NAACP is suing xAI over data center pollution, the FCC just handed Netgear a de facto router monopoly in the US, and Amazon is buying the satellite internet company behind Apple’s SOS system

EPISODE · Apr 15, 2026 · 6 MIN

NAACP is suing xAI over data center pollution, the FCC just handed Netgear a de facto router monopoly in the US, and Amazon is buying the satellite internet company behind Apple’s SOS system

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-The NAACP is suing xAI and a subsidiary called MZX Tech for allegedly operating unpermitted methane gas turbines to power its Colossus 2 data center in South Memphis. -The FCC has announced that Netgear has been given conditional approval that effectively exempts it from a previous ban on foreign-made networking routers -Amazon announced it is merging with satellite internet provider Globalstar Inc. to bolster Leo, its Starlink rival. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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NAACP is suing xAI over data center pollution, the FCC just handed Netgear a de facto router monopoly in the US, and Amazon is buying the satellite internet company behind Apple’s SOS system

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