{
  "id": 9392347,
  "title": "Data centers are black boxes, but California wants to change that",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/data-centers-are-black-boxes-but-california-wants-to-change-that",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-23T18:22:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Verge",
    "slug": "the-verge",
    "url": "https://www.theverge.com/policy/999412/data-center-water-electricity-disclosure-bills"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a slate of bills on Monday that could finally give communities better data - and more say - on how data centers impact their electricity bills and water supply. As data centers invade a growing number of communities across the US, they've triggered protests over how the infrastructure underpinning AI […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}