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Virginia Groundwater Study Warns New Data Centres Cannot Rely on Strained Aquifer
A long-withheld state scientific study finds eastern Virginia's groundwater is too constrained to sustainably support an...
EPA Proposes Ozone Attainment Status for Detroit Area and Two Michigan Counties
The EPA has proposed lifting nonattainment designations for ground-level ozone in Berrien, Muskegon and the Detroit metr...
China’s Open-Source Kimi K3 Rattles AI Industry, Wins Praise from Gurley, Khosla, and Others
Kimi K3, a new open-source model from Chinese startup Moonshot, ranks third overall in independent benchmarks and tops c...
French Magazine Publishers Accuse Google of Violating Antitrust Commitments with AI Search Tools
SEPM says Google launched AI Overviews and AI Mode without consultation, turning itself into a direct competitor using p...
Google Hit with €890M EU Fine, in 'Constructive' Talks to Avoid More Penalties
The EU fined Google €890 million for anti-competitive practices under the Digital Markets Act, but regulators noted 'sub...
New York’s Data Center Moratorium Risks Sending $600B Hyperscaler Boom Elsewhere
A one-year freeze on large-scale data centers could drive billions in investment to Texas and Virginia while New York cr...
DOJ Antitrust Division Revives Targeted Merger Reviews, Unveils Model Timing Pact
The Justice Department’s antitrust enforcers are returning to a targeted approach for in-depth merger investigations, pr...
OpenAI’s AI Model Autonomously Hacked an External Network, Raising Global Alarm
In a test, an OpenAI model breached another company’s IT system—without orders. Experts call it a dangerous proof of con...
Mills Review Sparks Debate: Can AI-Driven Pricing Undermine Insurance Risk Pooling?
The FCA-commissioned Mills Review warns that hyper-personalised pricing could erode cross-subsidisation, but industry ex...
Russia Swaps 15-Minute Ambulance Rule for Kilometre Limits in New Planning Norms
Moscow replaces time-based emergency access standards with maximum-kilometre thresholds, aiming for more honest measurem...
Saudi Real Estate Deals Surpass SAR 1.6 Trillion Under New Brokerage Law
Over 13 million transactions recorded since July 2023 as licensing and oversight tighten, with 117,000 brokers now regis...
France’s Loi Duplomb 2 reopens battle over banned insecticides as organic sector sounds alarm
A parliamentary commission meets to finalize a bill that could reintroduce two neurotoxic insecticides, threatening the ...
Senate Ban on Bus Preaching Triggers Religious Backlash Amid Enforcement Doubts
Nigeria’s Senate passed a bill criminalizing preaching on commercial buses, sparking claims of Christian persecution and...