Nicole Fallert here, Happy National Donut Day 🍩 Let's get into Friday's news, starting with a growing national debate over data centers and then we meet the "Dungeon Crawler Carl" voice actor capturing American readers.

The Bitcoin Policy Institute’s cited report also claims that Sen. Bernie Sanders, who calls for a moratorium on AI data centers, is in on this Chinese influence campaign because he hosted a panel earlier this year on “the existential threat of AI” featuring two professors from China, both of whom are leading figures in their fields.

Google, which is raising a fresh $85 billion, has a strategy for getting around the biggest bottleneck.

Digital Realty has filed permits to redevelop a downtown Seattle building into a six-story data center, lab and retail project, as the City Council moves toward a one-year moratorium on new data centers.

In the final hectic days of the legislative session, data centers, redistricting and algorithmic pricing vie for New York State lawmakers’ attention.

Some states have offered tax incentives to attract high-tech data centers. But concerns about resources, waste and noise pollution are growing.

Pritzker, who is widely viewed as having 2028 White House aspirations, is tapping into an issue seen as important to voters.

Shelbyville, Indiana mayor Scott Furgeson spoke candidly about what he thought about the residents who opposed a new data center project.

A security issue flagged by a 16-year-old ethical hacker triggered concerns about possible exposure of JEE Advanced candidate data. IIT Roorkee has now said there was no data breach, no mass download and no impact on examination outcomes.

Monterey Park, California, has moved to ban the development of new data centers in the city following a landslide vote.

In April, environmental activist Erin Brockovich launched a website for Americans to report issues with data centers in their communities.