Tech Stocks Fall Amid AI Slowdown Fears
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Big tech company shares went down this week.
This happened after the US midterms.
US midterms are important elections.
They happen in the middle of a president's time in office.
People now think the government may make new rules.
These rules could be about data centres.
A data centre is a big building full of computers.
Data centres help run AI systems.
AI means artificial intelligence.
It is computer technology that can think and learn.
Investors are worried about an AI slowdown.
This means AI growth could become slower.
The stock market reacted fast to this news.
A stock market is a place where people buy and sell shares.
Many tech companies saw their share prices fall.
A share price is the cost of a small part of a company.
Experts are watching to see what happens next.
Vocabulary15 words
- US midterms
- important US elections held in the middle of a president's term
- data centres
- big buildings full of computers
- AI
- computer technology that can think and learn
- AI slowdown
- when AI growth becomes slower
- stock market
- a place where people buy and sell shares
- share prices
- the cost of a small part of a company
- scrutiny
- careful checking
- investors
- people who put money into companies
- tech industry
- companies that make computer and internet products
- plunge
- to fall very fast
- government
- the group of people who run a country
- rules
- laws that say what you can and cannot do
- elections
- when people vote to choose leaders
- concerns
- worries
- construction
- building something
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Big tech company shares went down this _____.
This happened after the US _____.
US midterms are important _____.
People now think the _____ may make new rules.
These rules could be about data _____.
A data centre is a big building full of _____.
Data centres help run _____ systems.
Investors are worried about an AI _____.
The stock _____ reacted fast to this news.
Many tech companies saw their share _____ fall.
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