Data center opposition tied to hard-left 'No Kings' protest network, China's AI infrastructure push and ChatGPT's Donald Trump democracy rating lead this AI roundup.

Data centers are sparking a political fight over electric bills and AI infrastructure as governors in both parties freeze grid connections and restrict permits.

Wed 26 Aug 2026 08.00 EDTLast modified on Wed 26 Aug 2026 16.37 EDT On a winding road tucked away behind forests in the Appalachian foothills of southern Ohio is where OpenAI, Nvidia and Japanese investors are set to spend $500bn on one of the largest artificial intelligence datacenters on the planet. Last March, the energy secretary, Chris Wright, the commerce secretary, Howard Lutnick and a host of Japanese and other dignitaries briefly descended on Piketon to enthusiastically break ground on a project to build 8GW worth of AI computing power. But locally, there's a different feeling: a mix of hope but also concern. "Personally, my emotions range between positive and skeptical," says Billy Spencer, who has been mayor of Piketon for the past 23 years, of the project. "There's not an organized opposition to it around here. There hasn't been that much talk. No one's come to council - I don't know that there's been one citizen who lives within the village of Piketon who has come and said: 'Mayor, what do you think about it?'"

Kelly Stafford knows how to make an 8-year-old's birthday party more entertaining: Jell-O shots WNBA fight over males in women's sports exposes how the left keeps answering a question nobody asked Browns pick Deshaun Watson as their starting QB despite home crowd booing and his '17 away games' comments Why Wyndham Clark deserves PGA Tour Player of the Year, LIV Golf's final hoorah, and Scottie Scheffler's money Sam Burns is one of America's best golfers, but faith, family and the USA matter more to him than golf Donald Trump waves a patriotic green flag and the liberals are furious, Bubba Wallace locks up & 'F-K HIM!' Scottie Scheffler reveals he played through'pretty painful' illness during the BMW Championship Fever coach dismisses Enes Kanter Freedom's women's sports fight as a'social media thing' US'entering the endgame' with Iran as economy targeted New York City taxpayers could pay twice under Mamdani's grocery plan US announces'Economic D-Day' against Iran Steve Doocy explores the US Air Force Academy's elite military training Dr. Marc Siegel analyzes new study suggesting GLP-1 may slow down aging Humanoid robot beats Usain Bolt's 100m dash record at Beijing games Bessent SENDS WARNING to Iran: 'We are entering the ENDGAME' South Carolina Sen. Darline Graham makes her case ahead of GOP runoff OutKick Sports 49ers owner Jed York arrested for'engaging in prostitution' in Ohio, pleads no contest to lesser charges NFL great says he has'no damn idea' what's going on with embattled 49ers star Steve Smith Sr. says Brandon Aiyuk is self-sabotaging his NFL career during a recent appearance on OutKick's Don't @ Me with Dan Dakich. San Francisco 49ers owner and CEO John Jed York was arrested and arraigned in East Palestine, Ohio on suspicion of engaging in prostitution and possessing criminal tools charges that were later amended to misdemeanor charges of disorderly conduct and possessing criminal tools, according to court records. York was booked Sunday morning and released that afternoon on a $5,000 bond, the Columbiana County Sheriff's Office confirmed to OutKick. San Francisco 49ers CEO Jed York was arrested in August 2026 in East Palestine, Ohio. Owner Jed York of the San Francisco 49ers is seen on the field prior to a game against the Seattle Seahawks at Lumen Field on December 15, 2022 in Seattle, Washington.

Why Wyndham Clark deserves PGA Tour Player of the Year, LIV Golf's final hoorah, and Scottie Scheffler's money Sam Burns is one of America's best golfers, but faith, family and the USA matter more to him than golf Donald Trump waves a patriotic green flag and the liberals are furious, Bubba Wallace locks up & 'F-K HIM!' Scottie Scheffler reveals he played through'pretty painful' illness during the BMW Championship Fever coach dismisses Enes Kanter Freedom's women's sports fight as a'social media thing' Harrison Butker's 69-yard field goal demonstrates the NFL's latest big scoring controversy Nationals outfielder does his best Spider-Man impression for one of baseball's best catches of the year New York City taxpayers could pay twice under Mamdani's grocery plan US announces'Economic D-Day' against Iran Steve Doocy explores the US Air Force Academy's elite military training Dr. Marc Siegel analyzes new study suggesting GLP-1 may slow down aging Humanoid robot beats Usain Bolt's 100m dash record at Beijing games Bessent SENDS WARNING to Iran: 'We are entering the ENDGAME' South Carolina Sen. Darline Graham makes her case ahead of GOP runoff Psychologist raises questions after Lindsay Clancy's courtroom breakdowns Lindsay Clancy could be released in'not so many years' OutKick Sports Browns pick Deshaun Watson as their starting QB despite home crowd booing and his '17 away games' comments Watson was booed at home during Saturday's preseason game but team believes his experience separates him from Shedeur Sanders It's going to be Deshaun Watson as the starting quarterback for the Cleveland Browns to open the NFL regular season, which means one thing: Get your popcorn ready because this should be entertaining. Entertaining in the cinema drama kind of way because what we have here is the NFL equivalent of a villain being given the opportunity to redeem himself and then deciding - by his actions - if he continues to be reviled based on what happens next. Deshaun Watson and Shedeur Sanders will each get preseason starts as the Browns try to settle one of the NFL's most intriguing quarterback battles. What happened Sunday evening is Browns coach Todd Monken and general manager Andrew Berry picked Watson to be their starter over Shedeur Sanders, to culminate a competition that spanned the entire offseason and into the first two preseason games. That decision was announced to the players on Monday morning.

Amazon is planning a major expansion of its Prime Air service in the US in the coming months. The company aims to serve almost 500 towns and cities with drone deliveries by the end of the year, which would mark a sixfold increase from current levels. As it stands, Prime Air operates in 10 metro areas from 11 sites, each of which covers 175 square miles. Amazon plans to soon expand service to the Chicago and Atlanta metro areas, as well as in the regions of Syracuse, New York; Cleveland, Ohio; and Boise, Idaho. It aims to move into more areas later this year. The company says its drones can deliver nearly any item weighing five pounds or less that can fit into a large shoebox via drone.

Republican Rep. Warren Davidson of Ohio suggested in a post on X that Sen. Darline Graham of South Carolina is an "ally" of the "swamp."

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Cleveland Clinic launched Zipline drone delivery for shelf-stable prescriptions near Beachwood, Ohio. Patients track orders via MyChart as drones lower meds by tether.

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