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Meta president says midterm results will make new US data centers harder to build

Meta President Dina Powell McCormick said at the WSJ Tech conference that Democratic midterm victories will make building new US data centers harder, though expanding existing projects will be easier.

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Timeline · 2 reports

  1. 2026-11-05 20:40 · Techmeme
    Meta President Dina Powell McCormick says building new US data centers will be "harder" after midterm results, but it will be easier to expand existing projects
  2. 2026-11-05 20:37 · DEV Community — AI
    Meta president: Democratic victories will make new data centers difficult

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