Big Tech

AI industry PACs spent millions in the 2026 midterms to influence Congress, seeing mixed results as debates over AI policy intensify.

Anthropic’s S-1 reveals a high-stakes plan to invest heavily in AI compute and growth, balancing ambitious AI goals with financial survival.

Pennsylvania has passed a law requiring clear labels on AI-generated or modified advertisements across all media formats.

Meta plans to issue a new class of non-voting shares to fund AI projects, acquisitions, and employee compensation starting in 2027.

Google’s Gemini AI is gaining deeper access to your personal data, offering smarter, personalized help in cars via Android Auto and Google-powered vehicles.

Hugging Face’s policy chief warns that embedding AI evaluators inside models is complex and may not solve benchmarking challenges.

A Philadelphia woman was arrested after blocking an Uber delivery robot, sparking debate over automation and job displacement in urban delivery services.

DistroKid has removed songs without warning amid a UMG lawsuit over AI-generated music, frustrating independent artists whose work was caught up in the takedowns.

Anthropic disables live internet access for its internal AI testing to better control agent behavior amid development challenges.