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Democrats' US midterms victory is a win for hyperscalers and AI labs, a mixed bag for Nvidia, an advantage to China, and may make space data centers attractive (Ben Thompson/Stratechery)
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Ben Thompson of Stratechery argues that the Democrats' US midterms victory benefits hyperscalers and AI labs, presents mixed outcomes for Nvidia, advantages China, and may increase interest in space data centers. Data centers were a losing issue in the election, raising questions about whether American opposition to building will become permanent.
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- SUPPORT@asharma“If the state's next governor is Democrat Gina Hinojosa, who supports a moratorium, some 13.3 gigawatts of announced projects would be at risk, Jefferies projects.”x.com
- SUPPORT@biancoresearch“Incumbent Republican governor Greg Abbott put a moratorium on data center construction on September 21st. The hope was that he would win and lift the moratorium.”x.com
- SUPPORT@stocksavvyshay“Hinojosa wants a broader data center moratorium which could make existing data centers with secured power even more valuable.”x.com
- SUPPORT@kawzinvests“If data center delays push equipment spending into later quarters, hyperscalers could get a near-term free cash flow boost while AI chip suppliers like $NVDA, $AMD, $AVGO and $MRVL face delayed orders.”x.com
- SUPPORT@stocksavvyshay“Elon Musk just said “data centers in space looking pretty appealing right now” after Democrats flipped both Texas governorship and its U.S. Senate seat.”x.com
- SUPPORT@kaitlancollins“Not sure anyone predicted an election night that ended with Trump calling Greg Abbott a RINO.”x.com