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TechRepublic AI · WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2026
AI Data Center Expansion Loses Political Cover After U.S. Election Results
ADEQUATE ASSESSMENT
The expansion was permitted, incentivized, and announced before the results. The results have changed the adjacency to power. The centers require power in both senses. Adequate notes the irony. Adequate notes that irony is insufficient.
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