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Edinburgh Riders Urge Delivery Apps to Explain How They Set Pay

The dispute is over more than a declining fee record. Riders want to know how automated systems distribute work, price orders and affect access to the apps that determine their income. One Deliveroo rider’s average fee per order fell from £3.67 in 2023 to £3.42 in the first half of 2026, even as his delivery rate stayed between 3.6 and 3.8 orders an hour.

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Lawsuit Policy

13 hours ago

xAI Loses Bid to Halt Minnesota’s AI Fake-Nude Law During Court Fight

The decision leaves AI-tool providers exposed to Minnesota’s platform-level penalties while xAI’s First Amendment challenge moves ahead without a ruling on the law’s ultimate validity. xAI cannot stop Minnesota from enforcing its restrictions on AI-generated fake nudity while its constitutional lawsuit proceeds. U.S.

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Regulation Policy

20 hours ago

Frank Kloucek Calls for One-Year AI Data-Center Ban in South Dakota PUC Race

Kloucek says utility and water risks justify a pause; Haggar says rules passed this year already protect ratepayers and give projects individual review. Democratic Public Utilities Commission candidate Frank Kloucek is seeking a one-year ban on new AI data centers in South Dakota. Lawmakers passed two data-center bills earlier in 2026, and Republican Gov.

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Government action Infrastructure

Aug 27, 2026

Pennsylvania Poll Finds 79% Reject Local Data Centers as 84% Back Tighter AI Rules

The state has added local-approval and transparency conditions for developers, but the poll suggests skepticism now reaches both AI companies and the facilities behind them. Pennsylvania voters are wary of both artificial intelligence and the physical infrastructure built to support it: 79% oppose a data center in their community, and 84% favor closer federal regulation of AI companies.

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August 2026

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Platform shift Infrastructure

Aug 22, 2026

Europe’s AI Data Centers Are Moving Toward Power, Not Cities

Frankfurt, London, Amsterdam, Paris and Dublin remain vital for enterprise demand, but the next hyperscale sites are being selected around power availability, land and grid access. Europe’s largest data-center markets remain critical for enterprise demand. JLL’s figures put scale on that shift.

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Government action Policy

Aug 22, 2026

DOJ Backs xAI’s Challenge to Minnesota’s Fake-Nude Law, Stops Short of Seeking a Court Pause

The Justice Department says Minnesota’s restrictions reach further than federal law, but it has not asked the court to grant xAI’s request to halt enforcement during the case. The Justice Department has entered xAI ’s challenge to Minnesota’s new AI “nudification” law with an argument that the state went beyond federal restrictions. Minnesota’s law took effect August 1.

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