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Italy Imposes 200% Tax On Data Centers In Agricultural Zones
38+ min ago (420+ words) Lombardy imposes 200% rural taxes while 36 U. S. states offer billions in incentives to attract AI infrastructure Lombardy imposes up to 200% tax penalties on rural data centers while competitors offer billion-dollar incentives. Lombardy just pulled the ultimate plot twist in global data center…...
A Samsung Galaxy S25 FE exploded overnight, and it's not the first Galaxy S25 to do so
7+ hour, 36+ min ago (468+ words) A Reddit user recently shared a traumatic experience with her Samsung Galaxy S25 FE. She woke up in the middle of the night to the sound of popping and what she described as fireworks, with metal and plastic shrapnel flying around…...
Judge Grants Temporary Restraining Order to Halt Construction of Google Data Center in Pine Island
1+ hour, 58+ min ago (289+ words) Pine Island, MN (KROC-AM News)-A Goodhue County Judge has issued an order temporarily halting construction of a data center in Pine Island. In February, Google announced Pine Island as the future home for one of its data centers. The…...
BREAKING: Gov. Josh Shapiro announces finalized standards for data center developments in Pa.
2+ hour, 21+ min ago (552+ words) Developers who want the state's support to build data centers in Pennsylvania would have to adhere to new standards " that could eventually be law " proposed by Gov. Josh Shapiro. They could still build data centers if they don't meet the…...
'Setting a higher bar," Gov. Shapiro calls for new regulations for data center developers
2+ hour, 26+ min ago (779+ words) President Donald Trump holds a Cabinet Meeting. This marks the tenth time the Cabinet has gathered during Trump’s second term. HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHP) " Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro is unveiling a plan he says would hold data centers accountable, as more…...
Planned data center in NH draws widespread community opposition
4+ hour, 7+ min ago (205+ words) FILE " Amazon Web Services data center is visible on Aug. 22, 2024, in Boardman, Ore. Plans to build a data center in a quiet, rural New Hampshire town are drawing widespread opposition from community members concerned about its potential impact on the…...
As larger AI data centers race into Louisiana, new report finds ratepayers could be left with half the cost
5+ hour, 4+ min ago (403+ words) The report, "Louisiana Data Centers: Financing and Energy Overview," produced in partnership with Empower LLC, examines five "hyperscale" data center projects currently under development: Meta's proposed Hyperion facility in Richland Parish, three Amazon data centers in northwest Louisiana, and Hut…...
Residents say Red Oak cited the wrong code and threatened residents with anti-data center signs
7+ hour, 19+ min ago (67+ words) WFAA Residents say Red Oak cited the wrong code and threatened residents with anti-data center signs To stream WFAA on your phone, you need the WFAA app. Download the WFAA app Next up in 5 Example video title will go here…...
Shapiro unveils new data center regulations
3+ hour, 21+ min ago (430+ words) HARRISBURG, Pa. " Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro announced a new set of guidelines for data center development aimed at accountability and responsible development." Shapiro unveiled the plan " known as the Governor's Responsible Infrastructure Development (GRID) standards " during his budget address earlier…...
Moniteau County to put regulations on data centers
10+ hour, 30+ min ago (527+ words) The Moniteau County Commission wants to get ahead of the data center issue. During the commission's May meeting Tuesday, Presiding Commissioner Joe Lutz told board members he's looking into regulations the county can put on data centers and their manufacturers....