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  "id": 18801875,
  "title": "After the midterms, things are looking rocky for Elon Musk and data centers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/after-the-midterms-things-are-looking-rocky-for-elon-musk-and-data",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-07T22:07:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TechCrunch",
    "slug": "techcrunch",
    "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/07/after-the-midterms-things-are-looking-rocky-for-elon-musk-and-data-centers/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Elon Musk's companies are now headquartered in Texas, a state that is now heavily leaning towards the Democrats. This political shift has raised concerns about the future of data centers in the region. In the recent midterm elections, many local ballot measures aimed at facilitating the construction of data centers were rejected or voted against. These measures, which would have made the process of building data centers faster, were overwhelmingly voted down. Notably, Texas' new governor-elect Gina Hinojosa has campaigned on the promise of restricting data centers, adding to the potential roadblocks faced by tech companies in the future.",
  "summary": "On Equity, we unpacked what the midterms mean for the tech industry.",
  "key_points": [],
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      {
        "outlet": "TechRadar",
        "title": "Elon Musk says Tesla is 'winding down' production of its Cybertruck",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/elon-musk-says-tesla-is-winding-down-production-of-its-cybertruck",
        "published": "2026-11-06T13:17:22.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "IGN",
        "title": "Elon Musk Puts the Breaks on Cybertruck Production to Focus on Tesla's Cybercab, Disappointing Diehard Fans",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/elon-musk-puts-the-breaks-on-cybertruck-production-to-focus-on-teslas",
        "published": "2026-11-06T13:47:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Mashable",
        "title": "Apple, Meta, Elon Musk’s companies reportedly in the crosshairs of congressional investigation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/apple-meta-elon-musks-companies-reportedly-in-the-crosshairs-of",
        "published": "2026-11-06T16:04:52.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}