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Inventor of flat-screen displays dies; US midterms to shape data center politics

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Cyril Hilsum, the inventor of flat-screen display technology, has passed away. His innovations are fundamental to the devices we use daily. Separately, upcoming midterm elections in the US are poised to significantly impact the political landscape surrounding data centers, with candidates vying to adopt anti-data center stances. AI

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Cyril Hilsum invented the flat-screen displays that hold us in thrall Article URL: https://www. economist.com/obituary/2026/10 /08/cyril-hilsum-invented-the-fla

    Cyril Hilsum invented the flat-screen displays that hold us in thrall Article URL: https://www. economist.com/obituary/2026/10 /08/cyril-hilsum-invented-the-flat-screen-displays-that-hold-us-in-thrall Comments URL: https:// news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5 0030558 Points: 5 # Comme…

  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    These Midterm Races Will Decide Data Centers’ Political Fate From the Senate to governors’ mansions, candidates are trying to outcompete each other to be the mo

    These Midterm Races Will Decide Data Centers’ Political Fate From the Senate to governors’ mansions, candidates are trying to outcompete each other to be the most anti–data center in races across the US. https://www. wired.com/story/midterm-races- decide-data-centers-political-fa…

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