EU politics
Politico – EU readies counterstrike on Big Tech and US banks over Trump’s mega tariffs
Let’s see whether when it comes down to it, Von Der Leyen is really prepared to take on Silicon Valley and Wall Street. Read the article HERE.
Big Tech
Finance
Jem Bendell – It’s The Empire, Stupid: Trump, Tariffs, the Dollar, Big Tech, EU Regs and CBDCs
Behind the media circus around Trump’s latest shenanigans, there is a serious agenda to entrench the American empire. Jem Bendell is Professor of Sustainability Leadership, University of Cumbria, UK. He has recently published the book ‘Breaking […]
Geopolitics
Cédric Durand – Fragile Leviathan?
On Trump and big tech. In New Left Review’s ‘Sidecar’. Read the article HERE.
Economics
Yanis Varoufakis – Cloud Capital vs AI: DeepSeek, Technofeudalism, Capitalism and the New Cold War
What does Deepseek tell us about the relationship between the tech oligarchy and market competition? Yanis Varoufakis is a Greek economist and politician. A former academic, he served as the Greek Minister of Finance from […]
Geopolitics
Antony Loewenstein – Israel’s use of AI in Gaza is a terrifying model coming to a country near you
An under-reported aspect of the Gaza genocide is the role of big tech in sharpening the Israeli murder machine. Antony Loewenstein is an independent journalist, best–selling author, filmmaker and co–founder of Declassified Australia. He’s written […]
Solutions
Ambuj Tewari – DeepSeek’s great innovation is efficiency
A simple explanation of what DeepSeek has done to reduce the costs of generative AI so spectacularly. Ambuj Tewari is Professor of Statistics at the University of Michigan and an expert in Machine Learning. Cross-posted […]
Corruption
Corporate Europe Observatory – Uncovering Big Tech’s hidden network
Conflicts of interest gone wild in the world of EU big tech regulation. This investigation was a joint initiative between the Corporate Europe Observatory, SOMO and Lobby Control. Cross-posted from Corporate Europe Observatory Over the […]
Finance
Julia Conley – US Court Rules Google a Monopoly in ‘Biggest Antitrust Case of the 21st Century’
A significant verdict, but will it really bring Google to heel? In ‘Common Dreams’. Read the article HERE.
EU politics
George Kerevan – The American ruling class is shifting towards Trump
Beneath the tumult and polarisation of American politics lies serious divides among the US ruling class about how to govern capitalism. George Kerevan is a Scottish journalist and economist, and a former SNP MP. Cross-posted […]