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hoodline.com > 2026 > 09 > speaker-johnson-wants-ai-bosses-at-the-table-not-a-full-development-freeze

Mike Johnson Calls for AI Safety Talks, Rejects Moratorium

18+ hour, 57+ min ago   (167+ words) House Speaker Mike Johnson says the country's top artificial intelligence executives need to sit down with Congress and the White House soon to hammer out safety rules, but he is still refusing to back any pause on AI development. Speaking…...

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hoodline.com > 2026 > 09 > oakland-data-center-fight-boils-over-as-activists-push-45-day-freeze

Oakland Data Center Moratorium Fight Explained

22+ hour, 46+ min ago   (193+ words) Behring's ambitions stretch beyond that single building. The company is planning a roughly 1.3-million-square-foot, four-property innovation campus assembled around the 19th Street BART station, with the 415 20th Street site reported to support up to 20 megawatts of computing capacity, according to KQED. The…...

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hoodline.com > 2026 > 09 > hines-plan-tests-san-jose-s-downtown-data-center-tradeoff

Hines Data Center Plan Targets Downtown San Jose Block

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (152+ words) The city is separately developing uniform data-center standards covering issues such as energy sourcing, water consumption, air quality and backup generators. The standards are still being developed and should not be treated as established conditions for Hines. Their existence does,…...

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hoodline.com > 2026 > 09 > minneapolis-weighs-forcing-robotaxis-to-keep-a-human-behind-the-wheel

Minneapolis Considers Requiring Drivers In Robotaxis

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (303+ words) Local labor groups have raised concerns about Waymo and potential job losses, according to KARE 11. Those drivers recently organized to secure minimum compensation guarantees after lengthy disputes with rideshare platforms. Under the proposed ordinance, any human safety monitor required in…...

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hoodline.com > 2026 > 09 > st-louis-university-hosts-tech-chain-2026-betting-on-autonomous-supply-chains

Tech-Chain 2026: SLU Supply Chain AI Conference in St. Louis

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (155+ words) That academic pedigree gives the conference a degree of regional weight beyond a typical trade show. The Chaifetz School of Business, founded in 1910, is one of the oldest business schools west of the Mississippi, and the center also runs specialized…...

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hoodline.com > 2026 > 09 > can-cloud-seeding-make-californians-hate-data-centers-less-rainmaker-bets-yes

Rainmaker Pitches Cloud Seeding to Ease Data Center Water Fears

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (108+ words) Rainmaker isn't the only approach tech companies are trying. Microsoft has committed to refilling water systems, and Google has funded water recycling initiatives near its own data centers, according to the Standard's reporting. San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan has emphasized…...

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hoodline.com > 2026 > 09 > south-lake-union-lab-bets-95m-that-ai-can-design-new-proteins-fast

AI BioDesign Launches $95M Lab in Seattle's South Lake Union

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (95+ words) Notably, the Allen Institute for AI, known as Ai2, is not a funded partner in AI BioDesign despite sharing its founder's name and legacy. Instead, its robotics and research teams are expected to collaborate informally with the project on model architectures…...

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hoodline.com > 2026 > 09 > duke-lands-24m-army-deal-to-hijack-enemy-drones-instead-of-shooting-them-down

Duke University Leads $24M Army Anti-Drone Research Project

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (94+ words) Chen's work fits into a broader institutional push at Duke: he was named director of the university's newly established Institute for AI Engineering in July, according to Scholars@Duke, underscoring the university's growing investment in AI hardware and autonomous systems…...

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hoodline.com > 2026 > 08 > space-force-locks-in-981m-deal-with-15-firms-for-colorado-springs-training-hub

Space Force Locks In $981M Deal With 15 Firms For Colorado Springs Training Hub

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (110+ words) The Space Force has locked in a $981 million contract pool spread across 15 companies to build the next generation of space training systems, with the acquisition unit steering the effort based in Colorado Springs. The deal, known as NITE-STAR, was awarded…...