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MAINE BLOCKS LARGE DATA CENTERS UNTIL 2027

Maine's legislature passed a bill prohibiting new data centers exceeding 20 megawatts of power capacity until November 2027, making it the first state to implement such a restriction. The measure now heads to Democratic Governor Janet Mills for approval.

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Factory, whose AI coding agents switch between AI models depending on the complexity of the task, is in talks to raise $150M led by Khosla at a $1.5B valuation (Angel Au-Yeung/Wall Street Journal)

Angel Au-Yeung / Wall Street Journal: Factory, whose AI coding agents switch between AI models depending on the complexi…

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Netflix chairman and co-founder Reed Hastings will step down from the company's board after his term expires in June to focus on philanthropy and other pursuits (Isabella Simonetti/Wall Street Journal)

Isabella Simonetti / Wall Street Journal: Netflix chairman and co-founder Reed Hastings will step down from the company'…

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The US and the Philippines agree to launch a high-tech industrial hub on the island of Luzon to counter China's supply chains; the US will run it as an SEZ (Wall Street Journal)

Wall Street Journal: The US and the Philippines agree to launch a high-tech industrial hub on the island of Luzon to cou…

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