The US-Israel war on Iran shows that datacenters are a new frontier in warfareIran is bombing datacenters in the Persian Gulf to blow up symbols of the Gulf states’ technological alliance with the United States. Added bonus: they will be extremely costly to rebuild, being among the most expensive buildings in history. The pace of AI-driven warfare means that caution can look like handing control to adversaries. When the man told the chatbot he was terrified of dying, the tool allegedly reassured him. This was the first lawsuit against Google, but OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, has been targeted in more than seven.

Source: The Guardian March 10, 2026 18:00 UTC