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Gov. Josh Shapiro takes a hard line against ‘predatory’ data center developers in Pennsylvania
Shapiro, a potential Democratic 2028 contender, earlier welcomed data center developments. His new executive order takes a starkly different tone toward the industry.
NBC News - Aug 22, 2026 1:20am EDT
Missing New York City grandmother found dead in Las Vegas
Police said the body of 63-year-old Alisa Goods was found near Harry Reid International Airport after she fell down an embankment.
NBC News - Aug 21, 2026 8:52pm EDT
In its most technologically complex lunar mission to date, China aims to search for frozen stores of water in shadowed craters near the moon’s south pole.
NBC News - Aug 21, 2026 8:19pm EDT
Tesla recalls nearly 3m vehicles in China over door handle safety risks
Guardian UK - Aug 21, 2026 8:07pm EDT
Pakistan’s military says security forces killed 49 militants in raids in northwest and southwest
The military described those killed as members of “ Fitna al-Khawarij “ and “Fitna al-Hindustan,” terms the government uses for the outlawed Pakistani Taliban and Baloch separatist groups, respectively.
NBC News - Aug 21, 2026 7:33pm EDT
Karoline Leavitt to work for Trump-affiliated super PAC after leaving White House
Leavitt previously worked for the super PAC as a spokesperson before joining President Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign.
NBC News - Aug 21, 2026 7:04pm EDT
TikTok agrees to $400m settlement to resolve US children’s privacy litigation
Guardian UK - Aug 21, 2026 6:21pm EDT
TikTok to pay $400m to US in one of largest child privacy settlements
The deal stems from a 2024 lawsuit alleging TikTok and its parent company ByteDance collected "vast amounts of data" on millions of users under the age of 13.
BBC News - Aug 21, 2026 6:18pm EDT
Anthropic IPO filing will show AI backlash as a risk factor, sources say
Anthropic is poised to debut on the stock market at a time when the public is increasingly upset about data centers and is fearful about AI taking jobs.
CNBC - Aug 21, 2026 5:56pm EDT
Cyber vulnerability sweep picks up Royal Navy drones sending data to China
No, no nasties to see here, guv...
Register UK - Aug 21, 2026 5:08pm EDT
Ed Martin is leaving DOJ to focus on ‘legal battles’ in upcoming elections, Trump says
Martin, a former lawyer and advocate for Jan. 6 rioters, served as interim U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C., before being moved to the Justice Department.
NBC News - Aug 21, 2026 4:56pm EDT
NASA Study Warns It’s Easier Than Expected for Astronauts to Contaminate the Moon
Gizmodo - Aug 21, 2026 4:23pm EDT
An 18-year-old with a sword attacks a school in Sweden, leaving 1 dead
Police Chief Tommy Alriksson told a news conference that the 18-year-old perpetrator at the school in the central town of Fagersta had been arrested.
NBC News - Aug 21, 2026 4:15pm EDT
Tesla recalls 3 million vehicles in China over doorhandle safety, driver monitoring
Tesla will voluntarily recall about 3 million of its vehicles in China to address doorhandle safety concerns and deficient driver monitoring systems.
CNBC - Aug 21, 2026 3:32pm EDT
New York Just Beat San Francisco in Tech Talent Attraction. Wall Street and AI Are Fueling the Rise.
New York now has 394,300 tech talent jobs, surpassing the San Francisco Bay Area's 375,730, according to a new report.
International Business Times - Aug 21, 2026 3:08pm EDT
Russian drones kill 14 people at a shopping mall in a central Ukrainian city, officials say
The city is the hometown of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who described the attack as a double-tap strike, in which an initial wave of drones hit the area, followed by a second wave as rescue workers responded.
NBC News - Aug 21, 2026 3:04pm EDT
Kentucky farmers REJECT $26M data center offer | Fox News Video
Kentucky farmers reject a massive $26M offer from data center developers to preserve their land.
Fox News - Aug 21, 2026 2:41pm EDT
Supreme Court temporarily allows Trump ballroom construction to continue
Chief Justice John Roberts issued a temporary stay that allows work to proceed while the court as a whole considers next steps.
NBC News - Aug 21, 2026 2:25pm EDT
One of the Most Popular Social Media Apps Just Made a Baffling Change
Tech’s minimalist era is ending. What’s replacing it looks so much worse.
Slate - Aug 21, 2026 1:08pm EDT
Mike Rogers makes crossover pitch to Dem voters in hotly-contested Senate race | Fox News Video
'The Five' co-host Jessica Tarlov and Mike Hahn of Frontline Strategies analyze the highly competitive Michigan Senate race between Mike Rogers and Abdul El-Sayed. The duo also discuss the growing role of social media in campaigns.
Fox News - Aug 21, 2026 12:38pm EDT
Gizmodo - Aug 21, 2026 11:25am EDT
OpenAI chases Anthropic's biz customers with zero data retention pledge
With Private Safety Processing, AI biz promises discreet, automated prompt surveillance
Register UK - Aug 21, 2026 11:04am EDT
AI spending could EXPLODE to $14T by 2030, tech expert predicts | Fox News Video
The Futurum Group CEO Daniel Newman joins Stuart Varney to discuss massive AI CapEx forecasts, predicting cumulative data center spending could reach $14T by 2030 due to skyrocketing demand.
Fox News - Aug 21, 2026 10:48am EDT