Datacenters were on the ballot. US voters rejected them

Voters approved nearly every datacenter moratorium that was on the ballot, dozens in total in Tuesday’s elections

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There were three big losers in Tuesday’s midterm elections in the US: Donald Trump, Elon Musk and datacenters.

Datacenters, the facilities full of semiconductor chips that power artificial intelligence and a host of other online products, were on the ballot in elections in at least 40 jurisdictions across 10 states. Voters responded with a strong rebuke of the giant buildings, which have has become a symbol of the tech industry and AI.