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New York to impose the country's first statewide moratorium on data centers
Korea Times ยท 7m ago
New York will block the construction of any new large data centers for up to a year so the state can create rules to protect the environment and energy grid from the power-hungry facilities that fuel artificial intelligence technology. Gov. Kathy Hochul is set to sign an executive order Tuesday morning imposing the country's first statewide moratorium on hyperscale data centers, which house thousands of computer servers and require massive amounts of energy and a steady supply of water to keep cool. "As data center development threatens to hike up utility bills, deplete our natural resources, and create uncertainty for New Yorkers, itโs my responsibility to take action and lead,โ Hochul, a Democrat, said in a statement. The order will pause state permitting for new large data centers and direct state regulators to create standards that address environmental impacts, energy demand, water usage and other factors, the governor's office said. Tech companies and other backers have argued mo
Court suspends FTC order naming Coupang founder Bom Kim as controller
7m ago
Lee's apartment set to be sold, 5 months after being put on market
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Labor, management narrow gap in minimum wage proposals to 200 won
7m ago
Lee meets Princess Anne, says Koreans have been waiting for her
7m ago
PM reaffirms Korea's push to join top 5 global exporters
7m ago
Meet Korea's biggest memes of 2026 through these graduation photo previews
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Tesla's FSD subscription comes as wake-up call for Hyundai's software strategy
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KITA celebrates 80th anniversary
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News in Brief
'Spooky in Love' reimagines hit film with supernatural twist
Korea Times ยท 7m ago
Hiddink shares North Korean limits, South Korean World Cup memories
Korea Times ยท 7m ago
Actor Kim Soo-hyun resumes official activities after 16 months, films new commercial
Korea Times ยท 7m ago
Lee says women should be able to safely take abortion pills
Korea Times ยท 7m ago
Gov't weighs lowering minimum age of criminal responsibility
Korea Times ยท 7m ago
Lee says understanding N. Korean-born citizens 'special asset' for 2 Koreas' future
Korea Times ยท 7m ago
58 under investigation for suspected real estate speculative acts in Dongtan
Korea Times ยท 7m ago
China detains US seismologist who has studied North Korean nuclear tests
Korea Times ยท 7m ago
Korea should give dual citizenship to its diaspora to fight population crisis, says OKA official
Korea Times ยท 7m ago
Korean gov't, industry closely monitor Trump's Hormuz toll plan
Korea Times ยท 7m ago
KOSPI closes higher at 6,856.83 after wild swing, Kosdaq hits year low
Korea Times ยท 7m ago
[ZOOMER DIARIES] Betting on the apocalypse
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Seoul mayor denied chance to speak on housing at 1st Cabinet meeting since reelection
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'Future response fund' should be sustainable
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The inevitability of change
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Yonhap News
(URGENT) Hourly minimum wage set at 10,700 won for 2027, up 3.7 pct from this year
9m ago
(LEAD) Labor, management narrow gap in minimum wage proposals to 200 won
3h ago
PM reaffirms S. Korea's push to join top 5 global exporters
4h ago
Lee meets Princess Anne, says S. Koreans have been waiting for her
4h ago
Lee's apartment set to be sold, 5 mths after being put on market
5h ago
Labor, management narrow gap in minimum wage proposals to 600 won
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Yonhap News Summary
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Lee says women should be able to safely take abortion pills
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(2nd LD) Seoul shares end higher on tech rebound despite Middle East tensions
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Special counsel asks top court to postpone final ruling on ex-first lady in free opinion polls case
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(LEAD) S. Korean FM to visit Philippines for ASEAN-related ministerial meetings
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Gov't weighs lowering minimum age of criminal responsibility
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AsiaNews South Korea
South Koreaโs most expensive movie ever opens Wednesday. It canโt afford to flop
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South Korean former President Yoon Suk Yeol sentenced to 2 years over free polls, nomination deal
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South Korean semiconductor company SK hynix opens Nasdaq chapter with record $26.5 billion offering
2d ago
Why bullying still plagues South Koreaโs hospitals
5d ago
Man under investigation for secretly recording dates with AI smart glasses in Korea
5d ago
Seoul, Washington agree to keep e-commerce giant Coupang dispute from weighing on alliance: envoy
5d ago
As K-pop costs soar, government plans bigger boost for smaller agencies
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Foreign graduates in South Korea see bigger paychecks
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South Korea President Lee envisions Korea-NATO 2.0: From arms sales, to building together
6d ago
Samsung tops Nvidia with record Q2 operating profit
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