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Decoded - Technology Law Insights, V 6, Issue 7, July 2025

Welcome to our seventh issue of 2025 of Decoded - our technology law insights e-newsletter. What does the US GENIUS Act Mean for Stablecoins? “The White House categorically states it is a historic piece of legislation...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Artificial Intelligence and Data Centers: A View from the UK and EU

The UK government has set ambitious goals in the realm of artificial intelligence (AI) and data infrastructure since the 2024 general election, with further significant announcements and commitments to follow. Businesses...more

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Georgia Surpasses Northern Virginia in Data Center Leasing — Now Comes Legislative Scrutiny

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Georgia has overtaken Northern Virginia as the country’s most active data center market. According to CBRE’s 2024 North American Data Center Trends Report, metropolitan Atlanta recorded 705.8 megawatts (MW) of net absorption,...more

Bennett Jones LLP

Large Load Integration on Alberta’s Electricity Grid: The AESO’s Proposed Approach for Data Centre Connections

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The growing data centre industry continues to be a focal point of the Alberta Government’s economic diversification strategy. Policy work aimed at attracting data centre investment to the province is ongoing and interest in...more

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Powering Data Centers with Nuclear Generation

The rapid growth of electricity demand from data centers has emerged as a major challenge for the U.S. power sector. Much of this demand is being driven by the deployment of large learning models (LLMs) and generative...more

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UAE’s Stargate – A Defining Moment for Global AI and Infrastructure

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The UAE’s bold move to launch the “Stargate” AI data center in Abu Dhabi by 2026 is more than a technological milestone. It’s a strategic play that reinforces the country’s ambition to lead in AI, digital infrastructure, and...more

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Chile: Implementación del Plan Nacional de Data Centers (2024-2030)

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En el marco de la implementación del Plan Nacional de Data Centers de Chile, se crea el Comité Multi-actor, el que tendrá la tarea de articular a los distintos actores del Estado, sector privado y la sociedad civil para...more

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France Attracts Major Data Center Investment: A Legal Framework Overview

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Several major data center projects were announced at this year’s “Choose France” summit, which comes on the heels of the announcement of a €109 billion investment at the 2025 Artificial Intelligence Action Summit in Paris....more

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Powering Africa’s Digital Future: The Challenge of Energy for Data Center Development

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As the global economy increasingly digitizes, the infrastructure supporting this shift must evolve accordingly. In Africa, where the demand for digital services is surging — fueled by mobile penetration, fintech innovation,...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

AGG Talks: Development Podcast Series - Episode 1: Powering Georgia: Energy Resilience, Data Centers, and Clean Innovation

In this episode, AGG attorneys Rebecca Davis and Caroline Magee are joined by Georgia Public Service Commissioner Tim Echols for a wide-ranging discussion on the present and future of energy in Georgia. Commissioner Echols...more

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Congress Holds Hearing on Energy and AI Data Centers — AI: The Washington Report

The emergence of DeepSeek has complicated the outlook for the amount of investment necessary in data centers and electricity generation for AI advancements. Against that backdrop, on March 5, the House Committee on Energy and...more

Artificial Intelligence and Data Centers Predicted to Drive Record High Energy Demand

The growing interest in generative artificial intelligence (AI) has triggered a race to develop the technology, driving demand for high-density data centers and significantly increasing predicted electricity consumption....more

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