AI super PAC targets NY Democrat Alex Bores midterms kickoff

A bipartisan super PAC launched by a slew of artificial intelligence leaders has picked its first target: a Democratic congressional candidate who helped lead an effort to put safety measures on the AI industry. Alex Bores, a New York State Assembly member, has pushed “ideological and politically motivated legislation” that would “handcuff” the nation’s edge…

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Data centers are concentrated in these states. Here’s what’s happening to electricity prices

Electricity prices are surging, voters are growing angry, and the artificial intelligence industry’s data centers are increasingly a target for blame with U.S. mid-term elections on the horizon. Residential utility bills rose 6% on average nationwide in August compared with the same period in the previous year, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The…

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Trump asks DOJ to probe Jeffrey Epstein dealings with Clinton, JPMorgan

President Donald Trump on Friday said that he is asking the Department of Justice to investigate relationships between notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and former President Bill Clinton, JPMorgan Chase, former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers, billionaire tech investor Reid Hoffman, and others. Trump’s statement comes as he faces renewed pressure over his own past friendship…

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