Experts Warn Data Center Backlash Could Slow AI Infrastructure Growth
In brief Brookings says community resistance to AI data centers is rising over electricity use, water consumption, and public subsidies. The report calls for legally...
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TikTok Backlash Fuels Sudden Surge in Little-Known Australian Social App
In brief New users briefly overwhelmed UpScrolled’s servers after pushing it into the top 10 free apps on Apple’s App Store. The surge followed renewed...
Elon Musk's X Bans Access to ‘InfoFi’ Crypto Projects Amid ‘AI Slop’ Backlash
Elon Musk’s X is taking action against projects that seek to financialize users’ attention on the platform using digital assets, Head of Product Nikita Bier...
X Tightens Grok Image Generation Following International Backlash
In brief X restricted Grok image generation and editing features and limited access to paid subscribers. The changes followed reports of non-consensual sexualized AI images,...
UK rolls back digital ID for work checks as privacy fears drive backlash
The United Kingdom’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government has dropped plans to make a centralized digital ID mandatory for workers, softening a flagship policy that...