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Elon Musk’s record election bet backfired. The backlash may reach beyond one billionaire
November 4, 2026
CNBC reports that openAI President Greg Brockman and his wife, Anna, contributed $25 million to Leading the Future, a political operation seeking to shape AI regulation, according to FEC filings. CNBC reports that Venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz contributed another $50 million. CNBC reports that in South Carolina, Democrat Annie Andrews defeated Republican Sen. Darline Graham despite a late advertising push by Building the Future, a new data center industry super PAC that made Graham its first candidate to back.
CNBC reports that openAI President Greg Brockman and his wife, Anna, contributed $25 million to Leading the Future, a political operation seeking to shape AI regulation, according to FEC filings. CNBC reports that Venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz contributed another $50 million. CNBC reports that in South Carolina, Democrat Annie Andrews defeated Republican Sen. Darline Graham despite a late advertising push by Building the Future, a new data center industry super PAC that made Graham its first candidate to back. CNBC reports that the group reserved $1.5 million in ads supporting Graham, while Andrews campaigned for a two-year moratorium on new data centers.
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CNBC reports that JPMorgan Asset Management estimates the AI infrastructure buildout could cost roughly $5 trillion through 2030, including about $2 trillion financed through investment-grade debt markets.
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- CNBC — Elon Musk’s record election bet backfired. The backlash may reach beyond one billionaire
- Axios — Musk laughs off election drubbing with space lasers joke
- Financial Times — The midterms have already cost Musk more than $60bn — and counting
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