Caroline O'Donovan

• Power Grab

As the tech industry pushes to build more giant facilities to power AI and the digital world, some communities are trying to block the projects — and winning.

• Power Grab

An Ohio power company is trying to make major tech companies pay more of the costs of upgrading the electric grid to accommodate power-hungry data centers.

• Tech

Internal Amazon documents reveal what caused voice assistant Alexa to apparently favor Kamala Harris over Donald Trump in a viral video this week.

• Tech

The revamp of the personal voice assistant, which includes new AI-enhanced features for cooking, kids, and news, comes just weeks before the US presidential election.

• Tech

The decision in a Palmdale, Calif. National Labor Relations Board case could widen Amazon’s legal liabilities and force it to bargain with the Teamsters.

• Tech

A Washington state judge decided in favor of Amazon in a major workplace safety case, a significant win for the e-commerce giant, which has grappled with allegations that it sets a grueling pace for warehouse workers, exposing them to injury and illness.

• Tech

Amazon struck deals with Staples and other retailers to let customers drop off returns. Workers say the flood of “Amazombies” burdens them with extra work.

• Economy

The Senate HELP Committee probe found that the company’s annual Prime Day sales event, which takes place this week, is “a major cause of injuries” for the workers.

• Tech

One Medical instructed staff to say that “patients received the care they needed” in incidents the company previously acknowledged included errors.