Tech backlashes loom as primary nights reveal anti‑tech sentiment
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California’s primary results handed defeats to tech-backed candidates, signaling a broader anti‑tech mood that could shape 2026–28 races. Voters cite concerns over AI safety, data centers, and energy costs, helping non‑tech or anti‑tech contenders in California, Iowa, New York, and Florida. The politics of AI regulation and donor influence are increasingly in play as campaigns mend or end the sway of big tech money.
- Tech ‘got spanked’ in this week’s primaries. It could be a preview of more to come. Politico
- Tech industry wins big in California primary election with millions spent paying off The Guardian
- California Had the Most Expensive Governor’s Race in U.S. History. It’s Still Not Over. The New York Times
- Opinion | Big Tech execs backed some of the biggest losers in Tuesday’s primaries MS NOW
- Billionaires go bust in California: Wealthy candidates and donors had a rough night San Francisco Chronicle
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