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New York State enacted an executive order halting permits for new data centers 50 MW and larger, pending environmental review, with a potential one-year moratorium and additional legislative moves targeting 20 MW+ projects.
Pew’s report shows X still leads the small-social-app segment in the U.S. with 21% usage, despite competition from Threads, Bluesky, and others, while overall platform leaders remain YouTube and Facebook; it also highlights regulatory/legal developments in autonomous-vehicle tech and funding activity across tech startups that could affect investment risk and opportunity.
Pew Research 2026 poll shows 49% of Americans use chatbots, 63% think AI is advancing too quickly, with 44% having used ChatGPT and only 16% expecting a positive societal impact, indicating healthy adoption but strong skepticism and potential regulatory headwinds.
A Vox Future Perfect piece argues that anti-data-center sentiment stems from broader AI fear and governance failures, citing a 70% oppose-data-centers poll and advocating national AI policy over local bans.
Meta's Facebook redesign centers on friends, photos, and Marketplace with a bottom-navigation revamp and Gen Z-focused tweaks amid metaverse-budget caution.
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