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New York enacts nation’s first statewide moratorium on AI data centers

New York is pumping the brakes on new AI data centers.Gov. Kathy Hochul on Tuesday unveiled the nation’s first statewide moratorium on what she described as “energy-guzzling” AI data centers, or “hyperscale” facilities.The Democratic governor signed an executive order placing a one-year pause on the construction of large-scale AI data…

The most iconic ice cream shop in every state

Nothing beats cooling off with an ice-cream cone on a hot summer day.And no matter whether you’re strolling a beach boardwalk, exploring a small town, or taking a road trip across the country, a stop at a beloved local ice cream shop is a summer tradition in every state.To identify…

IBM gets sucked into the AI-powered memory chip vortex

IBM’s pre-earnings warning to investors reveals a new reality in the AI spending boom: There’s only so much money to go around, so some tech companies are winning at the expense of others.The company said customers are shifting technology budgets in two important ways. First, they’re spending heavily on memory…

Live Q&A: How vibe coding is transforming tech — and tech jobs

As AI gets better and better at writing code, where does that leave software engineers? And, how does it impact the the companies they work for?Business Insider set out to answer these questions with a multi-part series, The Great Coding Reset.The fear that AI will make legacy software giants irrelevant…