KOMO: Iran-linked hackers claim breach of CA water systems in Bakersfield, Visalia, Chico. “A reported cyber breach involving several California water systems has raised concerns about the security of critical infrastructure, though the water provider says there are no signs service has been disrupted. The breach happened last Thursday and involved systems connected to Bakersfield, Visalia and […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/06/16/komo-iran-linked-hackers-claim-breach-of-ca-water-systems-in-bakersfield-visalia-chico/

Chicago Sun-Times: Mayor Johnson’s social media tax generating windfall of revenue amid legal challenge. “The social media tax was expected to raise $31 million during all of 2026. But the city collected $16.4 million during the first four months alone from the 10 companies to which the levy has applied. At that rate, the first-year take would be $49.2 million, 58.7% higher than anticipated.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/06/16/chicago-sun-times-mayor-johnsons-social-media-tax-generating-windfall-of-revenue-amid-legal-challenge/

TechCrunch: The FBI built its own replica small town to simulate real-world cyberattacks.”The Federal Bureau of Investigation is pulling back the curtain on a 22,000 square-foot replica town on its Huntsville, Alabama campus that it built to train law enforcement in simulating and investigating real-world cyberattacks.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/06/15/techcrunch-the-fbi-built-its-own-replica-small-town-to-simulate-real-world-cyberattacks/

Florida Phoenix: Law enforcement relied too heavily on AI, falsely arrested a suspect, ACLU argues. “A Fort Myers man and the ACLU of Florida are suing Jacksonville Beach for relying too heavily on an artificial intelligence program that fingered him as a suspect in a now-dropped 2023 child luring investigation. The ACLU said in a 66-page federal lawsuit that Robert Dillon had been arrested […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/06/12/florida-phoenix-law-enforcement-relied-too-heavily-on-ai-falsely-arrested-a-suspect-aclu-argues/

Arkansas Times: Google is holding a secret meeting at First United Methodist on Wednesday to answer questions about its data center. You are not invited.. “The Arkansas Times reached out to both Google and Cooley Public Strategies to ask why some residents were invited and others were not, and to ask how the organizations got resident’s contact information and did not hear back.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/06/10/arkansas-times-google-is-holding-a-secret-meeting-at-first-united-methodist-on-wednesday-to-answer-questions-about-its-data-center-you-are-not-invited/

Gizmodo: A Farmer Donated Land for a Public Park and the City Sold It to a Data Center Developer for $10 Million. “When news of the sale broke, locals were initially concerned for the usual reasons one might have when learning that a 135,000-square-foot facility—the sort now known to wreak havoc on small towns—is being built next door without their approval or input. But thanks to the sharp […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/06/09/gizmodo-a-farmer-donated-land-for-a-public-park-and-the-city-sold-it-to-a-data-center-developer-for-10-million/

Texas Tribune: Texas county rescinds its data center moratorium after $100 million lawsuit from developer. “A rural North Texas county that appears to be the first in the state to pass a data center moratorium has rescinded the measure after being sued by a developer for $100 million in damages.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/06/06/texas-tribune-texas-county-rescinds-its-data-center-moratorium-after-100-million-lawsuit-from-developer/

Planet Detroit: Allen Park planners reject proposed data center: ‘We’re gonna celebrate with one eye open’. “The rejection is due to the need for extensive revisions to comply with the city’s zoning ordinance; missing information; a lack of adequate engineering studies on the facility’s impacts; and a sound study that failed to demonstrate noise-related nuisance will be mitigated, […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/06/06/planet-detroit-allen-park-planners-reject-proposed-data-center-were-gonna-celebrate-with-one-eye-open/

Ohio Capital Journal: Data center opponents give Ohio lawmakers an earful. “More than a hundred Ohioans submitted testimony ahead of state lawmakers’ Select Committee on Data Centers’ single hearing for public comment. Lawmakers heard an array of concerns about the proliferation of data centers around the state — the environmental impact, the cost of tax breaks, and the use of […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/06/05/ohio-capital-journal-data-center-opponents-give-ohio-lawmakers-an-earful/

Manhattan DA: D.A. Bragg Announces First-Ever Return Of Antiquities To Pacific Island Nations. “Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr., today announced the recent return of 20 cultural objects, collectively valued at more than $100,000 to the people of Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu, and New Zealand. The Office returned the objects to each country in six […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/06/02/manhattan-da-d-a-bragg-announces-first-ever-return-of-antiquities-to-pacific-island-nations/