Today's headlines are dominated by AI's massive appetite for electricity—sparking debates over whether fossil fuels, nuclear, or renewables should power the boom—alongside AI's growing role in politics and a few lingering tech security worries.

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Amazon Knows What Really Powers The AI Boom — And It Isn’t Wind And Solar | The Daily Caller

Amazon is increasingly turning to natural gas rather than wind and solar to power the data centers driving the AI boom.

When it comes to keeping its servers running, Amazon is doing what most serious players in the data center business are doing: turning to natural gas.

AI Pledge at COP31: A New Hope Against Climate Change, ETEnergyworld

Turkey's COP31 summit introduced an AI pledge aimed at addressing climate change, weighing AI's potential benefits against the risk of increased fossil fuel emissions from rising energy demands.

Turkey's COP31 summit introduces a new AI pledge aimed at addressing climate change amidst rising energy demands and environmental concerns. Explore the potential of AI while assessing the risks of increased fossil fuel emissions.

AI Could Turn Off Our Electricity

A leading AI governance organization's analysis warns that advanced AI could give bad actors tools to attack the US power grid and leave tens of millions of Americans without electricity.

A new analysis from a leading AI governance organization warns that advanced AI could give bad actors the tools to plunge tens of millions of Americans into darkness, and the grid may be far more vuln...

Silicon Valley AI political groups turn on each other in the 2026 election

Silicon Valley AI political groups are spending millions against each other in the 2026 election, battling over AI regulation, safeguards, and state authority.

AI political groups are spending millions in the 2026 election as Silicon Valley factions battle over regulation, safeguards and state authority.

Opinion - Put AI to work on America’s electric bill

An opinion piece argues that AI software could significantly reduce America's electricity costs if lawmakers allow its deployment.

Software can fix a lot of this — if lawmakers let it.

UK AI and the power grid: Can Growth Zones deliver affordable, reliable energy?

The UK's AI Growth Zones could speed data-centre connections and attract investment, but their success depends on grid capacity, flexible demand, fair pricing, and accountable AI governance.

The UK’s AI Growth Zones could speed data-centre connections and attract investment, but success depends on grid capacity, flexible demand, fair pricing and accountable AI governance.

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