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COMPANIES · 1 SOURCE · TechCrunch AI

Amazon stops using NDAs in local data‑center deals as startups push personal AI agents seeking payment access

Amazon said it will no longer use nondisclosure agreements when negotiating data‑center deals with local governments, a move following a similar step by Microsoft aimed at reducing secrecy that has fueled community backlash. Separately, a wave of startups is developing personal AI agents that seek access to users' inboxes, files and credit cards, raising trust and privacy questions as major companies block outside agents.

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REGULATION · 1 SOURCE · The Verge AI

California enacts laws forcing AI data centers to pay for grid and water upgrades

Governor Gavin Newsom signed seven bills requiring the California Public Utilities Commission to create a new rate classification for data centers and mandating that AI data centers fund local electricity grid and water system upgrades. The package also requires proposed data centers to disclose estimated water use, energy-efficiency and drought plans, and meet certain energy, water and fuel consumption criteria to qualify for streamlined approvals; Newsom recently also issued an executive order on an AI "kill switch."

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