Tech industry's Trump bet backfires as midterms become AI referendum

In the US midterms, 56% of voters called AI and data centers a major factor, over 40 data-center ballot measures appeared across ten states, and many Democrats who backed data-center moratoriums won. Texas, holding 27% of planned US data-center capacity, saw its governor ousted, putting Big Tech's bets at risk.

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