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Russia has launched attacks on Ukrainian internet service providers and datacentres, striking at the infrastructure that underpins Ukraine's digital economy. The strikes threaten connectivity for businesses, government services and ordinary users, adding a technological dimension to the conflict. The targeting of critical digital infrastructure highlights the growing importance of cyber and physical attacks on communications networks in the war.

Alberta is facing growing scrutiny over its rapid expansion of data centres, driven largely by demand from the artificial intelligence industry. Reports highlight the strain on local water supplies, electricity grids and natural gas resources, with rural communities and utilities caught up in the push. Critics frame it as an environmental reckoning, raising questions about whether the economic benefits outweigh the costs to land, water and climate commitments in the province.

Datacenter developers in the United States are facing accusations that they are circumventing key pollution regulations. According to reporting by The Guardian, the rapid buildout of datacenter infrastructure may be exploiting gaps or exemptions in environmental rules, raising concerns among regulators and communities about air, water and emissions impacts as the industry expands at pace.

A new report accuses datacenter developers in the United States of sidestepping key pollution regulations, raising concerns over the environmental cost of the industry's rapid expansion. The claims add to growing scrutiny of how datacenters are built and powered as demand for cloud computing and artificial intelligence infrastructure surges across the country.

New Jersey regulators have issued a record $1.1 million fine against DataOne's datacenter in Vineland after dozens of unpermitted diesel generators were documented at the site. The enforcement followed a visual investigation by Floodlight in partnership with The Guardian, which revealed the facility was running equipment without permits. The case has drawn attention to the environmental footprint and oversight of rapidly expanding datacenter infrastructure.

Environmental groups accuse US datacenter developers of manipulating regulatory processes to avoid emission controls and scrutiny of their projects, according to reporting by Tom Perkins in the Guardian. The allegations add to growing concern over the environmental impact of rapidly expanding datacenter construction across the United States, as critics say firms are exploiting loopholes in key pollution rules to fast-track build-outs without adequate oversight.

A large hyperscale AI datacentre is being built in a small Indian village, and residents say they were promised benefits that never arrived while their land was confiscated for the project. The report highlights growing tensions between India's push to attract AI infrastructure investment and the villagers displaced by it.

A survey by Marquette University Law School has found that 73% of Americans believe the costs of datacenters outweigh their benefits. The figure points to growing public unease with the AI boom that has driven rapid datacenter construction across the United States, and it is being cited in discussions of a broader backlash against the AI industry.

Plans for one of Europe's largest AI datacentre campuses in north Devon, within a Unesco-designated biosphere reserve, have sparked fierce local opposition. Residents are campaigning against the development, citing its scale and the threat to the protected landscape, with organisers saying people are standing up and fighting back against the project.

Critics are accusing the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board of risking the retirement savings of 22 million Canadians by backing gas power plants meant to serve AI data centres. The argument is that the pension fund should act in contributors' best interest, not gamble on fossil fuel infrastructure whose value could erode as clean energy advances and AI demand shifts.