Big Tech
Google Offers Changes to Satisfy EU Ad-Tech Case, But Not Breakup
Google aims to resolve Europe's concerns, but said a break up would disrupt European publishers and advertisers.
Expert Opinion
Aiden Buzzetti: Broadcast Innovation is the Key to Balanced News
This article argues that NextGen TV technology could help local broadcasters compete against Big Tech and preserve independent local journalism.
EU
Trump Vows Retaliation Against Countries With Digital Rules Targeting U.S. Tech
Trump threatened new tariffs and export curbs in response to European digital regulations targeting U.S. tech giants
Expert Opinion
The Court Did Its Job, Now It’s Time for Congress to Get Millions of Americans Online
Joel Thayer and Roslyn Layton argue that Universal Service Fund reform will be the next major fight on Capitol Hill.
Broadband Live
Broadband Breakfast on October 29, 2025 - Big Tech and Europe
Do Europe's big tech regulations promote competition or stifle innovation and growth?
Data Center
As Electric Bills Rise, Evidence Mounts That Data Centers Share Blame
States are under pressure to insulate regular household and business ratepayers from the costs of feeding Big Tech’s energy-hungry data centers.
Energy
Trump's AI Plan Calls for Massive Data Centers
Here's how it may affect energy in the U.S.
Crypto
House Sends Bill Regulating Stablecoins, a Type of Cryptocurrency, to Trump
The stablecoin bill, passed on a 308-122 vote, sets initial guardrails and consumer protections for the cryptocurrency.
AI
How a GOP Rift Over Tech Regulation Doomed a Ban on State AI Laws in Trump's Tax Bill
'I think everyone in the conservative movement agrees we need to beat China.... I just think we have different prescriptions for doing so.'
Consumers’ Research
Growing Support for Assessing Big Tech to Fund Universal Service
SCOTUS is preparing to rule within weeks on a Constitutional challenge to the fund's structure.
Free Speech
Republicans Claim Google ‘Throttles’ Conservative Speech in FTC Filing
Scott and Hudson claim Google routes GOP emails to users’ spam.
Nuclear
Trump Signs Executive Orders to Boost Nuclear Power, Speed Up Approvals
The order comes as demand for electricity surges amid a boom in energy-hungry data centers and artificial intelligence.
AI
House Commerce Proposes 10-Year Ban on State AI Regulations
Democrats call the provision, in the reconciliation package, a ‘giant gift to Big Tech.’
Expert Opinion
Roslyn Layton: Congress Re-Introduces Bill to End Big Tech's Free Ride on Broadband
Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., and a bipartisan group of Senators on Wednesday reintroduced Lowering Broadband Costs for Consumers Act.
Big Tech
Bill Gates Pledges Remaining Fortune to Gates Foundation, Will Close in 20 Years
Thursday's announcement signals a promise of sustained support for global health and education, and an eventual end to the foundation’s worldwide influence.
EU
Microsoft Pledges to Protect European Operations and Unveils Data Center Expansion
'What we want Europeans to know is that they can count on us,' Microsoft President Brad Smith said on Wednesday.
