Developing story · 2 episodes · 15 Sept to 21 Sept
Senate Moves to Veto Big Tech AI
The saga tracks the escalating tension between massive corporate AI investments and emerging legislative efforts to regulate the technology. After Amazon and Alphabet committed to hundreds of billions in spending, the Senate moved to draft a veto power over major models like Google's Gemini.
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Opinion: Amazon and Alphabet’s $400 billion AI spend may shape 2027 profits
Amazon and Alphabet together are on track to spend close to $400 billion on AI infrastructure in 2026, according to their Q2 FY2026 results. AWS posted $42.23 B in revenue, up 37% YoY, with an…
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Senate Drafts AI Kill Switch That Could Veto Google’s Gemini Models
Senate lawmakers are drafting a federal duty‑of‑care framework that would give regulators the power to block the release of Google’s frontier Gemini models before they reach customers. The proposal…
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