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Hardware·Jul 7·all news from July 7, 2026

Trump Tells Big Tech He’ll Fast-Track Fossil Fuel Plants to Power AI

Donald Trump has proposed accelerating the approval of fossil fuel power plants to meet the escalating electricity demands of artificial intelligence data centers. This approach prioritizes rapid energy expansion over current environmental permitting timelines, signaling a potential policy shift that could fundamentally reshape the power grid's relationship with the tech industry.

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