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OpenAI to keep investing in AI data centers despite midterm election backlash

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After midterm elections saw voters back candidates pledging restrictions on data center development, OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar told CNBC the company will press ahead with its AI data-center expansion.

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Timeline · 9 reports

  1. 2026-11-06 18:06 · Reuters AI
    OpenAI to press ahead with data-center expansion despite midterm sweep, CFO tells CNBC
  2. 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
  3. 2026-11-06 16:39 · CNBC Technology
    Watch CNBC's full interview with OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar
  4. 2026-11-06 16:28 · CNBC Technology
    OpenAI will keep investing in AI data centers despite election results, CFO tells CNBC
  5. 2026-11-06 16:22 · CNBC Technology
    OpenAI investing in AI data centers despite election results, CFO says
  6. 2026-11-06 16:01 · CNBC Technology
    OpenAI will keep investing in AI data centers despite election results, says CFO Sarah Friar
  7. 2026-11-06 13:09 · DEV Community — AI
    NVIDIA Crashed 9.3%. Is the AI Data-Center Boom Starting to Crack?
  8. 2026-11-06 07:45 · DigiTimes Asia
    US election backlash reshapes AI data center expansion strategies
  9. 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

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