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• 2. 🏗️ Lawmakers propose three-year data center pause
• 3. ⏰ How AI saved 10,000+ hours
• 4. 💻 Get rid of your personal data from Google with Incogni
• 5. 🎯 Anthropic takes aim at OpenAI's ad plans
• 6. 💼 16-agent team builds working C compiler
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Lawmakers propose three-year data center pause
🚨 Our Report
New York state lawmakers have introduced a bill that would impose a moratorium of at least three years on permits tied to the construction and operation of new data centers, as worries over energy demands and environmental impact mount nationwide.
🔓 Key Points
Senator Liz Krueger, who sponsored the bill, described New York as "completely unprepared" for "massive data centers" that are "gunning for New York," urging policymakers to "hit the pause button."
New York is at least the sixth state to weigh such a pause, with similar bills in Georgia, Vermont, Virginia, Maryland, and Oklahoma. More than 230 environmental groups have called for a national moratorium.
The bill arrives amid a bipartisan backlash against AI infrastructure expansion, with Senator Bernie Sanders and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis both raising objections about rising energy bills.
🔐 Relevance
This bipartisan pushback reflects growing resistance to unchecked AI infrastructure expansion. For companies planning data center investments, the regulatory landscape is shifting quickly, and state-by-state permitting battles could delay or derail projects. Business leaders should monitor these proposals closely as they may set precedents for stricter national oversight.
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He Took 300 Sales Calls in One Year to Build a Newsletter Agency | Louis Shulman
Case Study
How AI saved 10,000+ hours
Lendi Group, an Australian mortgage platform, had sales associates build AI workflows in one week. AI handles the repetitive call processes; humans manage exceptions and edge cases.
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AI News Story
Anthropic takes aim at OpenAI's ad plans
Ahead of the Super Bowl, Anthropic launched a series of ads mocking the idea of targeted advertising in AI chatbots. The campaign depicts absurd, intrusive ad placements in sensitive user conversations, ending with the tagline: "Ads are coming to AI. But not to Claude."
Sam Altman responded on X, calling the ads "so clearly dishonest" and pointing to OpenAI's stated policy that ads will be "separate and clearly labeled" and won't influence ChatGPT's answers. Altman defended the move as a way to bring AI to users who can't afford subscriptions, noting that Anthropic "serves an expensive product to rich people."
The clash exposes a growing rift in how leading AI labs plan to monetize their products. For enterprise buyers, the question isn't just about user experience; it's about whether ad-supported models can maintain the neutrality and trust required for business-critical applications.
AI News Story
Anthropic's 16-agent team builds working C compiler
Anthropic researcher Nicholas Carlini ran 16 instances of Claude Opus 4.6 on a shared codebase with minimal supervision, and the agents built a 100,000-line C compiler from scratch in two weeks, costing roughly $20,000 in API fees.
The AI-built compiler can compile major open-source projects like PostgreSQL, Redis, and FFmpeg, and achieved a 99% pass rate on GCC's standard torture tests, even booting a Linux kernel on x86, ARM, and RISC-V.
The experiment hit a wall around 100,000 lines of code, where bug fixes frequently broke existing functionality, suggesting current AI agents still have a ceiling for unsupervised software development at scale.
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Companies to Watch/Raising Now
Early-stage AI startups on our radar, before they’re everywhere.
• Capalo AI
What they do: Uses AI to optimize battery storage trading across European electricity markets in real time.
Why it matters: Hit 1 GW of contracted battery capacity in under 12 months, a fivefold jump. Already working with major infrastructure investors including FRV and Ardian-backed eNordic Evergreen.
Stage: Series A
Raising: €11M
Investors: Heartcore Capital
• Sanity United
What they do: Combines AI task management with electric vehicle fleets and renewable energy to handle urban delivery and logistics.
Why it matters: Running a hybrid solar-wind energy station that charges 20 EVs simultaneously while using excess power for additional revenue. Proof-of-concept already handling real deliveries in Denmark.
Stage: Seed
Raising: $25M
Investors: GEM Token Fund
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