"What we just witnessed was an AI earthquake": Voters revolt against tech at polls
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- Axios reports: “Voters showed deep distrust of the AI race Tuesday, approving dozens of data center moratoriums and electing a raft of candidates who favor slowing a $10 trillion buildout, including in Texas — the…”
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