AI is dominating the headlines today—with its massive electricity appetite fueling data center backlash against Trump's pro-AI agenda and OpenAI even pitching presidential candidates—while sour voters head into the midterms and Trump escalates military threats against Iran.

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Geothermal energy has won rare bipartisan political support, but its growing embrace of the AI industry could expose it to new risks.

Geothermal energy has achieved rare bipartisan backing — but its embrace of the fast-growing AI industry could expose it to risks.

Trump’s AI push collides with data center backlash - POLITICO

Tuesday's election results may show whether Trump's push to prioritize data center construction and AI development is alienating his own voter base.

The results of Tuesday's election could signal whether the president's strategy to prioritize data center construction and the development of artificial intelligence is undercutting his own base.

US Voters in a Sour Economic Mood Heading Into Midterm Elections

American voters are heading into the midterm elections in a pessimistic mood about the economy.

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OpenAI Pitches Potential 2028 Presidential Candidates on AI Messaging | HuggingNews

OpenAI is engaging with figures likely to run for president in 2028 to shape how candidates talk about and frame AI issues.

The developer of ChatGPT is engaging with figures likely to seek the U.S. presidency in the next election cycle to steer the political narrative and framing of…

How data centres became one of America’s hottest political issues | Mint

Public hostility toward data centers has become one of America's most contentious political issues and is reshaping the midterm elections.

Growing hatred of the facilities is reshaping the midterm elections

AI’s real bottleneck is electricity. Who will pay for it? « nuclear-news

U.S. households are already paying higher electricity capacity charges driven partly by projected AI data center demand that may never materialize, fueling debate over who should bear the cost of AI infrastructure.

In effect, households are already paying higher electricity capacity charges, partly because of projected demand from facilities that may never become operational In the United States, the debate over AI infrastructure is becoming increasingly centred on who ultimately bears the cost of its ...

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