Data Centers & AI Power Crunch: New York lawmakers advanced a one-year moratorium on new data center construction, aiming to slow the surge while assessing impacts on energy, jobs, and local communities—though Gov. Kathy Hochul still has to sign. Consumer Protection: The state passed a ban on “surveillance pricing,” blocking businesses from using personal data to set different prices for different customers, even as lawmakers left other digital shelf-label proposals in limbo. Antitrust & Big Tech: New York’s AG is pushing an antitrust probe tied to Compass, while states move to block the Paramount–Warner Bros. merger, setting up fresh legal fights over market power. Energy & Shipping: Oil inventories are alarmingly low amid uncertainty around Strait of Hormuz reopening, raising the risk of another price shock; separately, container shipping rates are climbing on geopolitical stress. Local Economy & Health: Medicaid ambulance/transport billing rose sharply in East Meadow and Freeport, highlighting shifting local health-care demand. Sports & Culture: The Knicks are up 2-0 in the NBA Finals as Game 3 heads to MSG, and Broadway’s “Ragtime” keeps drawing audiences back.