OpenAI to press ahead with data-center expansion despite midterm election results
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OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar told CNBC the company will keep investing in AI data centers even after voters backed candidates pledging restrictions on data-center development. Meta also warned the midterm results could stall AI expansion, and AI stocks fell.
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Timeline · 49 reports
- 2026-11-07 13:47 · CNN Business
Democrats’ midterm wins send AI stocks plunging - 2026-11-06 18:06 · Reuters AI
OpenAI to press ahead with data-center expansion despite midterm sweep, CFO tells CNBC - 2026-11-06 17:43 · CNBC Technology
CNBC Exclusive: Transcript: OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar Speaks with CNBC’s Sara Eisen on “Squawk on the Street” Today - 2026-11-06 17:39 · Fortune AI
OpenAI wants to win over data-center opponents by calling them ‘compute campuses’ and promising local benefits - 2026-11-06 16:52 · AI News
Meta warns midterm election results could stall AI expansion - 2026-11-06 16:39 · CNBC Technology
Watch CNBC's full interview with OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar - 2026-11-06 16:28 · CNBC Technology
OpenAI will keep investing in AI data centers despite election results, CFO tells CNBC - 2026-11-06 16:27 · CNBC Technology
OpenAI will keep investing in AI data centers despite election results, says CFO Sarah Friar - 2026-11-06 16:22 · CNBC Technology
OpenAI investing in AI data centers despite election results, CFO says - 2026-11-06 13:09 · DEV Community — AI
NVIDIA Crashed 9.3%. Is the AI Data-Center Boom Starting to Crack? - 2026-11-06 11:18 · Computerworld AI
Don’t mention the data center: OpenAI calls them ‘compute campuses’ instead - 2026-11-06 11:08 · CNN Business
Midterms fuel data center drama and send AI stocks plunging - 2026-11-06 09:36 · DEV Community — AI
Best AI video ad generators in 2026: an honest comparison (with prices) - 2026-11-06 07:45 · DigiTimes Asia
US election backlash reshapes AI data center expansion strategies - 2026-11-06 05:02 · France 24 — Artificial Intelligence
Tech stocks plunge as US midterm results fuel fears of tighter AI rules - 2026-11-06 03:00 · DEV Community — AI
Best Local AI Video Generators in 2026 (No Credits, Runs on Your Own Computer or Phone) - 2026-11-06 02:59 · DEV Community — AI
How to Make AI Videos on Your iPhone in 2026 (Wan 2.2 Turbo, No Credits) - 2026-11-06 02:59 · DEV Community — AI
How to Make AI Videos on Your Android Phone in 2026 (Wan 2.2, No Credits) - 2026-11-06 02:10 · DigiTimes Asia
ODMs confident Democratic midterm win won't derail AI data centers - 2026-11-06 02:07 · DigiTimes Asia
US voters' backlash against data centers tests AI growth, Musk's empire - 2026-11-06 01:54 · New York Times Technology
OpenAI Pledges to Give Locals More Say in Data Center Projects - 2026-11-06 00:37 · The Verge AI
OpenAI is stepping back from NDAs for data center projects - 2026-11-05 22:55 · CNN Business
Midterms fuel data center drama and send AI stocks plunging | CNN Business - 2026-11-05 20:01 · Bloomberg AI
AI Companies Brace for New Challenges After Democrats’ Win - 2026-11-05 20:01 · Bloomberg AI
AI Companies Brace for New Unknowns After Democrats’ Win - 2026-11-05 19:12 · TechCrunch AI
Meta warns that election backlash against data centers could make AI expansion harder - 2026-11-05 18:32 · DigiTimes Asia
DIGITIMES Insight: Foxconn extends AI strategy to data center system integration, targeting modular computing delivery with DSX POD - 2026-11-05 18:05 · DailyAI
DailyAI Briefing: Data centres lose 40 of 41 local votes, plus 4 more - 2026-11-05 17:46 · DEV Community — AI
7 Best AI Video Generators in 2026: Create Videos from Text and Images - 2026-11-05 16:34 · Unite.AI
Apple Proposes Seven-Series Senior Notes Amid AI Data-Center Buildout - 2026-11-05 16:20 · DailyAI
Voters Turned Down AI Data Centres in 40 of 41 Local Ballots - 2026-11-05 13:00 · CNBC Technology
Voters rejected AI data centers over resource concerns. Here's why measuring water usage is hard - 2026-11-05 12:12 · TechRadar AI
Sam Altman backpedals on controversial RAM comments — OpenAI chief says he does actually 'want the world to have tons of memory' outside of AI data centers - 2026-11-05 11:46 · The Next Web
US voters rejected AI data centres in 40 of 41 ballot measures - 2026-11-05 10:45 · Techmeme
OpenAI pledges to change how it handles data center deals, including avoiding NDAs and lowering power usage during peak times, after Democrats' midterm wins - 2026-11-05 10:34 · CNBC Technology
How the midterms could fuel the K-shaped AI trade - 2026-11-05 10:34 · CNBC Technology
The midterms could fuel the K-shaped AI trade - 2026-11-05 10:00 · CNBC Technology
OpenAI pledges to halt NDAs in new data center policy proposal after election rebuke - 2026-11-05 10:00 · Bloomberg AI
OpenAI to Change How It Handles Data Centers After Outcry - 2026-11-05 10:00 · Bloomberg AI
OpenAI to Change How It Handles Data Center Efforts After Outcry - 2026-11-05 07:03 · DEV Community — AI
How to Make AI Videos on Your Own Computer or Phone in 2026 (No Credits, No Uploads) - 2026-11-05 02:47 · Barron's
Nasdaq Slumps 5.5% On Worries US Elections Will Derail AI Data Centers - 2026-11-04 23:34 · DigiTimes Asia
Nvidia DSX POD leads modular wave as Taiwanese firms race into AI data-center integration - 2026-11-04 23:00 · Scientific American
2026 election results show widespread opposition to AI data centers - 2026-11-04 18:50 · MIT Technology Review AI
Texas was the new epicenter of the AI data center buildout. That might be kaput. - 2026-11-04 18:08 · Mint AI
Will tighter AI regulation slow Big Tech spending? What the US midterm results mean for tech stocks - Explained - 2026-11-04 17:38 · Futurism
Americans Just Resoundingly Rejected AI Data Centers - 2026-11-04 15:06 · Barron's
Why Nvidia Stock Can Ride a Democrat AI Data-Center Crackdown - 2026-11-04 14:46 · The Verge AI
Sam Altman addresses RAM comments: People should ‘put as much as they want in their computers'