Filing: Anthropic spent $1.6M and OpenAI $1M on lobbying in Q1, vs. $360K and $560K in Q1 2025, respectively; Meta topped Big Tech lobbying spending with $7.1M
Big Tech companies say a $90B data center buildout in Spain's Aragón, one of Europe's fastest-growing hubs, should be a model for the EU, as residents push back
Big Tech companies say northern Spain's AI buildout is going so well, it should be a model for other parts of the EU.
The EU appoints Anthony Whelan as its top competition official; Whelan says he will press ahead with Big Tech investigations despite President Trump's pressure
The EU appoints Anthony Whelan as its top competition official; Whelan says he will press ahead with Big Tech investigations despite President Trump's pressure
Anthony Whelan, a former adviser on tech, vows to pursue cases irrespective of ‘noise’ around them
Q&A with New Mexico AG Raúl Torrez about the New Mexico and LA social media trials, Big Tech's “Big Tobacco” moment, what it means for Congress, and more
Presented by With help from Aaron Mak — New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez spent his early days …
Sources: in the EU, US criticism over censorship has been met with disbelief and anger, and some Big Tech lobbyists acknowledge US accusations are overstated
EU efforts to regulate the digital sphere are under attack from the Trump administration and, increasingly, Silicon Valley
OpenAI fired an employee for insider trading on prediction markets like Polymarket; Unusual Whales has flagged 77 suspected insider trades around OpenAI events
Prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi are big business, and some Big Tech employees are testing boundaries by making trades based on insider knowledge.
Bluesky integrates Germ DM, an E2E encrypted messaging app built on the AT Protocol, making it the first private messenger natively available in the Bluesky app
Here's something that you've never seen on Big Tech social platforms: The decentralized open social network Bluesky has integrated …
Google unveils WAXAL, a speech dataset under an open license for 21 African languages to drive inclusive tech development; African institutions own the dataset
A new 21-language dataset gives African institutions ownership and control in a field long dominated by Big Tech.
Sources: Alphabet plans to sell a rare 100-year sterling bond, as Big Tech companies borrow more to fund their capex growth; IBM sold a 100-year bond in 1996
Deal comes as Google parent steps up AI borrowing rush with $15bn sale of dollar bonds — Alphabet has lined up banks to sell …