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The Mercury News
mercurynews.com > 09/13/2026 > trump-downplays-the-need-to-check-ai-development-and-says-he-doesnt-want-to-cede-edge-to-china

Trump downplays the need to check AI development and says he doesn’t want to cede edge to China

14+ hour, 6+ min ago   (856+ words) By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and DIDI TANG While acknowledging the need for some regulation, Trump provided no specifics about potential rules and attributed warnings about the technology moving too quickly and with little oversight to “negative forces” he did not identify,…...

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mercurynews.com > 09/11/2026 > yemen-ai-weapons-anthropic

Users in Houthi-held Yemen tried to develop advanced weapons with AI, Anthropic says

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (732+ words) By SARAH EL DEEB AI is already transforming warfare from Ukraine to Gaza, and its use on a rugged and remote battlefield is likely to increase concerns about its rapid spread. Anthropic said the users of the accounts, which it…...

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mercurynews.com > 09/08/2026 > data-brokers-delete-californians-data-poor-compliance-record

California’s new privacy system depends on data brokers with a poor record of following the law: Stanford research

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (742+ words) California’s new, first-of-its-kind “DROP” program enabling residents to have personal information deleted by data brokers depends on companies that have frequently failed to follow privacy law already on the books, new research from Stanford University suggests. “The Stanford report was…...

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mercurynews.com > 09/05/2026 > asking-eric-thomas-overheard-conversation-2

Asking Eric: I was afraid this family in IKEA would overhear and get the wrong idea

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (694+ words) Dear Eric: My kids, ages 15, 18 and 23, were having a discussion about post-World War II racial discrimination while we were having dinner in an IKEA cafeteria. There was a Black family sitting directly behind us. I was concerned about my kids…...

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mercurynews.com > 09/02/2026 > let-them-go-someplace-else-eureka-council-enacts-45-day-ban-on-data-centers

‘Let them go someplace else’: Eureka council enacts 45‑day ban on data centers

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mercurynews.com > 09/02/2026 > bay-area-data-center-boom-backlash-regulation

Big Tech’s data center boom is igniting a political revolt in the Bay Area

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1696+ words) The 438,500-square-foot Amazon data center was already under construction, rising up against Gilroy’s bucolic farmland when the outrage began. REATED: Three-story data center proposed for San Jose industrial site The resulting uproar mirrors a debate spreading across the Bay Area…...

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mercurynews.com > 09/01/2026 > trump-data-centers

Trump warns Americans not to reject unpopular ‘Golden goose’ data centers

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (345+ words) President Trump Monday warned Americans not to reject unpopular data centers, saying the power-chugging facilities are a ticket to progress and prosperity. Reupping his stance on the lightning rod issue, Trump said sprawling data centers bring more tax revenue and…...

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mercurynews.com > 08/30/2026 > google-maps-lake-ontario

Google Maps changes Lake Ontario label to Lake America in U.S.

2+ week, 15+ hour ago   (204+ words) (Bloomberg) — Google Maps relabeled Lake Ontario as “Lake America” for users in the United States after President Donald Trump said he would rename the lake amid a trade spat with Canada. The decision was prompted by a change in the…...

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mercurynews.com > 08/30/2026 > billionaire-backed-data-center-proposals-cause-rift-in-oakland

Billionaire-backed data center proposals cause rift in Oakland

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (1129+ words) OAKLAND – Hundreds gathered recently in Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood to voice opposition over plans to build new data centers in the city. By the end of the night, a rift was exposed between a progressive Oakland councilwoman and leftists who want…...

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mercurynews.com > 08/28/2026 > anthropic-wins-court-challenge-to-us-supply-chain-risk-label

Anthropic wins court challenge to US supply-chain risk label

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (528+ words) By Madlin Mekelburg and Rachel Metz, Bloomberg The Trump administration must lift its ban on Anthropic PBC’s artificial intelligence technology for federal agencies, a US judge ruled. US District Judge Rita F. Lin in San Francisco sided late Thursday with…...