White House wants AI companies to cover rate hikes. Most have already said they would. | TechCrunch

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The proliferation of AI data centers plugging into the national power grid has helped drive up consumer electricity prices, raising the average national price of electricity by more than 6% in the past year. That’s not a good look for incumbents ahead of this fall’s election, and President Donald Trump addressed the challenge in his … Read more

Trump says Netflix will face “consequences” if it doesn’t fire board member Susan Rice | TechCrunch

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President Donald Trump said in a social media post on Saturday that Netflix will “pay the consequences” if it does not fire Susan Rice, who has served on the company’s board since 2018. Trump’s comments came after Rice — a former ambassador to the United Nations who held diplomatic and advisory roles in the Obama … Read more