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NASA plans to build $20 billion base on the Moon
2+ hour, 31+ min ago (451+ words) (The Center Square) " NASA has abandoned its plans to build a lunar-orbiting space station and will instead use those resources to construct a $20 billion permanent base on the moon, scheduled for completion within seven years. This major policy shift is…...
2026 initiatives on tipped wage, ranked-choice voting, taxes fall short
2+ hour, 12+ min ago (839+ words) (The Center Square)" One Fair Wage has suspended its campaign to place a referendum targeting Michigan's tipped wage credit on the 2026 ballot. The group had been backing the "Voters to Stop Pay Cuts" referendum, which sought to overturn Public Act…...
Judges’ critique leads to 50% cut in atty fee demands in Anthropic deal
22+ hour, 43+ min ago (870+ words) The lawyers whose class action lawsuits against the creators of Claude, the AI research company Anthropic, led to a $1.5 billion settlement have cut in half their demands for hundreds of millions of dollars in attorney fees, in a bid to…...
Traditional transportation energy prices up $1.02 in a month
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (432+ words) (The Center Square) " Traditional transportation energy price for a gallon of unleaded regular gasoline in North Carolina is $1.02 higher than a month ago, spiking 20 cents in the last seven days. According to AAA, the state's average price of $3.72 remains more…...
Many voters blame AI data centers for rising electricity costs
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (664+ words) (The Center Square) - A significant number of American voters are blaming AI data centers for rising energy costs across the country, a new poll reveals. The Center Square Voters" Voice Poll found 15% of registered voters blame AI data centers for…...
Many voters blame AI data centers for rising electricty costs
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (664+ words) (The Center Square) - A significant number of American voters are blaming AI data centers for rising energy costs across the country, a new poll reveals. The Center Square Voters" Voice Poll found 15% of registered voters blame AI data centers for…...
WATCH: Still waiting for WA DOL to respond to alleged massive data breach
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (498+ words) Rep. Walsh On Lawsuit Against DOL Over Data Breach (The Center Square) - More than two weeks after a tort claim was filed against the Washington Department of Licensing (DOL) claiming the agency knowingly allowed a major security flaw in its…...
House Republican leaders back White House AI framework
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (661+ words) (The Center Square) " House Republican leaders are pledging to enact the Trump administration's newly released national legislative framework for AI regulation. The proposal outlines how Congress should address AI threats to child safety, intellectual property rights, and free speech, as…...
Google Gemini face scans violate IL biometrics law: Class action
4+ day, 18+ hour ago (638+ words) Attorneys with the firm of McGuire Law P.C., of Chicago, filed suit in Cook County Circuit Court against Google, accusing the company of allegedly violating the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA.) The lawsuit was filed on behalf of named plaintiff…...
Pennsylvania Senate passes AI chatbot safety bill
6+ day, 23+ hour ago (400+ words) (The Center Square) - The "nonhuman status" of artificial intelligence chatbots would have to be disclosed to humans - and those same chatbots would have to be rigged against suicide-encouraging messaging - under a bill that passed the Pennsylvania Senate Tuesday afternoon. Prime…...