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New York introduces one-year building halt for data centres

New York has enacted a one-year moratorium on the construction of new data centres, a decision that directly affects the AI industry. The moratorium could become a model for other regions seeking to limit AI infrastructure expansion.

WHY IT MATTERS

Regulation of data centre capacity strikes at the foundation of AI development and could set a precedent for how jurisdictions globally handle the infrastructure strain from the AI boom.

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