Tesla scraps Cybertruck, Democrats probe SpaceXAI, Meta, Apple

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Tech news this Thursday was dominated by Tesla's decision to end Cybertruck production and by Democratic lawmakers announcing congressional investigations into several major technology companies. The data center industry also faced scrutiny, with reports of states pressing pause on planned capacity and Texas preparing new restrictions.

Tesla ends Cybertruck production

Reuters reported that Tesla plans to wind down Cybertruck production at its Texas factory next year. The Wall Street Journal described the stainless-steel truck as a polarizing halo product that is being scrapped, adding that it became a symbol of Musk's right-wing politics.

Reported by Reuters
Reported by The Wall Street Journal

Democratic investigations of tech giants

The Washington Post reported that Democrats are launching congressional investigations into SpaceXAI, Meta and Apple, following a period of corporate courting of the Trump administration.

Reported by washingtonpost.com (via Hacker News)

Alphabet takes $548 million Qualcomm stake

Bloomberg reported that Alphabet has taken a $548 million stake in Qualcomm, a move to bolster its data center push.

Reported by Investing.com

States pause data center capacity

Bloomberg reported that nearly 40 percent of planned US data center capacity is in states that want to hit pause on new construction.

Reported by Bloomberg

Texas plans laws to shield citizens from data centers

Reuters reported that the Texas governor-elect said the state will have laws to shield its citizens from data centers.

Reported by Reuters

ByteDance weighs Brazil data center

Bloomberg reported that TikTok owner ByteDance is considering expanding its data center operations into Brazil.

Reported by Reuters

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I just hope that the congressional panelists do their homework. Especially in the televised bits in which C-suite reps testify in front of Congress. Every time I come away thinking that the investigators themselves have not spend much (or any) time understanding the basics of t…

grvdrm on Hacker News

they'd better keep it laser focused on stuff like bribery that is easy to demonstrate, and not stuff like "enabled ICE by hosting apps" etc. which is much less understood by the American people and harder to nail down as a crime

insane_dreamer on Hacker News

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