US president Joe Biden just issued a 40-page executive order that aims to bolster federal cybersecurity protections, directs government use of AI—and takes a swipe at Microsoft’s dominance.

The executive order calls on the federal departments of Defense and Energy to each identify at least three locations for private-sector data centers. It seeks to balance construction, consumer cost and environmental impact.

President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Tuesday to provide federal support to address massive energy needs for fast-growing advanced artificial intelligence data centers, the White House said.

President Biden's executive order addresses the race to build domestic data centers and clean energy plants in order to retain America's AI leadership.

Under the new rules, the departments of Defense and Energy will each identify at least three sites where the private sector can build AI data centers.

The executive order seeks to ensure the infrastructure needed for advanced AI operations can be built quickly and at scale.

President Biden will sign an executive order Tuesday aimed at reducing barriers to construct new data centers and the accompanying energy infrastructure needed to power the development of artificial intelligence (AI).

The rapid growth and huge electricity needs spawned by the artificial intelligence revolution spurs a directive to lease federal sites owned by Defense and Energy departments for power supply centers.

President Joe Biden signed an order aimed at strengthening federal computer networks in the wake of damaging espionage intrusions by the Chinese government.

President Joe Biden signed an executive order today opening federal land to data centers, setting up a key test on energy policy for the next As I write this morni