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PublishedNovember 4, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Data centers lost the midterms

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Data center developers are poised to face a more restrictive building environment after voters across the country voted in candidates who favor moratoriums and ballot measures that put more obstacles on their expansion, delivering a stinging blow to a central pillar of the AI industry. Of voters pol
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