States rights argument for AI regulations

The federal Executive Order for AI preemption reincarnated states rights. It’s like the early 2000s all over again. Time travel is real, folks.

At the Politico Governors Summit, Utah’s Republican Governor argued that state laws should ensure safety and that the U.S. Supreme Court will back him up on this.

Next Gov |Republican governor asserts states’ right to legislate AI

Lack of AI love = more WallStreet interest

Apple has positioned itself as an alternative to tech stocks that are dependent on AI and its boom.

Bloomberg reports that Apple stock is distancing itself from other stocks. Apple’s correlation has dropped to 0.21, which is down from 0.92 in May 2025, and this distinguishes Apple stock from Ai dependent tech stocks. @gizmodo

Melange of data center limitations

South Carolina Legislature is taking a multiple prong approach to data centers regulation in the state.

S784 will remove tax incentives for development of and electricity by data centers.

S867 will remove local development authority and provide for state data center permitting. The bill will also prohibit rate payers from pay increased electric costs.

SC Policy Council | A trio of data center bills filed in the Senate

State VPN bans

Wisconsin’s S.B. 130 / A.B. 105 is an age verification bill that bans certain VPN use. VPNs are used for all sorts of normal things, like say you’re a Swedish person who wants to be able to access more Swedish language tv and film. VPNs hide your location and are commonly used by abuse survivors, journalists, normal humans, universities, and businesses.

Since VPNs are not detectable by websites, it also makes Wisconsin’s legislation unworkable.

EFF | EFF to Wisconsin Legislature: VPN Bans Are Still a Terrible Idea

Tech: Digital purchase disclosures

Arizona Legislature is considering requiring disclosures for digital purchases, e.g. books, that clarify for the consumer that the purchase isn’t permanent.

Sound weird? I read a lot of obscure authors and sometimes those e-book purchases are no longer available due to legalities and details of the publishing industry. HB 2010

AZ Mirror | Arizona bill would force companies to disclose that digital ‘purchases’ aren’t permanent

Bipartisan data center standards

Pennsylvania Governor has bipartisan interest in his 4 tier data center standards. The Governor is calling for data centers to bring their own power generation projects, strict transparency with direct community engagement, hiring & training local workers, and high standards for environmental and water protection.

City & State PA | PA lawmakers show bipartisan interest in standards for data centers