Datacenters were on the ballot. US voters rejected them
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Voters approved nearly every datacenter moratorium that was on the ballot, dozens in total in Tuesday’s electionsTrack live results from all 50 statesSend us your questions about the US midterms results and Democrats’ ‘blue wave’There were three big losers in Tuesday’s midterm el...
Voters approved nearly every datacenter moratorium that was on the ballot, dozens in total in Tuesday’s elections
There were three big losers in Tuesday’s midterm elections in the US: Donald Trump, Elon Musk and datacenters.
Datacenters, the facilities full of semiconductor chips that power artificial intelligence and a host of other online products, were on the ballot in elections in at least 40 jurisdictions across 10 states. Voters responded with a strong rebuke of the giant buildings, which have has become a symbol of the tech industry and AI.
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