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.

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© Photograph: Jon Cherry/Getty Images

As tech bosses get richer and ordinary Americans struggle, Democrats put the case against the US’s grotesque unfairness – and voters responded

Remember the “vibe shift”? Just last year, columnists and corporate boardrooms alike declared that the second coming of Donald Trump meant the old rules of politics and even everyday civility were roadkill.

“I feel liberated,” one top banker told the Financial Times. “We can say ‘retard’ and ‘pussy’ without the fear of getting cancelled … it’s a new dawn.”

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© Composite: Guardian Design/Getty Images/AP/EPA

En France, la loi sur l’interdiction des réseaux sociaux aux moins de 15 ans vient d’être retoquée par le Conseil constitutionnel, et celle sur l’interdiction du portable au lycée tout juste promulguée. En Corée du Sud, où plus de 40 % des enfants et adolescents sont considérés comme accros aux écrans, selon une enquête annuelle du gouvernement, la société cherche aussi des solutions pour éloigner les plus jeunes des smartphones et applis.