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Data centers hit a wall at the ballot box

The data center boom just met the ballot box—and voters pushed back. From outright bans to zoning defeats, communities across the U.S. are putting new projects on notice.

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Calix takes AI to the broadband edge with specialized ‘Gems’

Oct 27, 2026 8:00pm

The data center boom’s other bottleneck: people

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Keysight gives RF engineers agentic AI keys to automate design

Oct 8, 2026 5:00pm

Climber Protection Group gains traction with 501(c)(3) status

Oct 1, 2026 5:00am

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