How tech became the villain of the US midterms

Source: www.theguardian.com · Section: business-tech · Bias: Center-Right · Published: Thu, 22 Oct 2026 12:00:44 GMT

Datacenters, AI and distaste for the billionaires developing it has soured Americans on big techHow will Trump’s mass deportation agenda shape the US midterm elections? Our reporters answer your questionsThe campaign ad begins with a clear, idyllic stream that suddenly turns sludge-brown as two concrete datacenters slam on to its banks. Another facility thuds down on a peaceful suburban park, and two more crush-green pastures as an ominous soundtrack to a disaster movie blares.“They’re coming for our rivers. Our neighborhoods. Our farmland,” a deep-voiced narrator says. “Because Brent Taylor wrote the law allowing datacenters to take over Tennessee.” Continue reading...

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