Will data centers rock the vote? | The Vergecast

It's Election Day in the United States, and data centers have become a core issue in some of the country's most important midterm races. The Verge's Adi Robertson explains why people are uniting against data centers, why they've become a proxy for all kinds of other fights, and how this year's results might change the AI industry going forward.

0:00 Welcome and agenda

00:28 90 Seconds on the Verge

02:01 Midterms and data centers

02:42 Are these elections about data centers?

04:18 Why data centers spark backlash

06:38 State by state flashpoints

08:15 Maine and rural pushback

10:07 Texas and GOP dilemma

15:23 Election outcomes and policy

17:47 Path forward and incentives

19:54 Loudoun County model

20:48 AI fears and misinformation

23:23 Bellwether races to watch

30:09 iPad Mini review

35:48 Final thanks and subscribe

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