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Amazon is moving forward with a massive data center in Gilroy, California, and residents are not happy about it. The four hundred thirty-eight thousand square foot facility sits on fifty-six acres of former farmland, and locals say the city council kept them in the dark. Amazon reportedly leaned on zoning rules dating back forty-five years to sidestep opposition and push construction through.
Turning to cybersecurity, OpenAI is rolling out a new AI model trained specifically for cyber defense, alongside an expansion of its program called Daybreak. The move comes as AI-assisted attacks are growing in both frequency and sophistication. It's a notable pivot — the same company raising alarms about AI risk is now putting that technology directly into the hands of security teams.
And a story worth watching closely — a piece circulating on Hacker News raises the question of whether the open internet is quietly closing. As platforms consolidate, APIs lock down, and content disappears behind walls, the web many of us grew up with may be giving way to something far more controlled. The trade-offs there are enormous, and the conversation is only just beginning.
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