Data centre backlash: Which AI companies have been affected by US midterm results?

Euronews · Pascale Davies · 2026-11-06 14:43 UTC

OpenAI has gone on a charm offensive, while semiconductor companies worldwide have seen their stocks plunge.

OpenAI has gone on a charm offensive, while semiconductor companies worldwide have seen their stocks plunge.

Data centre backlash in the United States became a deciding factor for voters in the US midterm elections this week, as the Democrats won control of Congress and key state governorships in Texas, Georgia, and Ohio, on the promise of restrictions on the artificial intelligence build-out.

Senator Bernie Sanders wrote on X, “Americans don’t want Big Tech oligarchs wrecking the environment, gutting jobs and threatening humanity’s future” and called for a “national data center moratorium now”.

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