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PublishedNovember 6, 2026 at 5:23 PM
After the midterms, is the AI industry in for a rough two years?
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Democrats’ historic victories in this week’s U.S. midterm elections could also transform the tech industry. The public voted on 41 data center-related ballot measures on Tuesday — in all but one, the majority voted to impose more restrictions on data center development. And even when data centers we
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