Data centers can be assets to energy resources and the power grid, says Arushi Sharma Frank, founder and CEO of Luminary Strategies. The former US energy market policy lead at Tesla discusses how the midterm results could impact the AI buildout, and why Elon Musk's plan to put data centers in space offers diversification for the chip sector. She joins Carol Massar on "Bloomberg Tech." (Source: Bloomberg)
From top officials like Pete Hegseth to White House aides to right-wing pundits, the race is on to find someone besides Donald Trump to blame for the Republican's catastrophic losses.
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Elon Musk at least was able to put a comical twist on the Republicans’ midterm meltdown, infused with his signature doses of dark humor and needling of adversaries.
For months, election deniers claimed without evidence that the vote would be rigged. Now they appear to be accepting crushing defeats.
While some of Donald Trump’s closest allies have remained silent, much of MAGA is blaming him for historic losses.
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From apps that block distractions to stripped-down phones, young people are finding ways to unplug from platforms they say profit from their attention Gen Z voters: tell us what is guiding your vote in the US midterm elections? Nelissa Moukoudi, 19, a university student in Canada, noticed a shift once she joined Instagram and TikTok. “My social life completely plummeted and it felt like my life was only [using] social media and school,” she said. Continue reading...
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