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  1. Must read 404 Media

    American Voters Overwhelmingly Reject AI Data Centers

    Widespread voter opposition, municipal bans, and power restrictions directly threaten the physical infrastructure and energy access needed to scale AI compute in the United States.

    US voters in the 2026 midterm elections voted against AI data centers in at least 38 of more than 40 ballot measures across 13 states, passing outright bans in six cities and power limits in 12. Pro-data center politicians also lost offices nationwide, including Texas Governor Greg Abbott, who was defeated by Democratic challenger Gina Hinojosa after his support for AI data centers became a central campaign issue.

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  1. Must read SemiAnalysis

    Elon Is Doing It Again: SpaceX Will Be The World’s Biggest AI Cloud

    This unprecedented pace of AI infrastructure and behind-the-meter power deployment positions Elon Musk's companies to potentially become the largest AI compute provider in the world within a few years.

    SemiAnalysis reports that SpaceX is rapidly constructing massive AI datacenter capacity across multiple locations, including expansions at Colossus 2 and new sites at Starbase and TeraFab in Texas, targeting roughly 13GW by 2027. To achieve record-breaking build times and bypass grid constraints, the company is utilizing modular equipment from Tesla, mobile gas turbines, and a nearly 6GWh battery energy storage system.

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