Selected 7 September 2026 · A weekly selection from Vastkind.
Sanders draws a line around intelligence.
The announced proposal reaches human-level capabilities too. The definition—and how it would be measured—deserves close attention.
Charlotte puts the data-center argument in public.
Five more September feedback sessions are scheduled before the city’s November 5 deadline. What rules replace the pause is the next real test.
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Ohio wants AI’s power risk to stay with AI.
The regulator wants data centers to fund a proposed capacity backstop. Its requested manufacturing exemption would draw another politically consequential line.
A striking methane map still needs a careful reading.
Google’s new announcement builds on older observations. Our explainer shows why a confidence label changes what you can conclude.