Grist
New York Governor Says 'Pause on the Servers' With First Statewide Data Center Moratorium
New York puts the brakes on data centers for a year, because apparently the cloud needs to pay its share of the electric bill.
2026-07-18
Grist
2026-07-15
Wired
OpenAI Employees Donate $215K to Oppose Their Own Boss's Political Group
OpenAI employees fund opposition to boss's political group; brain-scan AI startup aims for blood-test simplicity; NY pauses data center construction as fossil fuels quietly power the AI boom.
2026-06-14
BBC World
Ticketmaster Assures Knicks Fans They Won't Be Locked Out After Brief, Terrifying Hint That They Would Be
Ticketmaster briefly terrified Knicks fans by hinting their tickets might be cancelled, then clarified that no, actually, everything's fine - but not before a governor and attorney general got involved.
2026-05-24
Inside Climate News
New York Governor Decides Climate Goals Are More of a Vague Suggestion Than a Binding Promise
New York Governor Kathy Hochul wants to push back climate targets, arguing affordability, while environmental justice groups worry about prolonged pollution and asthma.
2026-05-16
The Guardian
Long Island Rail Road Workers Strike, Because Apparently We Needed More Reasons to Hate Commuting
The Long Island Rail Road shuts down as workers strike over pay and benefits, leaving 250,000 daily riders to discover the joys of traffic and alternative transit.
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