Democrats\u2019 historic victories in this week\u2019s U.S. midterm elections could also transform the tech industry.<\/p>\n
The public voted on 41 data center-related ballot measures on Tuesday \u2014 in all but one, the majority voted to impose more restrictions on data center development. And even when data centers weren\u2019t on the ballot directly, they were a major talking point, with newly-elected Democratic governors and congressmembers likely to support additional regulation.<\/p>\n
On the latest episode of TechCrunch\u2019s Equity podcast, Kirsten Korosec, Sean O\u2019Kane, and Anthony Ha discuss what the election will mean for the tech industry moving forward \u2014 not just when it comes to data centers (which OpenAI is already trying to rebrand), but also increased government scrutiny of Big Tech.<\/p>\n
Listen to the full episode to hear more about: <\/p>\n
\u2022 Whether Google first satellite data center is ushering our orbital data center future
\n\u2022 If major layoffs at design software company Canva and website builder Squarespace can be blamed on AI
\n\u2022 Marvell\u2019s $115 billion acquisition of Lumentum, in one of the largest deals in history
\n\u2022 Why CrowdStrike just acquired of two AI security startups
\nWhat NBCUniversal\u2019s investment in Indian microdrama startup Elo \u2022 Elo means for the media landscape<\/p>\n
Subscribe to Equity on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, and all the casts. You can also follow Equity on X and Threads, at @EquityPod. <\/p>\n
Chapters:<\/p>\n
00:00 Intro<\/p>\n
0:47 Founder Summit recap and an Equity team update<\/p>\n
2:23 Midterm results and the data center backlash<\/p>\n
7:49 OpenAI rebrands data centers as \u201ccompute campuses\u201d<\/p>\n
10:57 Wall Street cools on the data center buildout<\/p>\n
13:30 Regulatory certainty and building outside the U.S.<\/p>\n
15:45 Canva and Squarespace layoffs<\/p>\n
20:37 Can AI chatbots replace products like Squarespace?<\/p>\n
23:22 Marvell\u2019s $115B Lumentum acquisition<\/p>\n
26:51 CrowdStrike buys Fiddler AI and Dreadnode<\/p>\n
30:20 Micro drama startup raises $80M<\/p>\n
30:59 Outro<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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