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IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva warns that if an AI bust occurs it would wipe 1% off global GDP rising to 1.8% in the U.S. The warning came as stocks and shares in global tech and semiconductors fell. In the U.S. data centres are a key battleground in the mid-term elections, with many communities opposing them. We go to Arizona and Ohio to hear from those on the ground.

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Published on Tuesday, 13th October 2026.

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