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AI rout sees tech hedge funds record worst monthly performance since 2008

TOP STORY: Technology-focused hedge funds suffered their steepest monthly decline since the global financial crisis in July as a sharp reversal in AI-related equities hit managers concentrated in the sector, according to a the latest data from HFR.

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