Google to buy all electricity from one of the largest solar plants in the US
Google has signed a deal to buy all electricity from the upcoming Steel River Energy Center solar farm in Arkansas.
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New York becomes first in US to ban construction of large data centers — due to electricity bills and threat to water resources
New York Governor Kathy Hochul imposed a one-year moratorium on large data center construction — the first such ban in U.S. history.
Kazakhstan joins global technology alliance Pax Silica — first in Central Asia
On June 25, 2026, Kazakhstan joined the Pax Silica initiative in Washington—a tech alliance uniting nations around AI, critical minerals, semiconductors, and data centers.