https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/ai-data-center-boom-set-for-upheaval-after-us-election-routContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/ai-data-center-boom-set-for-upheaval-after-us-election-routhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/ai-data-center-boom-set-for-upheaval-after-us-election-rout#u188540Mon, 09 Nov 2026 17:45:45 +0000The artificial intelligence data center boom faces severe disruption following a major political shift in the United States midterm elections. Voters and winning political candidates delivered a sharp rebuke to energy-hungry tech infrastructure, sending Wall Street toward its worst session since July and wiping US$2.5 trillion from the Nasdaq. Developers attempting to build sprawling artificial intelligence campuses confront mounting regulatory risks and local voter backlash. OpenAI responded to the outcry by altering its data center handling plans, pledging that local residents will not fund