https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/openai-investing-in-ai-data-centers-despite-election-results-cfo-saysContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/openai-investing-in-ai-data-centers-despite-election-results-cfo-sayshttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/openai-investing-in-ai-data-centers-despite-election-results-cfo-says#u193070Wed, 11 Nov 2026 05:13:15 +0000OpenAI Chief Financial Officer Sarah Friar told CNBC the company will press ahead with its AI data-center build-out regardless of Tuesday's midterm results, which saw voters in multiple states approve restrictions on such facilities. Friar said the election outcome "didn't dramatically change" OpenAI's infrastructure plans or its timeline for a potential initial public offering. The company simultaneously unveiled a new policy framework pledging that future sites, branded as "compute campuses", will pay for their own power, give local communities more say in