MARKETSSTORY 568· JUNE 23, 2026

AI Industry Tests Its Political Money Machine in Manhattan Primary

The artificial intelligence industry is spending millions of dollars to unseat a Manhattan primary candidate who supports greater regulation of the technology, making this race the sector's first acknowledged test of its organized…

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