@scott@carfree.cityTough week for the arts in SF with Thee Parkside announced to be closing just after the Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts closed.
https://missionlocal.org/2026/01/mission-cultural-center-loses-its-interim-director/
@cdarwin@c.imUtah's Military Installation Development Authority (MIDA) on Friday
approved a development agreement for a "hyperscale data center campus"
in Box Elder County that could eventually consume 9 GW of power
-- more than double the state's current average electricity use of roughly 4 GW
Update • No public comment allowed on hyperscale data center project
as Box Elder County Commission decides whether to approve
(He did)
@memeorandum@universeodon.comSouthern Poverty Law Center says its informants weren't a secret to DOJ (Ryan J. Reilly/NBC News)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/southern-poverty-law-center-says-informants-werent-secret-doj-rcna342519
http://www.memeorandum.com/260428/p108#a260428p108
@Techmeme@techhub.socialBrookfield-backed Compass drops plans to develop 800 acres in Virginia's 2,100-acre Digital Gateway data center corridor, sources say due to local opposition (Dawn Lim/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20…
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/02/27/data-center-moratorium-construction-pritzker-reeves/
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialJane Fonda led a Kennedy Center rally Friday with ~100 invited guests, including journalists Jim Acosta and Joy Reid, to protest free speech threats under Trump (David Smith/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/27/jane-fonda-kennedy…
@NFL@darktundra.xyzEagles center Cam Jurgens details brutal back injury: 'I don't know how I was playing' https://www.nfl.com/news/eagles-center-cam-jurgens-brutal-back-injury-i-dont-know-how-i-was-playing
@fgraver@hcommons.socialIn Denmark, the Center Did Not Hold https://jacobin.com/2026/03/denmark-social-democrats-centrism-elections/
@raiders@darktundra.xyzFormer Raiders All-Pro center Barret Robbins dies at 52 https://www.foxsports.com/articles/nfl/former-raiders-allpro-center-barret-robbins-dies-at-52
@relcfp@mastodon.socialCenter for Research on Global Catholicism Visiting Research Grant
https://ift.tt/pTuXjJZ
Call for Applications: 2026-2027 USHMM Hybrid Fellowships Application Now Open Elizabeth Anthony-…
via Input 4 RELCFP
@servelan@newsie.socialHarrowing 911 calls from ICE detention center reveal children unable to breathe, suffering seizures and broken bones: report | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/ice-detention-center-911-calls-children-b2928990.html
@memeorandum@universeodon.comSouthern Poverty Law Center says its informant program was not kept secret from law enforcement (Collin Binkley/Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/southern-poverty-law-center-criminal-investigation-ee19347179ebe7097532db21157eac10
http://www.memeorandum.com/260428/p28#a260428p28
@cdarwin@c.imLiam Ramos, the 5-year-old from Minnesota who was detained last week after coming home from preschool,
is being held in the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas.
Congressmembers who visited Liam report that has been depressed and hasn’t been eating well.
Javier Hidalgo, legal director at RAICES, has worked with families at the detention center for years.
“We often hear about food with bugs or worms in it,
half-frozen food being given,
gua…
@bobmueller@mastodon.worldRemember that police are the #OnlyOnes who are responsible enough to own guns.
https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/northern-virgini…
@thomasfuchs@hachyderm.ioFound an actually useful use case for "Apple Intelligence", my package tracking app uses it (fully on device) to transform Amazon product names into human-readable text; so instead of a 3-line 25-word search-optimized product name you get something like "power strip".
In this case it's also both completely inconsequential if it gets it slightly wrong and it never goes to a data center or anything.
Of course maybe it would be better if Amazon product names aren't completely out of line go start with—or even more ideally I wouldn't need to buy anything from them (I often can't for various reasons, like disability, distance to brick-and-mortar stores and prices.)
@matthiasott@mastodon.socialI‘m actually surprised that Anthropic didn’t fold. But not surprised at all that eager Sam is picking up the slack with OpenAI.
Good to see this trending on the orange site today: https://help.openai.com/en/articles/7232927-how-do-i-cancel-my-chatgpt-subsc…
@bourgwick@heads.social40 years ago tonight, the grateful dead in portland, maine, their last show at the cumberland county civic center, probably due to (another) gate-crashing incident. spring ’86, show #8.
soundboard (set 2 only): https://archive.org/details/gd1986-03-28.sbd-set2.brownin…
@Techmeme@techhub.socialNvidia discloses $3.5B in guarantees to companies leasing land, power, and data center facilities, up 4x on Q3; the move may help firms without credit ratings (Miles Kruppa/The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/briefings/nvidia-dis…
@qurlyjoe@mstdn.social
@v_i_o_l_a@openbiblio.social"Using Open Source Tools to Capture Closed Captions and Timecode": guest post by Morgan Morel of the National Audio-Visual Conservation Center at the Library of Congress @ the LoC's blog "The Signal"
https://blogs.loc.gov/thesignal/2026/03/…
@YaleDivinitySchool@mstdn.socialIn celebration of Jürgen Moltmann's 100th birthday, the Yale Center for Faith & Culture at Yale Divinity School will host a three-day conference on Christ's significance for our world today. Conference runs October 8–10 at YDS.
Learn more here. https://faith.yale.edu/christ-today
@memeorandum@universeodon.comSupreme Court says antiabortion center can fight subpoena for donors' names (Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/04/29/abortion-supreme-court-pregnancy-center-new-jersey/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260429/p136#a260429p136
@curiouscat@fosstodon.orgI donated to the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law School https://www.brennancenter.org/
Due to the dire threats to the USA from the current administration and the Republican party I am donating as much money as I spend on myself for 3 years to protect us from those threats to our way of life.
@UP8@mastodon.socialMan with sign in front of Downtown 7-11
more photos: #photo
@gscherer2@social.linux.pizzaYellow Rose. Mary and Joseph Retreat Center, Rancho Palos Verdes, California, USA. August, 2024. Fujifilm X100VI. #ranchopalosverdes #rose #rosegarden
@cosmos4u@scicomm.xyzSo far NASA hasn't released any post-flight images of the #ArtemisII heat shield (except for a weird under-water view) - but here is one, kind of, I have extracted from the series https://www.facebook.com/NavalBaseSD/posts/pfbid05mJ788QWZoVSugx81FqT9aqGMSmvdCNP9P7KQfXtc6GevGQMtCkh184xgFV3N26vl of images taken by the Naval Base San Diego during a series of precision crane lifts and movements to prepare the Orion spacecraft for its final cross-country trip to Kennedy Space Center.
@raiders@darktundra.xyzRaiders Teammates Pay Tribute to Legendary Center Barret Roberts https://www.si.com/nfl/raiders/onsi/las-vegas-teammates-pay-tribute-legendary-center-barret-roberts
@paulwermer@sfba.socialIf you use the GGNRA areas (see map link below), here's a chance to meet NPS Superintendent David Smith at "Office Hours with the Superintendent" at 11 - noon Sat, May 16 at the Presidio Visitor Center (210 Lincoln Blvd in the Presidio)
This meeting's focus is Park safety (but I suspect there'll be opportunity to ask about other items.
I've been luck to hear the Superintendent speak -and am impressed. if you care about the local National Parks, this is…
@metacurity@infosec.exchangeThe University of Mississippi Medical Center said Wednesday it has canceled regularly scheduled clinic appointments and elective procedures through Friday as it continues to restore systems after a Feb. 19 cyberattack that targeted the hospital network.
https://
@kexpmusicbot@mastodonapp.uk🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #VarietyMix
Family Worship Center:
🎵 Malibu By Midnight
#FamilyWorshipCenter
https://familywarship.bandcamp.com/track/malibu-by-midnight-3
https://open.spotify.com/track/0oAWhfTmC3MWieZIwsY7U2
@NFL@darktundra.xyzKansas zoo names baby rhino after Chiefs center Creed Humphrey https://www.nfl.com/news/creed-humphrey-kansas-zoo-names-baby-rhino-chiefs-center
@memeorandum@universeodon.comFidelity Won't Let Fund Holders Donate to Southern Poverty Law Center (Ron Lieber/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/business/fidelity-southern-poverty-law-center.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/260429/p40#a260429p40
@Dragofix@veganism.socialGlobal greening: Study shows Earth's green wave is shifting northeast #environment
@leftsidestory@mstdn.socialMundane Things VIII🌀
普通物件 VIII🌀
📷 Nikon FE
🎞️ Ilford FP4 Plus 125, expired 1993
If you like my work, buy me a coffee from PayPal #filmphotography
@karlauerbach@sfba.socialI have every reason to stand with the SPLC and to suspect that this Federal move is an attempt to quash an organization that annoys many maga-klan members.
"Justice Department hits Southern Poverty Law Center with criminal charges"
https://www.
@thomasfuchs@hachyderm.ioMy main gripe with “AI coding” is that people present it in highly emotional terms as a fait accompli that will “change everything” instead of it being just another tool (that is one of many) to make software.
Like I saw a SERIOUS post today (not on here) from a tech guy I previously respected that was basically like a 90s infomercial with black and white video of working on a computer (labeled “without AI”) and then over-saturated footage of chilling in the pool or whatever shit (labeled “with AI”).
Not to mention there’s a constant barrage of “enjoy being poor” type bullshit.
This is abusive behavior; it’s emotional manipulation and gaslighting.
It’s cringe, as the kids would say.
I think the underlying LLM technology has use cases that are genuinely useful, for example when making explorative software prototypes, both for backend and frontend stuff.
But it's like a hammer. Useful for nails, useless for anything else.
And you got to ask where the hammer is coming from. Was it made with stolen metal? Forged by exploitative labor? Locked away in a data center so you can only rent the hammer by the hour from some business trying to do a bait and switch?
I'm hoping that the AI landlord industry dies eventually (signs point to this as they won't be able to fulfill the obligations to their investors) and people use locally-run stuff, ethically with open source models (without stolen stuff) and without ridiculous environmental impact in the future.
@memeorandum@universeodon.comWho Was at the 'Melania' Premiere? -- Top White House officials streamed into the Kennedy Center ... (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/style/melania-trump-movie-kennedy-center-premiere.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/260129/p151#a260129p151
@Techmeme@techhub.socialSen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez plan to introduce legislation to pause new data center construction until AI safeguards are in place (Maria Curi/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2026/03/25/sanders-aoc-data-center-moratorium-bill
@publicvoit@graz.socialIf there's an epic cover version of #StairwayToHeaven, this one is probably my go to:
Heart - Stairway to Heaven (Live at Kennedy Center Honors)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFxOaDeJmXk
@bourgwick@heads.social40 years ago tonight, the grateful dead in #maine, their last of 6 visits to the cumberland county civic center in the deadhead stronghold of portland, though garcia returns in ’93. with the only performance of the classic-to-me “revolutionary hamstrung blues” by phil lesh, bobby petersen, & brent mydland, lesh’s only original of the ‘80s. spring ’86, show #7.
soundboard:
@kctipton@mas.toThe Unity Center Lubbock opens after 45-day elementary transformation https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/news/2026/02/16/the-unity-center-lubbock-opens-texas-tech-university-muslims-mosque…
@davidaugust@mastodon.onlineNow Delta is helping tear families apart and placing people in concentration camps, and getting paid handsomely to do it. Delta is sadistic and probably criminal. Fly with them today!
https://www.cbsnews.com/atlanta/news/delta
@danyork@mastodon.socialI truly love my job (seriously!) and love all the work I'm doing, but I have to admit that the 16yo boy buried decades deep inside me looks at this with a bit of envy:
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The concept is simple. “We put fuel in a rocket, blow it up in a remote location, and measure how big the boom is,” said Jason Hopper, deputy manager for the methalox assessment project at NASA’s Stennis Space Center.
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@nelson@tech.lgbtI really like Genoa! A big city, industrial and with an enormous port. But also a lovely city center very dense with tiny pedestrian streets. And of course lots of monumental Italian architecture.
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialSurvey: 49% of US adults say they mostly get news because they happen to come across it, not by actively seeking it out, an increase from 39% in 2019 (Benjamin Toff/Pew Research Center)
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/20
@newsie@darktundra.xyzCommunity Votes to Deny Water to Nuclear Weapons Data Center https://www.404media.co/community-votes-to-deny-water-to-nuclear-weapons-data-center/
@kurtsh@mastodon.socialBefore the revelation of their grift, co-founder Griffin Perry — the son of former Trump Sec of Energy Rick Perry — cut his stake by 15% or 11M shares.
☑️ Trump-branded AI data center megaproject stalls, CEO departs
https://www.axios.com/2026/04/19/ai-data-center…
@edintone@mastodon.greenWatch London DJ Lead a Fabulous ‘Day Rave’ at Senior Center to Combat Loneliness https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/watch-london-dj-lead-a-fabulous-day-rave-at-senior-center-to-combat-loneliness/
@NFL@darktundra.xyzSource: Commanders release starting C Biadasz https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/48047630/commanders-release-starting-center-tyler-biadasz
@servelan@newsie.socialJoyce Beatty Seeks Order To Take Trump's Name Off Kennedy Center
https://deadline.com/2026/03/trump-kennedy-center-lawsuit-joyce-beatty-1236766186/
@raiders@darktundra.xyzAll eyes focused on Heisman winner Fernando Mendoza as QBs take center stage at NFL scouting combine https://www.foxsports.com/articles/nfl/all-eyes-focused-on-heisman-winner-fernando-mendoza-as-qbs-take-ce…
@Techmeme@techhub.socialChina's National Supercomputing Center in Shenzhen unveils the Lingshen project, aiming for 2 exaFLOPS performance using a domestic-made CPU-only architecture (Luke James/Tom's Hardware)
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialBarry Diller announces a broad overhaul of IAC, changing its name to People, with a focus on its publishing business and MGM stake, and will cut 77 positions (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/28/business/dealbook/openai-misses-targets.html
@NFL@darktundra.xyzNFL news roundup: Commanders releasing former Pro Bowl center Tyler Biadasz https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-news-roundup-commanders-releasing-former-pro-bowl-center-tyler-biadasz
@memeorandum@universeodon.comThe larger stakes of Trump's redesign of Washington, DC (Vox)
https://www.vox.com/podcasts/483989/trump-washington-dc-redesign-east-wing-kennedy-center
http://www.memeorandum.com/260329/p15#a260329p15
@cdarwin@c.imWhen guards appeared earlier this month outside the room Christian Hinojosa shared with her son and other women and children at the immigrant detention center in Dilley, Texas,
she guessed what they might be after.
She quickly donned her puffy winter jacket, then slipped a manila envelope inside it.
“Thank God the weather was cool,” she said — the jacket didn’t raise suspicions.
Then, she said, she was instructed to leave the room while eight to 10 guards lifted up …
@fgraver@hcommons.socialHow the Gulf war risks Silicon Valley’s AI bets - Rest of World https://restofworld.org/2026/gulf-war-aws-data-center-attack-ai-investment-risk/
@Techmeme@techhub.socialCognizant agrees to acquire Astreya, which helps manage data center infrastructure, AI lab environments, and enterprise networks, for ~$600M, set to close in Q2 (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/cognizant-buy-astreya-about-6…
@servelan@newsie.socialThe Poverty of the DOJ Indictment of the Southern Poverty Law Center
https://www.justsecurity.org/137171/indictment-southern-poverty-law-center-splc/
@cdarwin@c.imThe windows of the Multi-Functional Reconnaissance Company command post were plastered with black trash bags.
The table at the center was littered with hot sauce, maps, cables and Nalgene bottles.
Around it gathered a few men, faces painted, staring at small screens.
The plan for the night was simple:
Use drones to spot, harass and kill the enemy.
Taking out the mine-clearing line charges from afar would be critical to the defense of Dara Lam, a make-believe…
@Techmeme@techhub.socialChinese photonic chipmaker Yuanjie reported 2025 revenue up 138.5% YoY to ~$86.99M, data center revenue up 719% to ~$56.89M, ahead of its April 1 Hong Kong IPO (Wency Chen/South China Morning Post)
https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3348311/
@memeorandum@universeodon.com'This is not a Ted Carter decision,' University Senate meets to discuss Wexner name removal, Chase Center concerns, Athletic developments (The Lantern)
https://www.thelantern.com/2026/02/this-is-not-a-ted-carter-decision-university-senate-meets-to-discuss-wexner-name-removal-chase-center-concerns-athletic-developments/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260227/p37#a260227p37
@Techmeme@techhub.socialMicrosoft will lease Crusoe's 900 MW data center in Abilene, Texas, after Oracle and OpenAI reportedly withdrew, with the first building expected by mid-2027 (Matt Day/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20…
@cdarwin@c.imSinging Resistance Ventura:
ICE Out of Home Depot!
Advocacy Event · Volunteer organized for National Day Laborer Organizing Network
Saturday, February 28
2 – 3pm PST
Esplanade Shopping Center
381 W Esplanade Dr.
Oxnard, CA 93036
https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/911
@raiders@darktundra.xyzFired-up Fernando Mendoza takes center stage to meet Raider Nation — PHOTOS https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/raiders/fired-up-fernando-mendoza-takes-center-stage-to-meet-raider-nation-photos-3792584/
@Techmeme@techhub.socialMeta agrees to fund Entergy Louisiana's new energy infrastructure for its Louisiana data center, including seven natural gas power plants (Nicholas G. Miller/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/tech/meta-agrees-to-fund-loca…
@NFL@darktundra.xyzFormer All-Pro Raiders center Barret Robbins dead at 52 https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7152530/2026/03/27/barret-robbins-raiders-obituary/
@cdarwin@c.imSculptor and educator Selma Burke
received national recognition for her relief portrait of Franklin Delano Roosevelt,
-- which was the model for his image on the dime.
Committed to teaching art to others,
Burke established the Selma Burke Art School in New York City in 1946
and subsequently opened the Selma Burke Art Center in Pittsburgh, PA
@servelan@newsie.socialArchitects and history groups sue to stop Trump ‘hastily’ gutting the Kennedy Center in latest DC makeover | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-kennedy-center-renovations-lawsuit-b2944245.html
@Techmeme@techhub.social @Mediagazer@mstdn.socialReligious radio stations make up ~25% of the US' 17K stations; 98% of adults live in range of at least one; 45% say they ever listen to religious audio shows (Pew Research Center)
https://www.pewresearch.org/data-labs/2026/03/26/religious-radio-across-ame…
@memeorandum@universeodon.comHow Americans See Immigration Officers' Behaviors and Civilian Actions (Pew Research Center)
https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2026/01/29/how-americans-see-immigration-officers-behaviors-and-civilian-actions/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260129/p161#a260129p161
@raiders@darktundra.xyzFormer All-Pro Raiders center Barret Robbins dead at 52 https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7152530/2026/03/27/barret-robbins-raiders-obituary/
@servelan@newsie.social'Shame!': Delta Air Lines Faces Boycott Threat After Flying 5-Year-old to Detention Center, Then Makes a Move That Will Make Congress Regret Government Shutdown
https://atlantablackstar.com/2026/03/24/delta-air-lines-faces-threat-of-boycott-after-flying-5-year-old-to-detention-center/
@cdarwin@c.imUnder long-standing DOJ internal rules in the Justice Manual,
prosecutors should never seek a grand jury indictment unless they have evidence that would probably be sufficient to prove the case beyond a reasonable doubt and to sustain that verdict on appeal
—a standard meant to avoid subjecting anyone to a fatally weak criminal case
(meaning, even if you can meet the low evidentiary threshold of “probable cause” to bring an indictment,
you must not do so unless you can…
@memeorandum@universeodon.comKennedy Center to start layoffs ahead of planned closure for renovations (Gary Grumbach/NBC News)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/kennedy-center-layoffs-ahead-planned-closure-renovations-rcna265390
http://www.memeorandum.com/260326/p167#a260326p167
@memeorandum@universeodon.comSeized Art, Eavesdropping Guards: Parents Describe a Clampdown at Dilley Detention Center as Kids Shared Their Stories (ProPublica)
https://www.propublica.org/article/dilley-detention-center-kids-art-removal
http://www.memeorandum.com/260226/p48#a260226p48
@raiders@darktundra.xyzWatch: Easin' Back Into It | Raiders 2026 Offseason Program https://www.raiders.com/video/watch-raiders-2026-offseason-program-nfl-hype-video
@Techmeme@techhub.socialMeta plans to increase its investment in a data center in El Paso, Texas, to more than $10B, a significant rise from the initial $1.5B commitment (Riley Griffin/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-26/met…
@NFL@darktundra.xyzNFL news roundup: Bills sign OL Austin Corbett, center Lloyd Cushenberry https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-news-roundup-latest-league-updates-from-thursday-march-26
@memeorandum@universeodon.comStatement in Response to DOJ Demand to Drop Ballroom Lawsuit (Carol Quillen/@SavingPlaces)
https://savingplaces.org/press-center/media-resources/statement-from-nationaltrust-4-27-2026
http://www.memeorandum.com/260427/p92#a260427p92
@servelan@newsie.socialAmerica Is Detaining Children for Profit, With Your Tax Dollars - Ms. Magazine
https://msmagazine.com/2026/04/25/dilley-detention-center-profit-jails-prisons/
@Techmeme@techhub.socialThe US Department of Energy announces a partnership with SoftBank and its affiliate SB Energy to develop a 10 GW data center with its own power supply in Ohio (Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/ai-data-center-ohio-uranium-enrichme…
@raiders@darktundra.xyzBig questions surround Raiders interior offensive line this offseason https://raiderswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/raiders/2026/02/26/raiders-2026-team-needs-interior-offensive-line-guard-center/888…
@Techmeme@techhub.socialClaros, which aims to cut data center energy losses by using voltage regulators that provide power directly to servers' main processors, raised a $30M seed (Ben Geman/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2026/03/19/claros-seed-data-center-energy-loss
@memeorandum@universeodon.comWormy Food, Intimidating Guards, Sick Kids: Inside ICE's Only Family Detention Center (Julia Lurie/Mother Jones)
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/03/ice-dilley-family-detention-center-immigrant-children-liam-ramos-trump/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260325/p119#a260325p119
@cdarwin@c.imAn artificial intelligence data center development venture has signed a multimillion-dollar deal that will allow it to ⚠️consume over 40% of a Pennsylvania town’s excess water supply.
PennLive reported on Monday that Carlisle Development Partners,
a joint venture created by developers Pennsylvania Data Center Partners and PowerHouse
Data Centers, had signed a $14.1 million agreement that will let it tap into the public water and sewer systems of Middlesex Township, Pennsylva…
@Techmeme@techhub.socialMany US rural communities oppose AI data center buildout; Pew says 67% of planned data centers are in rural areas, while 87% of existing ones are in urban areas (Financial Times)
https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/9485a468-2c05-4d…
@Techmeme@techhub.socialFermi CEO Toby Neugebauer is leaving the company, as the data center developer faces issues in securing an anchor tenant and construction delays (Amy Harder/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2026/04/19/ai-data-center-project-troubles-texas
@cdarwin@c.imThe Department of Justice has launched a criminal investigation into the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), a prominent civil rights organization, the group’s CEO said on Tuesday.
Bryan Fair, the CEO of the SPLC, said the details of the investigation were not entirely clear,
though “the focus appears to be on the SPLC’s prior use of paid confidential informants to gather credible intelligence on extremely violent groups”.
@Techmeme@techhub.socialSources: Aetherflux, founded by Robinhood co-founder Baiju Bhatt to develop orbital data centers, aims to raise $250M to $300M in a Series B at a $2B valuation (Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/orbital-data-
@Techmeme@techhub.socialDG Matrix, which builds solid-state transformers to handle up to 2.4 MW and boost data center power efficiency, raised a $60M Series A led by Engine Ventures (Tim De Chant/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/18/dg-matrix-raises-60m-to-make-dat…
@memeorandum@universeodon.comHow the Southern Poverty Law Center Drew the Ire of Conservatives (Richard Fausset/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/22/us/southern-poverty-law-center-doj.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/260423/p34#a260423p34
@Techmeme@techhub.socialMaine's governor vetoes a bill that would have led to US' first state pause on data centers, citing its failure to exempt a project in a distressed mill town (Jenna Russell/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/24/us/maine-moratorium-data-cent…
@Techmeme@techhub.socialSources: Emerald AI, which develops software to curb data center energy demand, is raising a $25M seed extension at a ~$250M post-money valuation (Alan Neuhauser/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/pro/climate-deals/2026/02/19/emerald-ai-varun-s…
@Techmeme@techhub.socialA $16B financing for a giant Oracle data center in Michigan has closed, with BofA selling $14B in bonds; Oracle plans to use the campus to power apps for OpenAI (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-25/oracle…
@Techmeme@techhub.socialSources: Microsoft agrees to a deal with Crusoe to lease a data center project in Abilene, Texas, representing ~700 MW, after Oracle and OpenAI walked away (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-24/microsoft…
@Techmeme@techhub.socialCore Scientific plans to raise $3.3B via a junk bond sale to finance its shift from crypto mining to building AI data centers and leasing them to CoreWeave (Francisco Rodrigues/CoinDesk)
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/04/
@Techmeme@techhub.socialIndia's TCS signs OpenAI as its first data center customer, starting with 100MW of capacity; Tata Group plans to deploy ChatGPT Enterprise, starting with TCS (Jagmeet Singh/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/18/openai-taps-t…
