Big Tech lost big in the 2026 election

The 2026 midterm elections in the US ended in a sweeping win for Democrats — and several dozen sweeping losses for the AI industry. Nilay and David dig into what the results will mean for data centers, Big Tech, and even the future of X. Then, they try to figure out whether anyone's making any money in AI — not so much, it turns out — and whether the touchscreen MacBook is worth the price.

Further reading:

⁠The fight for tech accountability starts now ⁠

⁠Tech is about to get hammered in Congress⁠

Forbes: ⁠Elon Musk Deletes Midterm Posts After Stunning Election Losses⁠

⁠Data centers lost the midterms ⁠

⁠Democrats leaned into Big Tech and AI opposition this cycle. ⁠

⁠Not even $200 million could help Elon Musk buy Texas ⁠

⁠OpenAI says ChatGPT is catching up to Google in search ⁠

⁠Google hasn’t figured out how to make AI pay like its search engine ⁠

⁠Uber only fulfilled 4 rides from AI agents last quarter ⁠⁠

⁠DoorDash's CEO: Don't be 'delusional' after just a few hundred AI agent orders⁠