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title: "Thursday's $3T tech sell-off, and what it means if you build AI products"
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published_at: "2026-11-05T23:01:22.000Z"
category: "Industry"
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source_urls: ["https://vithushansylvester.com/writing/the-3-trillion-thursday","https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50385764","https://marketbrief.now/global-markets/nikkei-average-futures-plunge-7percent-as-ai-selloff-batters-asian-tech-bbe8d5da"]
summary: "Nasdaq was down 5.5% and chips were down 11% during Thursday's $3T tech sell-off on 5 Nov 2026. This decline followed voters rejecting data centres."
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# Thursday's $3T tech sell\-off, and what it means if you build AI products

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**Published:** 2026-11-05T23:01:22.000Z
**Category:** Industry
**Topics:** regulation

## Summary

Nasdaq was down 5\.5% and chips were down 11% during Thursday's $3T tech sell\-off on 5 Nov 2026\. This decline followed voters rejecting data centres\.

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://vithushansylvester.com/writing/the-3-trillion-thursday>)
- [Discussion](<https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50385764>)
- [Story source](<https://marketbrief.now/global-markets/nikkei-average-futures-plunge-7percent-as-ai-selloff-batters-asian-tech-bbe8d5da>)