Tech stocks plunge as US midterm results fuel fears of tighter AI rules
Asian tech stocks fell sharply on Friday, with Seoul and Tokyo leading losses after a Wall Street sell-off driven by fears of tighter AI regulation following Democrats’ US midterm election victory.
Key points
- Investors have reacted to possible tougher scrutiny of data centre construction and the AI industry.
Shares sank, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq dropping over 5%, as investors reacted with fear that a Democratic Congress — and states across the country -— would crack down on AI and data centers.
Many winning candidates pledged to curb data centre development amid opposition to the projects from across the political spectrum.
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