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This week in AI: This issue is about the week ahead, and something is scheduled almost every day. On Tuesday, US voters choose 36 governors, and in up to 15 of those races the candidate who backs a pause on new data centers could win. Updated 2026-11-02

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AI week ahead

data center pause backers could win 15 governor races

This issue is about the week ahead, and something is scheduled almost every day. On Tuesday, US voters choose 36 governors, and in up to 15 of those races the candidate who backs a pause on new data centers could win. Apple reports earnings today and AMD on Tuesday. On Wednesday, Apple starts testing Apple Intelligence in China with Alibaba's Qwen, and Agility Robotics expects to close its deal to go public. When Congress returns on November 9, OpenAI plans to push for "speed limits" on the most...

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#542 AI week ahead: data center pause backers could win 15 governor races
This issue is about the week ahead, and something is scheduled almost every day. On Tuesday, US voters choose 36 governors, and in up to 15 of those races the candidate who backs a pause on new data centers could win. Apple reports earnings today and AMD on Tuesday. On Wednesday, Apple starts testing Apple Intelligence in China with Alibaba's Qwen, and Agility Robotics expects to close its deal to go public. When Congress returns on November 9, OpenAI plans to push for "speed limits" on the most...
2026-11-02
#541 Big Tech reports AI spending Wednesday as CoreWeave debt hits distress
PHP2Shell: Millions of Attacks, 1.5M Servers Unpatched on Day One
#540 AI is finding software flaws faster than teams can fix them
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