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Several Democrats renew calls for datacenter pauses after blue wave

Tech industry fears delays to its multi-trillion dollar infrastructure buildout meant to power artificial intelligence Several newly elected Democrats and Senator Bernie Sanders have renewed calls for datacenter moratoriums in the days after the US midterm elections. The sweeping Democratic victory, which was buoyed in part by backlash to the tech industry, has added momentum to efforts to slow down the multi-trillion-dollar buildout of the controversial facilities. On the social media platform X, Sanders posted a call for an immediate national datacenter moratorium this week. “Americans don’t

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Entertainment

‘It’s the final goodbye’: Monty Don bows out with a blissful last Gardeners’ World

TV’s most soothing gardener bids viewers farewell in his own inimitable style: poetically, and with barely a hint of fuss Monty Don paces through his garden, slowly and deliberately. “Welcome to a beautiful day,” he announces. Autumn has hit and the greens of Longmeadow have modulated into soft yellows and oranges. He’s right. This is as idyllic as his place will get. “But,” he warns, “we know winter will come.” And with winter comes change, and death, and a final loss before regrowth. Don is talking about gardens, about how it won’t be long before the first frosts arrive. But maybe, just mayb

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