Asia's AI supply chain and US data centers set to weather 'blue wave'

Gina Hinojosa became the first Democrat to win a Texas gubernatorial election since 1990, after a campaign that focused heavily on outrage over data centers. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Reuters and AP) Democrats' midterm mandate may check but not stop infrastructure buildout: analysts PALO ALTO/SEOUL/TAIPEI/TOKYO -- The "blue wave" of Democrat gains this week in the U.S. midterm elections is likely to slow, not halt, AI data center development, analysts say, giving Asian tech companies, battered by investor concerns, cause for optimism.