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Researchers and companies are exploring space-based data centers to address AI's energy demands while reducing Earth's resource pressures. A patented cooling system by the California Institute of Technology and Sophia Space aims to enable orbital data centers by the 2030s using constant solar power and deep-space heat dissipation. Critics highlight concerns about space debris, costs, and practicality compared to improving Earth-based energy systems.

Metro Nashville’s insurance company has filed a $10 million lawsuit against the Nashville Downtown Partnership over a summer fire in a downtown parking garage near the main library. The lawsuit alleges the partnership failed to properly oversee Block by Block, a property management company that stored hazardous materials and allowed smoking, leading to a fire that caused the library’s nine-month closure and ongoing garage repairs.