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Data center opposition crosses party lines in Tuesday's US midterms
Tuesday's US midterms dominated the day, as data center opposition crossed party lines and the tech industry argued over what the backlash means. Separately, Google extended AI Mode checkout to Canada and Apple reportedly cut internal AI spending.
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Creators & MarketingSearch Engine Journal
Google Brings UCP Direct Checkout To AI Mode In Canada
Canadian shoppers can now buy inside Google's AI surfaces, but how merchants opt in stays unclear until next year's Merchant Center integration.
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Business & MoneyTechCrunch
Apple is reportedly cutting budgets for its internal AI usage
If accurate, even deep-pocketed companies are questioning internal AI tool costs; the report gives no figures or stated reasons.
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Policy & SocietyWired
The Blue Wave Has Tech Bros Scrambling for Data Centers in Space
Space-based data centers are a speculative reaction, not a plan; the story offers no concrete projects or timelines.
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Policy & SocietyThe Guardian
Scare campaigns: Victoria’s major parties trade blows over AI-generated videos of leaders in election ads
AI-generated depictions of real people in ads are drawing scrutiny, a trust and reputation risk for marketers using synthetic likenesses.
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Code & Agentsr/artificial
When LLMs edit neural weights directly, how do we version-control them? Announcing wpgit & Weight-Space Software Engineering (Paper + Code)
Early work on version control for directly edited model weights; posted to Zenodo and Reddit, not yet independently evaluated.
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Tools & ProductsArs Technica
Big Tech claims voters’ AI backlash is “anti-Trump” not “anti-tech”
If the industry treats voter backlash as purely partisan, it may be caught off guard by AI and data center restrictions.
What to watch
Watch whether data center proposals in states like Texas face new resistance after Tuesday's vote, and whether newly elected officials move to restrict AI.
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