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UK AI infrastructure shaken as data centre project faces resident backlash

Plans to build one of the world’s largest data centres near a small historic village in Scotland have met strong local opposition, widening tensions over Britain’s push to expand AI infrastructure. The proposed 600-megawatt facility near Auchtertool in Fife would cover more than 170 acres and include buildings up to 35 metres high. Scotland has tightened oversight for large projects, including notification rules and an environmental impact assessment request, delaying the review.

Crypto

U.S. court says sports prediction markets are not financial products, should be regulated under gambling laws

A fast-growing U.S. prediction-market platform has hit a new phase in a federal-state regulatory clash after the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected Kalshi\'s request to block Nevada from applying its gambling laws. The court found Kalshi\'s sports event contracts were not financial “swaps” and could be regulated as gambling. The ruling conflicts with an April decision by the Third Circuit that treated the contracts as swaps under federal law.

Mobility

Robotaxi three-way race as China sprints to commercialise solid-state batteries

Nevada approved commercial robotaxi operations in Clark County for Tesla, Uber and Waymo, allowing up to 8,000 vehicles over the next 12 months. Tesla received the largest approval for up to 5,000 vehicles, while Waymo and Uber can each operate 1,000. Waymo is accelerating in-house vehicle computing and a 1,000-TOPS chip while maintaining cooperation with Nvidia and AMD. The article also covers Tesla’s technology plans, the Semi truck’s Europe rollout, and China’s push including Geely’s 500 Wh/kg solid-state battery testing.