Hinojosa urges Gov. Abbott to pause new data centers until lawmakers act

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gina Hinojosa is calling on her November opponent, Gov. Greg Abbott, to issue a moratorium on new data centers until the state legislature can adopt statewide regulations.

OpenAI says AI model autonomously hacked rival's systems during internal test

OpenAI said one of its advanced artificial intelligence models autonomously breached AI startup Hugging Face's infrastructure during an internal cybersecurity evaluation.

DOE approves $3.26B in federal funding for Texas electric grid improvements

The Texas energy grid will get some major upgrades in West Texas to better ready the grid for data centers and oil and natural gas development after the approval of a U.S. Department of Energy loan.

Governor Abbott announces massive AI tech investment in North Texas

Taiwanese electronics manufacturer LITEON is investing nearly $919 million to build a major AI power infrastructure facility in McKinney, Texas, creating over 600 new jobs.

Apple sues OpenAI, alleges theft of trade secrets tied to ChatGPT hardware development

Apple has sued OpenAI, accusing the artificial intelligence company of encouraging former Apple employees to steal confidential trade secrets to help develop ChatGPT-related hardware.

Meta removes controversial Instagram AI photo feature after social media backlash

Meta's controversial Muse Image feature automatically opted public Instagram profiles into allowing their photos to be used as reference for AI image generation. Meta removed the feature after just three days.

Former Texas teacher gets 16 years in prison for possessing 365K-plus files of child sex abuse

Court documents say he was found in possession of over 365,000 images of CSAM, including images of minors under 12. Some of them were found to be AI-generated from real images of students.

City of Taylor discuss citizen-led ordinance on proposed data center

There is a big debate over digital growth in the City of Taylor. Neighbors are pushing back against a proposed $1 billion data center.

Neighbors want to stop proposed Taylor data center
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There is a big debate over digital growth in the City of Taylor. Neighbors are pushing back against a proposed $1 billion data center.

AI is helping gas stations collude to raise California fuel prices, lawsuit says

A lawsuit accuses California gas station operators of using artificial intelligence software to illegally coordinate and drive up prices at the pump.

AI may spot deadly heart risk in a routine ECG

UC Berkeley researchers say a new AI model found a hidden ECG signal that could help doctors identify more people at risk before sudden cardiac death.

How China-linked operatives used ChatGPT to sway Americans on 2 issues, OpenAI details

ChatGPT’s parent company, OpenAI, is accusing a Chinese technology company of leveraging its signature platform to manipulate the opinions of people who live in the United States.

Abbott calls for new regulations on data centers

Gov. Greg Abbott is calling for better regulation on data center construction in Texas.