FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson says the agency is examining Big Tech's acqui-hires to make sure “they are not an attempt to get around” its merger review process
FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson says the agency is examining Big Tech's acqui-hires to make sure “they are not an attempt to get around” its merger review process
The US Federal Trade Commission is taking a closer look at moves by major tech companies to hire away the employees …
Q&A with Kara Swisher on Sam Altman's determination to “do anything to make OpenAI win”, Elon Musk, the tech industry's Trump pivot, and more
After a year of dominating mega-deals and driving stock-market gains, the tech industry is poised for a pivotal 2026 that centers largely … X: @x_delcourt , @business , @business , and @aogarza Bluesk...
How the global AI boom is driven by thousands of newcomers, diluting Big Tech's infrastructure dominance; US data center credit deals hit $178.5B in 2025 so far
In the golden hills of Puglia, a southern region of Italy known today for its olive trees, white cliffs and turquoise mediterranean coves …
Big Tech's AI data center plans, which are set to need an estimated 44GW of additional capacity by 2028, face a power crunch that could deflate the AI “bubble”
A lack of electricity for new data centres could deflate the AI ‘bubble’ — Rafe Rosner-Uddin in San Francisco …
The EU unveils proposed updates to GDPR, including simplifying cookie permission pop-ups, and plans to water down the AI Act, after US and tech company pressure
The EU folds under Big Tech's pressure. … After years of staring down the world's biggest tech companies and setting the bar …
Big Tech's dominance on the S&P 500 is becoming more extreme; the eight biggest tech stocks account for 60% of the gains since the market bottomed in April 2025
In a week when Nvidia's value reached $5tn, investors in even the broadest index of global companies are now heavily exposed to the AI boom
Big Tech's EU lobbying hit €151M in 2025, up from €113M in 2023 and €97M in 2021; between January and June 2025, Big Tech had 146 meetings with EU officials
The EU's digital rulebook is under unprecedented pressure from the Trump administration and a homegrown deregulation wave.
A profile of AI skeptic Ed Zitron: Sam Altman's firing and return was his “Joker moment”, tech journalism is flawed, his brash persona is not a mask, and more
How a British-born hobbyist blogger became one of Big Tech's punchiest critics — Ed Zitron is not a journalist …
OpenAI projects hitting $200B in revenue in 2030, with R&D costs amounting to ~45% of that, or ~$90B; Big Tech's R&D costs are currently 10% to 25% of revenue
Seems like MANY users have to start paying and a lot of bonds / IPO funds. [embedded post] Ed Zitron / @edzitron.com : Also - it is shocking and appalling that OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar signed off on th...