Trump Wants Big Tech to Pay for Power

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Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow discusses the plan laid out by the Trump administration and several states to have tech companies pay for surging energy prices following the rise of AI data centers. Plus, AI coding startup Replit nears a $9 billion valuation in a new funding round. And the Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, Andrew Ferguson discusses acquihires, consumer protection and AI regulation.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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