Trump administration to slash permitting times for new energy projects to 28 days
Solar and wind projects excluded
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Trump backs US coal sector with series of executive orders to meet surge in AI power demand
Will permit the extension of coal plants and direct federal agencies to identify coal resources on federal lands
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Trump seeks greater control over government agencies, including the FCC
What impact it has on the FCC remains to be seen
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Dominion pushes forward on flagship 2.6GW offshore wind farm to meet growth of AI
Set to deliver Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project by the end of 2026
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Tamboran Resources pitches $5bn natural-gas powered data center for US and Aussie defense agencies
Seeks support from Trump administration
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TikTok drops ByteDance CDN in the US following brief shutdown
Comes as parent company plans $12bn AI chip splurge
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Mark Christie named chairman of FERC
Christie replaces Willie Phillips in the role
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Trump declares "national energy emergency," introduces raft of directives to support fossil fuel sector
Cited the rising energy demand of data centers
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President-elect Trump announces Damac to invest $20 billion in US data centers
Sajwani said company was “waiting four years” to make investment in US
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FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel to leave regulator January 2025
Rosenworcel has held the role since 2021
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Trump Media launches custom CDN for Truth+ streaming service
No technical details exist about Perception repackage
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DoD outlines private 5G network strategy to support US military
And Open RAN is at the heart of it
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Trump nominates Brendan Carr to head up FCC
Carr has notably sought a US ban on Chinese social media app TikTok
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Chip stocks fall as Biden reportedly weighs up new China export sanctions
Semiconductor equipment manufacturers could be targeted by new restrictions
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UK government pushes ahead with plans to remove Huawei 5G kit by 2027
The UK government U-turned on the decision to give Huawei a pivotal role in the build-out of 5G infrastructure
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Foxconn completes steel body of DC network operations globe in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin
Took them long enough...
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Oracle loses appeal over JEDI cloud contract award
Will Oracle give up?
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Walmart joins Microsoft in joint bid to buy TikTok
Big retail joins big tech
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TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer steps down amid political battle with US government
Authorities are forcing TikTok to sell up its US division or be blocked out of the US markets entirely
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Amazon wants to depose Trump in JEDI cloud challenge
Demands testimony from the President and with Secretary of Defense Mark Esper
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Safra Catz named sole Oracle CEO under Larry Ellison
Following Mark Hurd's death
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US government postpones Huawei ban for another 90 days
This is the third extension given to Huawei
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US supercomputing spared from proposed Department of Energy budget cuts
But previous White House DOE budget proposals have been overruled
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Pulling out of Iran deal could lead to more DDoS attacks, say cyber intelligence experts
As Iran likely to redirect its offensive cyber campaigns where it hurts
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Pentagon’s JEDI cloud contract will last two years, then be re-examined
But competitors are still concerned that once someone has been chosen, it’s unlikely they will lose the contract
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Report: President Trump considers blocking AWS from $10bn Pentagon contract
Personal vendetta over Bezos’ ownership of The Washington Post could impact Amazon Web Services
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Trump's Chinese tariffs to target tech industry, intellectual property transfer
Global stocks plunge as trade war begins, while the potential impact is far from clear
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Broadcom wants to buy Qualcomm for $130bn, will move HQ to US
Domicile status will help the company avoid the CFIUS process that has delayed Brocade deal