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Newly released documents indicate that US Immigration and Customs Enforcement attempted to share voter registration data with Palantir, the data analytics company co-founded by Peter Thiel. The revelation has drawn criticism from voting rights advocates and government watchdogs, who argue that transferring state voter rolls to an immigration enforcement contractor raises serious privacy and election security concerns. Questions are mounting about the legal basis for the data sharing.
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Researchers have developed a collar-mounted sensor designed to track how wildfire smoke affects the health of wild animals. The device could give scientists their first direct data on what smoke exposure does to wildlife physiology, a topic that has been little studied even as wildfires grow more frequent and intense. Details on the research team, species tested and deployment timeline have not yet been reported.
- 3Data Center Project Cancellations Surpass $260 Billion in 2026●Data Center Cancellations Top $260 Billion in 2026 -- (Local opposition has exacted a much higher cost for developers th
A new survey by Heatmap Pro of public records and financial information finds that data center project cancellations have topped $260 billion in 2026. The analysis suggests local opposition has cost developers far more than previously understood, as community pushback against new facilities continues to escalate across the industry.
- 4Live Nation Faces Two Proposed Class Actions Over Data Breach▼Live Nation Hit With Two Proposed Class Suits Over Data Breach
Live Nation has been hit with two proposed class action lawsuits over a data breach, according to Bloomberg Law reporting. The suits come as the ticketing giant continues to face scrutiny over its handling of customer data and consumer complaints. If certified, the cases could expose the company to damages on behalf of large groups of affected customers.
- 5Oracle Seeks Apollo and Goldman Backing for AI Chip Push●Oracle Courts Apollo and Goldman for AI Chip Financing as Debt Tops $169 Billion
Oracle is in talks with Apollo Global Management and Goldman Sachs to arrange financing for its AI chip infrastructure buildout, even as the company's debt climbs above $169 billion. The move underscores how heavily the software giant is leaning on borrowed money to fund the data centers and hardware demanded by the artificial intelligence boom.
- 6Robot Cameras Are Becoming Part of the AI Training Loop▼The Robot Camera Is Becoming Part of the AI Training Loop
The robotics industry is moving toward using cameras mounted on robots not just for navigation, but as active sources of data that feed directly back into AI training. The Association for Advancing Automation highlights this shift, in which robots continuously capture visual data from real work environments, improving the models that control them and closing the loop between perception, action and learning.
- 7Collar sensors reveal how wildfire affects wildlife●https://phys.org/news/2026-10-collar-sensor-reveal-wildfire-affects.html #wildfires #wildlife #Ecology #MethodsInEcology
Researchers are using collar-mounted sensors on wild animals to track how wildfires change their movements, habitat use and survival. The approach, described in Methods in Ecology and Evolution, offers detailed data on animal behaviour before, during and after burns, as scientists seek to understand the growing impact of fires on ecosystems.