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by yencabulator 16 days ago
Just like xAI was regulated to not run more than 15 gas turbines? US lets companies get away with breaking things and punishes wrongdoing at most with a fine that's less than the money that was made by breaking the rules, so US regulations sort of don't matter.

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/15/elon-musk...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossus_(data_center)

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Yeah that does really suck. Are the fines just a cost of doing business fine? :(