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- Democrats won historic victories in this week's U.S. midterm elections, which TechCrunch frames as a potential transformation of the tech industry.
- 41 data center-related ballot measures went to a vote on Tuesday, and in all but one the majority backed tighter restrictions on data center development.
- Data centers were a major talking point even in elections without a direct ballot measure, with newly elected Democratic governors and congressmembers likely to support additional regulation.
- Equity podcast dedicates its latest episode to what the election means for the tech industry, covering both data center restrictions and increased government scrutiny of Big Tech.
- Kirsten Korosec joined Sean O'Kane and Anthony Ha for the discussion of the election's implications for data centers and Big Tech.
- OpenAI is already trying to rebrand data centers, a detail the episode surfaces while assessing the election's fallout across the wider tech industry.
Why it matters: Forty of 41 data center measures passed with stricter limits — a mandate delivered by voters, not just promised by politicians. For data center developers, voter-backed restrictions now sit alongside newly elected Democratic governors and congressmembers likely to support additional regulation, widening the number of gatekeepers.
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