BW-6322C

DATA CENTRES COULD BE GOOD

Amid growing opposition to data centres - for good reason - this author asks a fascinating question. What if data centres - instead of being the enemy - were sustainable - and good for people and planet?

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TECHNOLOGY

Ai

BW-6315E

PEOPLE DON'T LIKE DATA CENTRES

A US congresswoman has launched a bill to ban large Ai data centres, remove centres already there and remedy damage to the land. The US pushback against data centres is growing - will we see it in the UK?

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TECHNOLOGY

Ai

BP-6304C

ENERGY POLICY - OR IDEOLOGY?

The UK gov't will allow energy suppliers to turn down [or off?] heat pump-powered heating in winter. They say it's to help the grid cope with demand - demand from all the data centres being built, perhaps.

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ENERGY

Supply

BP-6285F

POWER WITH - NOT POWER OVER

Changes - due to the gov't insistence on Ai - to how civil servants work must be done WITH - not TO - staff. People need to be partners in shaping how tech is used - rather than find themselves replaced by Ai.

CIVIL SERVICE WORLD

TECHNOLOGY

Ai

BP-6245A

BIG TECH IN SUICIDE COURT CASE

A Canadian mother has filed a lawsuit against OpenAi and CEO Sam Altman - and she's not alone. Her daughter is one of a growing number of people who took their own lives after taking advice from ChatGPT.

THE INDEPENDENT

TECHNOLOGY

Ai