OpenAI releases new AI agent – after admitting one went rogue Plus: Americans think they have it bad with unwanted surveillance. They should visit London The Guardian - US · Sep 8
Big tech’s lofty climate goals wrecked by energy-hungry AI Net-zero pledges of Google and Amazon slip out of reach, and struggling Meta makes frantic moves The Guardian - US · Jul 7
Rocky week for AI as shares slump but no sign of crash – yet The markets are souring on artificial intelligence, but is this the bubble being burst? Meanwhile, California proposes a tax on billionaires The Guardian - US · Jun 30
Will California’s billionaire tax proposal make it to ballots? Despite more than double the needed number of signatures to qualify for ballot, there’s uncertainty it’ll make it to voters The Guardian - US · Jun 23
Anthropic surges as OpenAI struggles to keep up Stock market filing illustrates AI company’s meteoric rise, while California’s tech billionaires pour cash into elections The Guardian - US · Jun 2
The personal pettiness of the Elon Musk v OpenAI trial In theory, Musk and Altman’s court fight could pose key questions about AI safety – in reality, it’s motivated by money and personal grievance The Guardian - US · Apr 28
Diplomatic duties for Tim Cook after stepping down as Apple CEO John Ternus ascends the throne – but Cook will stay on to manage tech giant’s foreign policy as executive chair The Guardian - US · Apr 21
Is it possible to develop AI without the US? Tech giants Alphabet, Amazon, Microsoft and Meta to collectively invest $600bn on artificial intelligence this year The Guardian - US · Feb 10
Disastrous start for US TikTok as users cry censorship New US-owned app struggled with a storm and was accused of blocking content critical of Trump – can it recover? The Guardian - US · Feb 3
Big tech continues to bend the knee to Trump a year after his inauguration Inside the big rewards tech titans have reaped from caving to Trump. Plus, a look at the US datacenter boom and the effects of Australia’s social media ban The Guardian - US · Jan 20
The race begins to make the world’s best self-driving cars Chinese search giant Baidu challenges Google’s Waymo’s driverless vehicles and Musk aims for a $1tn pay package The Guardian - US · Nov 11, 2025
The mind-boggling valuations of AI companies You try wrapping your head around a string of deals worth nearly $600bn The Guardian - US · Nov 4, 2025
Tech chiefs tell Trump to call off troops – will Firefox go ‘full AI’? In this week’s newsletter: Silicon Valley billionaires have a hotline to the US president. Plus, the head of Firefox talks AI-integrated browsers, and more The Guardian - US · Oct 28, 2025
Salesforce’s CEO backtracks after saying Trump should send troops into San Francisco In tech this week: The CEO of the city’s largest private employer apologizes, Amazon Web Services’ outage and OpenAI’s Sora makes waves The Guardian - US · Oct 21, 2025
The Guardian - US · Oct 7, 2025 OpenAI throws caution to the wind, and a year of covering Elon Musk The AI company’s app Sora makes a bigger splash than Meta’s Vibes. Plus, everything I learned about the Tesla CEO in the past 12 months
The Guardian - US · Sep 30, 2025 The divide: who really profits in today’s economy? Broadway flops despite rising ticket costs, farmers face huge shortfalls largely due to Trump’s tariffs, tech cashes in
The Guardian - US · Sep 9, 2025 How Google dodged a major breakup – and why OpenAI is to thank for it An antitrust apocalypse has been averted, and it’s all down to its biggest competitor, according to the judge who could’ve forced Google to sell Chrome
The Guardian - US · Aug 12, 2025 In the time of tariffs, Nvidia and AMD cut unusual deals with Trump Two chipmakers make revenue-sharing pledges, OpenAI reveals GPT-5 and AOL bids dial-up adieu
The Guardian - US · May 27, 2025 Apple’s triple threat: tariffs, AI troubles and a Fortnite fail Once unshakable, Apple is showing rare signs of strain. Meanwhile, OpenAI bets billions on its next act, and Trump’s crypto fans lose millions
The Guardian - US · Apr 8, 2025 Tech’s Trump ties are starting to burn Big tech bet on Trump – now tariffs are tanking stocks, IPOs are stalling, and Musk’s role in Washington may be ending
The Guardian - US · Mar 25, 2025 From spit to bankruptcy: the rise and fall of 23andMe Plus: Nvidia bets on AI-powered robots, Musk juggles Tesla and politics, and AI fiction takes over Instagram
The Guardian - US · Mar 13, 2025 Crypto reaps political rewards after spending big to boost Trump America’s biggest crypto companies are riding high. Plus, can the left reclaim techno-optimism?
The Guardian - US · Jan 7, 2025 Nick Clegg’s departure signals a new political era at Meta Centrist and globalist Clegg is being replaced by a conservative champion ahead of Trump’s second term
The Guardian - US · Dec 24, 2024 How 2024 made Elon Musk the world’s most powerful unelected man A timeline of events in the year of Elon Musk shows how omnipresent he has become, how his X feed has become as unavoidable as Donald Trump’s was.
The Guardian - US · Dec 3, 2024 Why Silicon Valley panicked over Australia’s under-16 social media ban Australia’s children account for a tiny portion of users but tech companies worry about the law setting a precedent