Big Tech Influence

US elections watchdog restores filing system after cyberattack clouds last-minute spending

Super PACs and other groups could not file mandatory 24- and 48-hour reports that show how much money they are spending to help or hurt candidates at the polls.

People fill out ballots as a poll worker makes a phone call on Election Day for the midterm primary on June 9, 2026 at Dreher High School in Columbia, South Carolina.
Alphabet logo is seen in this illustration created on September 18, 2025.

Alphabet sells bonds worth $20 billion to fund AI spending, including rare 100-year bond

 Facebook's new rebrand logo Meta is seen on smartpone in front of displayed logo of Facebook, Messenger, Intagram, Whatsapp and Oculus in this illustration picture taken October 28, 2021

Meta does not hold social media monopoly, judge rules

Tech Stocks in the New Normal: Boom, Bust, or Balance?