New York becomes first state to impose one-year pause on new AI datacenters

Source: www.theguardian.com · Section: business-tech · Bias: Center-Left · Published: Tue, 14 Jul 2026 17:23:51 GMT

Governor Kathy Hochul issues executive order enacting a moratorium on the large, resource-intensive AI facilitiesNew York became the first US state to enact a moratorium on new datacenters on Tuesday.Governor Kathy Hochul issued an executive order mandating a one-year statewide pause on the large facilities used to power artificial intelligence products, which she signed at a mid-morning press conference. Continue reading...

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