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November 2025

The two things AI infrastructure providers hate the most

When you talk to as many industry players as we do, you start to pick up on trends. Many of these are technical in nature or simply recurring problems that folks are encountering as they all try to tackle the same challenges. But others are just—for lack of a better word—funny. Case in point: Neocloud companies absolutely hate being called neoclouds. This point was independently and organically made by executives from both Nebius and Lambda in recent interviews.

Arizona Launches First-In-The-Nation Broadband Permit Finder

As part of Arizona’s expansive efforts to expand high-speed broadband access statewide, the Arizona State Broadband Office recently launched the Arizona Permit Finder, a first-of-its-kind interactive permitting map. The first-in-the-nation Permit Finder seeks to reduce regulatory barriers and accelerate the pace of broadband expansion—supporting new economic opportunities for communities across the state.

Remarks by Executive Vice-President Virkkunen, Commissioner Dombrovskis and Commissioner McGrath on the digital simplification package

The European Commission is putting forward a package of measures to simplify the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation. The package includes changes to core elements of the GDPR, including a reduction in cookie banners and pop-ups. The package also includes changes to the 2024 AI Act.

Sen. Warren presses Trump administration on potential AI bailout plans

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) is pressing the Trump administration for more information on potential plans to “prop up” major AI companies with money from taxpayers. In a letter to David Sacks, the White House special advisor for AI and Crypto, and Michael Kratsios, the director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, Sen.

Sen Curtis Calls for Lowering Political Temperture, Reforming Social Media Algorithms

At a CNN townhall at Utah Valley University, US Senators John Curtis (R-UT) and Mark Kelly (D-AZ) urged Americans to lower political tensions and introduced critical social media reforms. Reflecting on the recent shooting of Charlie Kirk and other high-profile attacks, Senator Curtis warned, “If it can happen here in Utah, it can happen anywhere,” calling for the tempering of political tensions from both sides of the aisle.

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