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Datacenters were on the ballot. US voters rejected them

Voters approved nearly every datacenter moratorium that was on the ballot, dozens in total in Tuesday’s elections Track live results from all 50 states Send us your questions about the US midterms results and Democrats’ ‘blue wave’ There were three big losers in Tuesday’s midterm elections in the US: Donald Trump, Elon Musk and datacenters. Datacenters, the facilities full of semiconductor chips that power artificial intelligence and a host of other online products, were on the ballot in elections in at least 40 jurisdictions across 10 states. Voters responded with a strong rebuke of the giant

The Guardian
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International

Canada unveils budget to curb reliance on US

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's government presents its budget on Thursday, a plan designed to reduce US reliance, which remains Ottawa's priority despite President Donald Trump's midterm election…

France 24
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