The Latest Breaking News from Silicon Valley

Europe faces a pincer attack from White House ideologues backed by Silicon Valley and its far-right proxies

US tech bosses are exerting leverage on EU regulators via Trump and Vance. But Europe isn’t powerless, and it isn’t alone, says the Centre for European Reform’s Armida van Rij

The Guardian - UK · Jan 8

Jensen Huang might be fine with a billionaires tax, but Google cofounder Larry Page is already dumping California

Page converted several of his assets out of California before the end of 2025, according to state filings.

Fortune · Jan 7

The Guardian view on granting legal rights to AI: humans should not give house-room to an ill-advised debate

Editorial: Anthropomorphising tech helps Silicon Valley shares to soar, but our empathy should be directed to worthier causes

The Guardian - UK · Jan 7

Cyberattacks Surge in India's Silicon Valley in 2025, Putting Workers and Data at Risk

India ranks in the most heavily targeted countries globally for cyberattacks. Indian organisations are urged to enforce stronger security protocols.

International Business Times UK · Dec 31, 2025

Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta is dropping over $2 billion for an AI startup—a rare example of a U.S. tech giant buying a platform founded in China

Silicon Valley’s AI spending spree continues, but with a new geopolitical wrinkle.

Fortune · Dec 30, 2025

‘Data is control’: what we learned from a year investigating the Israeli military’s ties to big tech

Our reporting revealed a symbiotic relationship between the IDF and Silicon Valley – with implications for the future of warfare

The Guardian - US · Dec 30, 2025

Silicon Valley Founders Warn They May Flee If California Billionaire Tax Passes

Silicon Valley billionaires warn a proposed California wealth tax could drive founders and jobs out of the state.

International Business Times · Dec 30, 2025

Tech Billionaires Warn of California Exodus as 5% Wealth Tax Sparks Panic

Tech billionaires threaten to flee California as a proposed 5% wealth tax sparks panic among Silicon Valley founders.

International Business Times UK · Dec 28, 2025

Men Are Leaving Big Cities For “Micro-Quiet” Suburbs

The hum of traffic, the endless honking horns, the glowing neon of a thousand billboards—once exhilarating, these signs of urban life are now sending a surprising number of men packing. The new trend isn’t about chasing cheaper rent or bigger apartments; it’s about reclaiming time, sanity, and a little peace.…

Clever Dude · Dec 28, 2025

At the edges of the AI data center boom, rural America is up against Silicon Valley billions

When a multibillion-dollar AI data center proposal pitted developers against a handful of rural Arizona residents, the locals were outgunned and outvoted.

Fortune · Dec 27, 2025