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Tech giants lose 1 trillion dollars after midterms

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Tech giants lose 1 trillion dollars after midtermsIllustrative image · Aedrian Salazar · Pexels · Licence Pexels

Major American, European and Asian technology companies lost 1 trillion dollars in value in a single day after the Democrats' victory in the midterm elections in the United States. Investors fear a slowdown in artificial intelligence and tougher regulation, with some Democratic candidates having opposed data centres, according to France 24.

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