The purple tsunami against data centers
On this episode of Machine Gods, hosts Kevin Roos and Casey Newton dissect how AI and data centers played into the midterm elections, from sweeping anti-data-center ballot measures in Ohio to Democratic wins in Texas, before interviewing Rob Flaherty, co-founder of the Democratic super PA
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