Big Tech courts Democrats after midterms as AI oversight pledges loom
OpenAI hired Sen. Chuck Schumer’s daughter and began calling data centers “compute campuses.”
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Big Tech claims voters’ AI backlash is “anti-Trump” not “anti-tech”
Voters supported AI and data center restrictions in 2026 elections, but Big Tech argues it reflects an anti-Trump wave rather than opposition to innovation.
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Big Tech sues California over kids’ scrolling restrictions
Google, Meta, and TikTok filed federal lawsuits challenging California’s AB 1709, which bans autoplay and personalized feeds for under-16s starting in 2027.
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Big Tech plans $720B on AI data centers
Amazon Microsoft Alphabet and Meta commit to over $1 trillion in AI infrastructure spending with no near-term returns expected.
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Trump orders rebrand of AI to Super Intelligence as loyalty test
Government agencies and Big Tech executives are adopting 'Super Intelligence' or SI as Trump rebrands AI under executive order, turning it into a political loyalty test.
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Comment analysis finds broad US local opposition to data centers
Water use led concerns, four in five comments never mentioned AI, and union speakers were the main supportive group.
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Investors sour on Big Tech's $740 billion AI infrastructure spend
Alphabet, Amazon and Meta reported negative free cash flow as chip stocks and the Nasdaq sold off Friday.
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Goldman Sachs expects Big Tech to spend $1.2 trillion on AI infrastructure by 2027, dwarfing Wall Street estimates
Goldman Sachs expects five Big Tech firms to spend $1.2 trillion on AI infrastructure in 2027.
Big Tech uses guarantees to keep $300B AI exposure off balance sheets
An FT report says Big Tech firms use guarantee structures to keep roughly $300 billion in AI-related financial exposure off their balance sheets.
Schools are catching on to Big Tech’s playbook
A new book warns AI firms are repeating Big Tech's education playbook, as New York City and Los Angeles restrict classroom AI use.
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