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Voters in over 30 localities across nine states approved data center bans and moratoriums, turning the AI buildout into a losing issue in the 2026 midterms.
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Voters in over 30 localities across nine states approved data center bans and moratoriums, turning the AI buildout into a losing issue in the 2026 midterms.
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Microsoft has declined to exercise an option to more than double its Texas data center contract with Nscale, according to the Financial Times. The move adds to AI infrastructure turbulence as Texas politics shift against data centers.
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NBC News projects Democrats will control the House next year, while the Guardian reports they also flipped six Senate seats. The blue wave reshapes tech policy on AI rules, data centers and chip funding.
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Faced with years-long grid connection waits, AI data center builders are converting retired jet engines to burn natural gas — a fast but dirtier fix for the power crunch.
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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani outlined concrete AI rules in a WIRED interview, covering student AI use in schools and a pause on new data centers in the city.
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OpenAI's new Grid Protectors Program will pilot at a Georgia data center, promising to free up to 1,000 MW during emergencies as public opposition to data centers mounts.