While Donald Trump is trying fix AI’s unpopularity with a name change (hello, “super intelligence“), the American Federation of Teachers and Microsoft have announced an agreement to help secure student data when they’re using AI. According to Virginia Independent News, “The agreement includes 10 legally enforceable guardrails and stipulates that Microsoft will not use student or teacher data to train AI models, unless the data is needed to protect students. It also stipulates that Microsoft cannot sell the data or use it for advertising or product development.”

In Grayson County, which sits west of Mecklenburg County and near Abingdon, the Board of Supervisors announced extending an agreement that will allow the Blue Ridge Crossroads Economic Development Authority to continue pursuing a potential $11 billion data center project. Though no formal agreement is in place, the project is expected to generate at least $70 million in tax revenues, bring 200 full-time positions, use about 25,000 gallons of water per day, and possibly using the heat the data centers generate to be used by other facilities that would be nearby.

And finally, a story in Forbes turns its attention to Northern Virginia, where “regional demand for AI talent has reached 7.4% of all job postings—more than double the national average of 3.0%—and that demand has grown 317% since 2016.” To meet the need, Northern Virginia Community College and Loudoun County Public Schools are developing innovative approaches to meet the growing need.

Now, introducing a new feature – the Tech Number of the day.

70,000,000 and 33,500,000

The expected annual tax revenues a new data center complex in Grayson County would generate at full buildout is $70 million. That’s nearly double the county’s $33,500,000 budget for fiscal year 2026.