WorldPingPro-datacentre officials argue scale of Australia’s buildout is smaller, more regulated and less damaging than in US Australian politicians and business leaders are arguing that their populace’s growing resentment of AI datacentres is an inauthentic…
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Australian backlash to datacentres is faux import from US, officials say: ‘We are not the United States’
'We trusted EC in 2017': Akhilesh alleges poll officials deleted SP votes in 2022
Tamil Nadu govt rolls back law and order department’s RTI exemption amid backlash
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WorldPingThe Tamil Nadu government faced backlash after it issued a notification that exempted the Public (Law and Order) Department from the Right to Information (RTI) Act.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Times of India
WorldPingAkhilesh Yadav has accused the Election Commission of deliberately deleting votes belonging to the Samajwadi Party. He argues that this malpractice has been ongoing for years but is only now gaining attention.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Times of India
Massive data centers needed to run AI are triggering protests across Europe. Their operators counter that they boost digital sovereignty and energy independence.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Deutsche Welle
WorldPingClimate groups are latching onto the data center opposition movement, but it remains to be seen if they can get people to care about the facilities’ impact on the atmosphere.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by WIRED
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