Tech industry's Trump bet backfires as Americans turn
The gist
Democrats won the House and Senate in US midterms, flipping Texas, Georgia and Michigan governorships.
The AI industry's data-center buildout now faces regulation it had counted on avoiding.
How it unfolded
- Sep 17, 2026Protesters held a "Stop the AI Race" demonstration outside City Hall in San Francisco, calling for a slowdown in advanced AI development.
- Sep 29, 2026Trump declared that the term "super intelligence" replace artificial intelligence within executive branch departments and agencies, while hosting an AI luncheon at the White House for industry leaders.
- Oct 21, 2026On Meta's earnings call, CEO Mark Zuckerberg emphasized the company's "goal of delivering personal superintelligence to everyone."