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• Nvidia and cloud giants tout AI data centers that cut water use

  On September 7, 2026 at 07:51 a.m. IST, ETManufacturing published an AFP report detailing how Nvidia, Microsoft, Amazon Web Services and Meta are promoting closed loop cooling systems to slash the water use of AI data centers. Nvidia claims its DSX design platform can nearly eliminate direct cooling water at some sites, while cloud operators report double digit improvements in water efficiency since 2022.

  Source: ETManufacturing2026-09-07T02:21:00.000Z

• US pushes light-touch AI rules at G20 as tech chiefs demand more data centers

  On September 2, 2026, reports from IT Home and ABC Color described a G20 technology ministers meeting in North Carolina where US officials urged members to avoid creating entirely new AI regulatory regimes. At the same event, tech leaders including Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk called for building more AI data centers and warned against EU‑style rules that they say would slow AI deployment.

  Source: IT之家 (IT Home)2026-09-02T07:22:33.000Z

• US pushes G20 ‘Carolina Principles’ to curb new AI regulation

  At a G20 innovation meeting in Chapel Hill on September 1, 2026, the United States urged member countries to adopt nonbinding "Carolina Principles" that discourage creating new AI-specific regulators or broad AI laws. Reporting indicates that China signed the principles, while tech leaders including Demis Hassabis, Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk addressed the meeting on AI safety, open-weight models and data centre politics.

  Source: The Straits Times2026-09-02T01:13:00.000Z

• G20 tech leaders debate light touch AI governance and power needs

  On September 1, 2026, La República reported on a G20 technology meeting where U.S. officials and tech leaders including Elon Musk and David Sacks advocated light touch AI regulation and massive investment in data center power. Musk projected AI and humanoid robots could lift global GDP by 20–30 percent and warned of power shortages by 2027.

  Source: La República2026-09-01T21:09:30.623Z

• OpenAI to cut Cursor model access after SpaceX acquisition

  TechGenyz reported roughly 10 hours ago that OpenAI has notified SpaceX it plans to wind down its direct model contract with AI coding tool Cursor, proposing November 12, 2026 as the cutoff date. OpenAI’s August 28 blog post says the change follows SpaceX’s acquisition of Cursor’s parent Anysphere and that upcoming model Astra will not be made available through Cursor under the existing agreement.

  Source: TechGenyz2026-08-30T05:06:37.995Z

• Anthropic wins key court ruling against Pentagon blacklist

  US district judge Rita Lin vacated the Trump administration’s designation of Anthropic as a national security supply chain risk, ruling the blacklist was unconstitutional retaliation for the lab’s refusal to drop safety limits on military uses of its models. The decision lifts sanctions across nine federal agencies while leaving the Pentagon free to buy from other vendors and expected to appeal. ([wired.com](https://www.wired.com/story/a-judge-has-blocked-the-pentagons-attempt-to-blacklist-anthropic/))

  Source: ProvenBrief2026-08-29T21:07:01.946Z

• Runware unveils portable AI pods for distributed inference compute

  On August 4, 2026, TechCrunch reported that AI infrastructure startup Runware has launched Sonic Inference Pod, a modular transportable data center unit. The pods, already deployed in at least 10 sites across the US, Europe and Asia‑Pacific, are designed to provide lower‑cost, water‑free AI inference close to end users using a closed‑loop cooling system.

  Source: TechCrunch2026-08-04T13:00:00.000Z

• xAI loses bid to halt Minnesota ban on AI nudify apps

  On August 1, 2026, a US federal judge denied xAI’s request for a temporary restraining order against Minnesota’s new law banning apps that can “nudify” images. The ruling lets the first-in-the-nation ban on AI nudification tools take effect while xAI’s constitutional challenge continues. ([techcrunch.com](https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/01/judge-denies-xais-request-to-block-minnesota-ban-on-nudify-apps/))

  Source: TechCrunch2026-08-01T20:26:00.000Z

• Silicon Valley split on open AI models as China gains ground

  In a TechScape newsletter published July 28, 2026, the Guardian reports on a growing rift in Silicon Valley over open‑weight AI models after new Chinese systems challenged US leadership. Nvidia, Microsoft and others signed an open letter backing open models, while Anthropic and some OpenAI figures argue that widely available powerful open‑weights would primarily benefit China and hostile actors.

  Source: The Guardian2026-07-28T13:04:00.000Z

• Foxconn wins $52B SpaceX AI server mega-contract

  Chinese tech site IT之家, citing Taiwan’s Economic Daily, reports that Foxconn has secured its first AI server manufacturing order from SpaceX, covering more than 13,000 Nvidia GB300 server racks for Musk’s Colossus data centers. The order is valued at about $52 billion, with deliveries expected from Q4 2026, and would displace Dell and Supermicro as SpaceX’s main AI server suppliers.([aihot.virxact.com](https://aihot.virxact.com/items/cmrskaxl509twbiwmh4gptwaq))

  Source: IT之家2026-07-20T01:34:00.000Z