Midterm Election Results Unlikely to Ease Tech’s Polarized Political Rhetoric
Tech leaders await fallout from Tuesday’s US midterms
Bloomberg · 2h ago
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Data centers are now a midterm issue, even in Brooklyn
At a Brooklyn midterm party five days before Election Day, every conversation, from a council member’s fireside chat to a debate about the Democratic Party, kept circling back to AI and data centers.
TechCrunch · Nov 1
An Asian Stock Trader’s Guide Ahead of the US Midterm Elections
Asia’s AI-heavy stock markets face a new US policy wildcard in the midterm elections, with the outcome potentially reshaping the tech trade and sectors from clean energy to defense.
Bloomberg · Nov 1
Crypto industry pours more than $200 million into 2026 midterms to pressure Congress on favorable rules
Interest groups tied to cryptocurrency are spending millions to tilt the midterm elections. They had mixed success in 2024
CNBC · Oct 31
Graphika finds China-linked Spamouflage accounts posing as US voters on X
Analysts at Graphika report that the influence campaign known as Spamouflage is active ahead of the midterm elections
ABC News · Oct 31
Polymarket and Kalshi Face a Major Accuracy Test: The Midterms
Studies have shown that the betting sites can predict races correctly, but their ability to forecast U.S. midterm elections is an important proving ground.
The New York Times · Oct 30
Cramer’s week ahead: Expect more volatility as tech earnings, midterms loom
Investors await earnings from Apple, AMD, and other major companies, as well as the midterm elections and the monthly jobs report.
CNBC · Oct 30
Polymarket and Kalshi Turn Midterm Elections Into a Multimillion Dollar Market
Betting markets like Polymarket and Kalshi have transformed America’s democracy into a new kind of casino.
The New York Times · Oct 29
Data center health worries animate midterm campaigns
Opposition to the rapid emergence of data centers in states such as Ohio and Arizona has ginned up activism and unified voters. A range of public health issues have played into the resistance.
CBS News · Oct 29
How Billionaires Are Fighting the Prop 40 California Wealth Tax
The latest Silicon Valley billionaire club is a $333 million political ad machine that is heavily engaged in next week’s elections.
The New York Times · Oct 27
‘My social life completely plummeted’: gen Z is fighting back against big tech
From apps that block distractions to stripped-down phones, young people are finding ways to unplug from platforms they say profit from their attention Gen Z voters: tell us what is guiding your vote in the US midterm elections? Nelissa Moukoudi, 19, a university student in Canada, noticed a shift once she joined Instagram and TikTok. “My social life completely plummeted and it felt like my life was only [using] social media and school,” she said. Continue reading...
The Guardian · Oct 27
Data center group jumps into the Kansas governor’s race to boost Republicans
Building the Future is an offshoot of the pro-AI super PAC Leading the Future, arguably the leading super PAC promoting industry interests in the midterm elections.
NBC News · Oct 26