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OpenAI’s Sam Altman says the industry must do more to sell AI’s benefits, arguing a cancer cure is not enough and urging a broader vision for creativity and entrepreneurship. Public concern about AI’s impact persists, with polls showing mixed sentiment as debates over data centers, education bans, and job security intensify.
A wave of local and state actions is shaping the data-center boom. New rules aim to curb power use, water consumption and cost pressures, while critics warn of overreach and uneven economic impacts.
Renewables now account for a growing share of global power, but Africa’s path requires building institutions to turn resources into reliable, affordable electricity. The Bloomberg Africa initiative and recent policy shifts show a push to remove bottlenecks in market design, grid access, and financing to unlock private investment and extend electricity to hundreds of millions.
Governor Kathy Hochul has signed an executive order imposing a one-year statewide moratorium on new hyperscale data centres that use 50 megawatts or more, directing regulators to complete an environmental impact review and consider rules to make developers pay for power, contribute to grid upgrades and lose tax breaks. The move has drawn praise from community and environmental groups and rebuke from industry and national conservatives.
Elijah Bieniemy has been arrested in connection with a late-Sunday shooting in Ashburn, Virginia. Mia Bieniemy remains hospitalized after multiple gunshot wounds. Chiefs coach Eric Bieniemy is away from the team as the investigation continues; family privacy is being observed.