Thursday, November 5: Voters Reject Data Centers, Meta Buys Conductor, Discord Rust Rewrite
Voters across the United States reject data center expansion in local midterm elections, forcing major AI infrastructure shifts. Meta acquires AI coding startup Conductor while Discord ditches Electron for a native Rust desktop client. Plus, Agility Robotics goes public and Amazon partners with Uber Eats.
Stories covered:
US Voters Reject Local Data Centers in Midterms, Forcing Big Tech and OpenAI Reaction (Engadget)
Meta Acquires AI Coding Startup Conductor to Expand Multi-Agent Workflows (TechCrunch)
Discord Rewriting Desktop App in Rust to Replace Resource-Heavy Electron (The Verge)…
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