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AMD CEO Lisa Su says public pushback on AI data centers is really about how they are pitched, which could shape what gets built near you.
Read more: AMD's CEO says AI's data center fight is about how it's pitchedVoters in 41 local ballot measures across 10 states mostly sided against limits being loosened on data centers, a sign the AI building boom faces real pushback.
Read more: Voters rebuff data centers in every ballot measure except one during the 2026 midtermsAmazon Quick can now approve routine AI actions on its own, while sending risky ones back to a person. Here is how it works and what businesses should set up.
Read more: Amazon's AI assistant now skips routine approvals, but not risky onesApple is pulling faulty eMudhra website certificates from the Mac tools used in Terminal. Most people are already protected, but command-line users should act.
Read more: Apple closes a Mac security gap tied to faulty website certificatesGoogle will back the financing for a Kentucky data center built for Anthropic, a sign of how much money the AI boom needs to keep growing.
Read more: Google agrees to back loans for TeraWulf's Anthropic data centerCloudflare now shows site owners which AI assistants visit their pages and lets them allow, limit or block each one, so shoppers using agents are not turned away by mistake.
Read more: Cloudflare lets website owners see and control AI helpers visiting their sitesA writer turned a Raspberry Pi into a travel router that links back to his home network, though a dedicated router still wins at hotel Wi-Fi.
Read more: A small Raspberry Pi computer becomes a private travel routerA Wall Street Journal analysis says Apple charges about three times its cost for extra iPhone 18 Pro storage, so the tier you pick can add hundreds of dollars.
Read more: Apple still charges about triple its cost for extra iPhone storageA researcher says an OpenAI model helped him find a flaw in popular open-source software that could let someone hack into major data centers.
Read more: AI model helped find a flaw that could open major data centersGoogle Maps now uses the full inner and outer screens of Apple's foldable iPhone Duo after an update, ending the black strip that older versions left on the right.
Read more: Google Maps now fills the whole screen on Apple's foldable iPhoneA writer stored all of English Wikipedia on a Raspberry Pi, so everyone on the home network can read it even when the internet is down.
Read more: Keep a full copy of Wikipedia at home with a Raspberry PiAmazon's cloud desktops for AI agents now run Linux and Windows 11, not just Windows Server, so businesses can match agents to the systems they already use.
Read more: Amazon lets AI agents work on Linux and Windows 11 cloud desktopsUniversity Hospitals in Ohio still had systems offline on November 2 after a cyberattack. Two other recent incidents exposed Social Security numbers.
Read more: Ohio hospital system still has systems offline after cyberattackAn NBC exit poll found 56% of voters called AI and data centers a crucial or major factor in their Congress vote, which could affect power bills and AI tools.
Read more: Voters say AI and data centers shaped their Congress voteA major equipment supplier says data center builders must disclose power, water and noise plans as public pushback grows, including a halt on new projects in New York.
Read more: Data center builders told to be open about power, water and noiseGoogle plans to spend $15 billion expanding its data centers and cloud services in Malaysia, driven by demand for AI. Here is why that matters for everyday users.
Read more: Google plans to spend $15 billion on data centers in MalaysiaThe US is building power lines at a quarter of its pace from a decade ago, and experts warn that could slow AI and help China pull ahead.
Read more: US power lines are going up slowly, and AI may pay the priceA new study found AI chatbots describe the same data centers very differently, so the tool you pick and the way you ask can change what you learn.
Read more: Ask AI about a data center and the answer depends on the chatbotAO3 went offline after a security incident and may stay limited for up to four weeks. Account holders should treat their email and login details as possibly exposed.
Read more: Fan fiction site AO3 is down for weeks after a security incidentDrax, Britain's biggest biomass power plant, wants a £20B AI data center in North Yorkshire. It has no tenant yet, and local worries over power and water are growing.
Read more: UK power plant plans a huge £20B data center for AI, with no customer yetNew York's mayor backs a one-year pause on new data centers and an AI ban for some students. Parents and business owners should watch how the rules are written.
Read more: NYC mayor backs data center pause and AI ban for some studentsWorkday has launched a platform for building AI agents in HR and finance that are meant to stop and explain themselves when they step outside their permissions.
Read more: Workday Lets Companies Build AI Helpers for HR and Finance With LimitsOracle says it will stop requiring secrecy agreements with state and local governments for its AI data center projects, so residents may learn more about plans near them.
Read more: Oracle drops secrecy deals for its AI data center projectsA spare Raspberry Pi can block ads, run a smart home, store files and upgrade a 3D printer, all without a screen, mouse or keyboard.
Read more: Old Raspberry Pi boards can run useful home services with no screen
