Big Tech Takes Election Day Off, OpenAI Logs Into Wall Street, and ICE Logs Everything Else

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Big Tech Lobbying Breaks Records, Amazon Breaks the Internet, and Trump Breaks the White House

This week in The Dispatch we’re covering Big Tech’s record lobbying operation in Congress, Amazon’s AWS breaks the web, Meta’s own research proving Meta harms kids…again, and Trump demolishes the White House to party with tech CEOs.

Big Tech Buying Influence, Threatening Nonprofits, and … Summoning the Antichrist?

This week in The Dispatch we’re covering Big Tech’s no-holds-barred lobbying campaign that secured a last-minute veto of the nation’s strongest kids’ AI safety bill, OpenAI’s legal intimidation campaign, and Palantir CEO Peter Thiel’s bizarre obsession with the Antichrist.

CA: Real Progress, Unfinished Business, and Google's Epic Defeat

This week in The Dispatch we’re covering the suite of tech safety bills signed into California law (and the one that wasn't), Google’s loss in the Epic antitrust trial, and how Apple and Google pulled a community-safety app under federal pressure.

Big Tech Data Centers Spike Power Bills, Meta’s Buy-or-Bury Strategy Draws Monopoly Case (Again)

This week in The Dispatch we’re covering soaring electricity bills as Big Tech’s AI boom drains the grid, another Meta antitrust, buy-or-bury lawsuit, and a hopeful bipartisan AI bill.

Countdown in Sacramento, Big Tech’s Super PAC Surge

This week in The Dispatch we’re covering the fight to pass California’s landmark kids’ AI safety bill, the Big Tech PAC money flooding politics, and Amazon’s $2.5B payout to dodge accountability.

Big Tech on the Campaign Trail, Another Google Remedy Trial

This week in The Dispatch we cover how Big Tech is showing up on the campaign trail, the latest in the Google ad-tech remedy trial, and Mark Zuckerberg's smart glasses that couldn't answer a simple question.

Ted Cruz AI Moratorium Reboot, Whistleblowers Testify About Meta Cover-Up

This week in The Dispatch we’re covering Ted Cruz’s new AI bill, whistleblower testimony of another Meta cover-up, and polling that shows voters across party lines want guardrails on Big Tech.

Google’s Slap on the Wrist, New Meta Whistleblowers Make Waves

This week in The Dispatch we’re covering the new confounding Google antitrust remedy ruling, new Meta whistleblowers, and Big Tech corruption in the White House.

OpenAI Sued for Wrongful Death, AI Super PAC Launched to Block Safety Measures

This week in The Dispatch we’re covering the OpenAI wrongful death lawsuit, how Big Tech is flooding elections with new dark-money PACs, and alarming new stats on the scale of online scams.

Chatbots Put Hill on High Alert, Competition EO Repealed

This week in The Dispatch we're covering Meta's shocking chatbot guidelines, the White House rollback of the competition executive order, and Google's stake in the AI browser wars.

Trump 💘 Big Tech, 📈 Big Tech’s Lobbying Blitz

This week in The Dispatch, we're covering Trump's love letter to Big Tech AI (AKA AI "Action" Plan) and the latest jaw-dropping stats from Big Tech's lobbying spree