Data centers are black boxes, but California wants to change that
California passed a slate of new regulations that will finally push data centers to disclose more information about their water and electricity use.
Wednesday, September 23, 2026
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California passed a slate of new regulations that will finally push data centers to disclose more information about their water and electricity use.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson proposed a data center expansion moratorium ordinance, saying that the city is “open for business” but “not for sale.” The ordinance acts as a 12-month temporary pause to give city officials time to develop long-term policies concerning energy and pollution risks for Chicagoans. It will be referred to a Chicago City…
A Senate Judiciary Committee panel will put Flock Safety’s sprawling network of AI-powered license plate cameras under the microscope Wednesday amid concerns over privacy and potential misuse. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), who chairs the Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism, recently opened an investigation into Flock and how data collected by its more than 120,000 cameras…