US tech stocks plunged over worries that the blue wave could slow down the AI boom, and the FT’s Joe Miller explains what stance a Democratic Congress may take towards AI. Plus, the UK government is preparing to extend Palantir’s controversial £330mn health contract, Paraguay’s president Santiago Peña has resigned after the collapse of a big digital bank, and the Bank of England raised interest rates to try to tackle surging inflation.
Mentioned in this podcast:
Nasdaq plunges in chaotic trading as Democratic ‘blue wave’ upends AI bets
Trump’s tech cheerleaders brace for bipartisan backlash
‘The money didn’t work’: Big Tech’s $600mn midterm campaign falls flat
Paraguay’s pro-Trump president resigns over bank collapse
Bank of England raises interest rates to 4% in bid to tame inflation
UK planning to not trigger Palantir break clause but make it fight for NHS contract
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