Attention — Aug 19, 2026
What caught my attention on Aug 19 (1 item).
Data centres get too hot for Texas politicians
Pivot to AI (Article:02:32) - Published 2026-08-17 18:00 - Discovered 2026-08-19 02:32
In this Pivot to AI episode, David Gerard reports that data-center expansion has become a political flashpoint in Texas, even among Republicans who previously courted large power users. Governor Greg Abbott, who once welcomed Bitcoin miners and big energy consumers to the state, is now moving to rein in data-center growth because the Texas power grid is under severe strain.
The video notes that D…