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AI's land problem is pushing data centers into the ocean Fortune · 29 China, the EU, and Singapore push back against the White House's new ‘Great Transshipment Scam’ report Fortune · 34

Manus Becomes “Independent” Again Following $2B Meta Deal – And Deletes User Data Trending Topics · 3 weeks ago · 19

August 2026

◆ AI-driven data center expansion faces growing public and regulatory scrutiny over water use and environmental impacts, alongside experiments with offshore ocean-based data center designs Other

◆ Chinese authorities ordered Meta to unwind its roughly $2 billion acquisition of the AI agent startup Manus, prompting Manus to return to independent operations and delete certain user data unless backed up. Legal action

• 25 Aug AI's land problem is pushing data centers into the ocean
• 17 Aug China, the EU, and Singapore push back against the White House's new ‘Great Transshipment Scam’ report
• 11 Aug Manus Becomes “Independent” Again Following $2B Meta Deal – And Deletes User Data