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Newly circulated figures from the Anti-Defamation League's Center on Extremism state that right-wing extremists committed 76% of extremist-related murders in the United States between 2015 and 2024 — 328 of 429 killings. The statistic is being widely shared in US political discussions, with supporters citing it as evidence of where the main extremist threat lies and others contesting how such data is categorised.

Local communities are mounting resistance to the construction of AI data centers in their areas, citing concerns over electricity and water use, noise, and limited local economic benefit. The debate is playing out across multiple regions as companies race to expand computing capacity for artificial intelligence, turning siting decisions into a contested political issue.

Google is planning to launch an experimental satellite into orbit in what is being described as Big Tech's first move toward putting A.I. data centers in space. The project points to the growing pressure on computing capacity and energy supplies as artificial intelligence expands, with companies exploring orbit as a possible new frontier for infrastructure.

A New York Times report says investors on Wall Street are increasingly questioning the wave of spending and IPOs tied to AI data centers. Concerns center on whether massive capital expenditures will generate returns matching the valuations, with data center offerings facing a cooler reception than the broader artificial intelligence frenzy.

A filing shows ByteDance, TikTok's Chinese parent company, gained access to more than 2,000 Nvidia B200 AI chips through Nscale's data center in Norway. The filing also reveals that a Singaporean subsidiary, Spring, contributed 73 percent of the UK neocloud's 2025 revenue. The arrangement raises questions about how Chinese firms access advanced US chips despite export controls.

Elon Musk says SpaceX's plans for orbital computing, delivered via Starlink satellites, will be 'way better' than analysts' predictions by 2028. The claim points to data centers in space as a next step beyond Starlink's internet business, though SpaceX has not released technical or financial details to support the timeline.

Nvidia has added LG Electronics to its Partner Network as a preferred cooling provider, aiming to ease the power and heat constraints of large-scale AI data centers. While attention usually falls on Nvidia's GPUs, the company is signaling that thermal management is becoming a critical bottleneck, giving LG a direct path to supply cooling technology for AI infrastructure.

New Jersey regulators have fined a data center $1.1 million after aerial imagery revealed 62 undeclared gas generators on its site. The images showed the facility was running far more backup fossil-fuel capacity than permitted, prompting the state's air-quality penalty. The case has drawn attention because the violation was uncovered through drone and satellite photography rather than an on-site inspection, highlighting a new form of environmental enforcement against large energy-hungry data centers.

Oracle's aggressive push into artificial intelligence infrastructure is running into a fresh challenge as the costs of building and running data centers climb. The company has been racing to expand capacity to meet demand for AI workloads, but rising expenses for power, land and equipment could test the profitability of that strategy and pressure margins going forward.

Kansas official Holscher made two stops in Emporia, discussing education funding, property tax relief, and policies on data centers. The visit gave local residents a chance to hear directly about state priorities affecting schools, homeowners' tax bills, and the rapidly growing data center industry. Local radio reported on the appearances as part of coverage of statewide policy debates.

A data center developer is suing St. Louis after the city required new facilities to supply renewable energy on-site as a condition of approval. The case has drawn attention because it tests whether municipalities can impose clean-energy mandates on energy-hungry data centers, whose rapid growth is straining power grids and complicating climate goals across the United States.

Land costs for data centers in the United States have risen almost tenfold over two years. In the first half of 2026, companies spent roughly six billion dollars on land for future data centers, 79 percent more than a year earlier. The share of land in overall development budgets is climbing as the AI-driven data center construction boom accelerates, pushing up competition for suitable sites.

IEEE Spectrum reports that near-total liquid cooling is becoming the default approach for AI computing racks. As AI chips pack more power into denser hardware, air cooling alone can no longer handle the heat, pushing data center operators toward direct liquid cooling designs across new deployments.

More than 27 citizen and environmental groups plan to hold a rally against data centers on October 6 in the Main Capitol Rotunda in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Organizers are expected to voice opposition to data center development in the state, citing concerns over energy demand, water use, and impacts on local communities. The coordinated event signals growing grassroots resistance to data center expansion across Pennsylvania.