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2026-09-03 Cyber

MAGA begins to crack as 2026 GOP roster backs away from Trump's tech vision

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1 AI infrastructure investment projected to top $31T by 2050

The rapid buildout of artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure is expected to accelerate in the years ahead, with a new analysis projecting investment in the sector will top $31 trillion through 2050.

A report by PwC projects that capital expenditures on AI infrastructure will reach $31.6 trillion by 2050 as companies invest in building the computing capacity to power models, as well as upgrade the tech as it advances.

It added that the $31.6 trillion estimate represents the central scenario within a plausible range of about $22 trillion to nearly $50 trillion.

Annual investment in data centers is expected to rise from roughly $800 billion a year in 2026 to $1.8 trillion per year in 2050.

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2 Texas Republicans turn against data centers, putting big tech on notice

It's an election year.

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3 Money trail exposes far-left shadow orgs pushing data center backlash as part of broader 'playbook': experts

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4 Foreign Influence in the Campaign against American AI

Foreign state media. Beijing’s English-language outlets — CGTN, China Daily, and Global Times — together with Russia’s RT have run attributed campaigns directly targeting US AI data centers and US export controls while the Chinese state simultaneously subsidizes its own AI buildout.

The CCP-aligned Singham network. A US 501(c)(3) ecosystem funded by Shanghai-based US expatriate Neville Roy Singham, who is currently under congressional inquiry for his reported ties to the CCP, has openly collaborated with China’s official state media organs and spent nearly five years producing parallel domestic content opposing US AI infrastructure, AI labs, and AI export controls.

Foreign-billionaire funding. Multiple foreign-tied charitable vehicles, including those of Swiss billionaire Hansjörg Wyss and British billionaire Alan Parker’s Oak Foundation, have funneled more than $2 billion into US 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) advocacy infrastructure. A significant portion of that money now flows directly into the organizations driving the anti-data-center campaign.

Posted by Skidmark 2026-09-03 12:32|| 2026-09-03 12:32|| Front Page Top

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