public concern ramps over security camera surveillance and the use of AI.