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The tech giant has spent more than $6 million on TV ads in state capitals and Washington, with the message that data centers create jobs. The tech giant has spent more than $6 million on TV ads in ...

BEAVER DAM — How did a $1 billion, 520-acre data center proposed by one of the world’s richest companies go unnoticed in tiny Beaver Dam, Wisconsin? A key reason: In a city that lists “communication ...

CEO expectations for AI-driven growth remain high in 2026—at the same time their workforces are grappling with the more sober reality of current AI performance. Gartner research finds that only one in ...

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Nearly half of the databases that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention used to update regularly — surveillance systems that tracked public health information like Covid vaccination rates and ...

NEW YORK (PIX11) — Gov. Kathy Hochul is proposing a new law that would limit local police’s involvement with Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations. The Local Cops, Local Crimes Act would keep ...