The Aporia
The Aporia
11 articles about 11 events for “Trump's Data Center Plan” from Semafor.
“The House left town two weeks before the Senate after passing bills like the data center legislation, giving lawmakers more time to campaign in their districts.”
“The Scoop The US Commerce Department last month ordered Kalshi to take down one of its products tracking the price of AI compute, the crucial power from data centers that’s driving the artificial intelligence boom.”
“An anti-data center bus tour traversing key midterm states will add another complication for Republican candidates in tight races who are trying to navigate Trump’s support of the AI infrastructure with growing voter opposition — and it’s being spearheaded by…”
“…are increasingly aligned around the argument for greater government intervention, but Republicans are divided: Trump recently posted that data center opponents want to be “backwards and poor,” while other figures are simply dismissive of warnings about…”
“The News Some Republicans are hoping they can address voters’ affordability concerns before the election — potentially by passing a data center power bill to demonstrate the party is listening to souring popular sentiment surrounding AI infrastructure.”
“Going back to what you were saying about how fast you’re moving and the demand for compute capacity, how is that making you think about your data center targets?”
“Elon Musk’s xAI announced at LEAP it plans to build its first data center outside the US in Saudi Arabia.”
“Notable - NBC News reporter Sahil Kapur, who asked Jeffries that big agenda question on Tuesday, writes more about the agenda, and left-wing frustration that it’s not bolder. - In Axios, Andrew Solender covers the two-vote rebellion against Jeffries on the…”
“Conversely, for some young attorneys with an interest in the energy transition, the fact that much of the data center buildout is being powered by new natural gas plants has been a turnoff for joining digital infrastructure teams, another said.”
“It has already announced plans for six gigawatts of AI data centers in the kingdom by 2034, secured a 16 gigawatt power commitment from the Saudi Ministry of Energy, has an agreement with the US government for the supply of AI semiconductors, and has deals…”
“The View From Washington DC The US Department of Defense plans to withdraw 200 troops who were deployed to Nigeria in February as part of the Trump administration’s counter-terrorism assistance.”