{
  "id": 19150085,
  "title": "Datacenters, Elon Musk, and AI are all on the chopping block once Congress changes hands in 2027",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/datacenters-elon-musk-and-ai-are-all-on-the-chopping-block-once",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-11-09T12:14:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Register Science",
    "slug": "the-register-science",
    "url": "https://www.theregister.com/legal/2026/11/09/datacenters-elon-musk-and-ai-are-all-on-the-chopping-block-once-congress-changes-hands-in-2027/5308250"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "This transcript discusses the impact of the 2027 US elections on the tech industry, particularly datacenters and AI. The Democratic party's victory is attributed to voters' dissatisfaction with corruption and the treatment of marginalized communities, as well as their anger towards the tech industry's cozy relationship with Trump and his administration. The datacenter projects have been unpopular, with 45 out of 47 initiatives passing local ballots. The tech industry's attempts to rebrand datacenters as \"compute campuses\" demonstrate their awareness of the backlash. Additionally, 41% of active datacenter projects are in states that Democrats won, potentially leading to delays or cancellations in the future.",
  "summary": "Rage, rage against the dying of the right",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
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        "published": "2026-11-05T17:01:19.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Guardian Business",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/tesla-to-wind-down-cybertruck-production-as-elon-musk-focuses-on",
        "published": "2026-11-06T12:38:05.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}