Big Tech’s alliance with President Trump faces growing resistance following the November 2026 US midterms, raising questions about Silicon Valley politics
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Axel Springer chief Mathias Döpfner questioned Europe’s AI independence as European cloud providers pushed to reduce US technology dependence.
Apollo warned agentic payments could rapidly move savings to higher-paying accounts, putting banks’ deposits under pressure.
Donald Trump rejected calls to slow AI development, arguing that the US China tech war is shaping Washington’s push to protect AI leadership.
Silicon Valley’s tech giants drive Nokia stock predictions to new high as AI hardware demands affect the technology sector.
The AI industry is facing the fiscal problem of the high cost of gig AI trainers and quality human data, beginning to threaten Silicon Valley’s profit margin.
The White House and Silicon Valley finalized a $1 trillion strategic pivot, as tech giants like Meta, Amazon, and Google expand into defense contracting.
Chinese AI models from Deepseek and Qwen disrupt Silicon Valley, by offering advanced, open-source alternatives at a fraction of US models’ costs.
EU digital strategy will reduce reliance on US tech companies, and digital infrastructure, and claim back Europe’s digital power.
Dec 22 (Reuters) - An investigative reporter best known for exposing fraud at Silicon Valley blood-testing startup Theranos sued Elon Musk's xAI.
