Tech issues in the 2026 US midterms: data center energy costs, AI safety, wealth tax
What happened
On November 3, The Verge reported on the tech issues in the 2026 US midterms: who bears data center energy costs, AI safety, the expansion of Flock surveillance technology and California's billionaire wealth tax. Tech billionaires have given more than $340 million to the campaign against the California wealth tax. The election will set the limits of Trump's final two years and shape what voters focus on before 2028. The report expects the next Congress to keep working on AI regulation and the data center backlash; it does not disclose the election results.
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- The Verge · AIMidterm elections 2026: all the news
2026 年美国中期选举将决定特朗普最后两年任期的权力范围，并影响 2028 年总统选举前的选民关注方向。数据中心的能源成本负担、AI 安全、Flock 监控技术扩张以及加州亿万富翁财富税成为科技行业相关焦点，科技亿万富翁已向反对加州财富税的运动捐赠超 3.4 亿美元。下一届国会预计将继续处理 AI 监管与数据中心反弹问题，11 月 3 日的选举结果将塑造这些讨论的走向。
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