Plenty of tech bros blew a lot of cash on the election

Musk’s spending has been getting much of the attention, but the right-wing tech bros in general - many of the guys who go around thinking they’re God Almighty, like Musk - were at it too.

(Tuesday’s) elections are estimated to be the most expensive midterms in U.S. history, and they ended in a massive blue wave with Democrats taking control of both the House and Senate.

That’s bad news for the crypto and AI industries, which spent a fortune backing candidates who ended up losing…

Crypto- and AI-focused super PACs spent $112 million supporting and opposing candidates in the general election alone, according to Tech Influence Watch. As of Wednesday morning, $74.7 million of that spending had gone toward losing candidates or efforts to defeat winning candidates. - Gizmodo