Big Tech

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Business professionals analyzing holographic AI data streams and financial charts in a futuristic cityscape, representing the shift in enterprise AI spending.
Enterprise

Enterprise AI Spending Shifts, Redefining Corporate Investment Strategies

Google has hiked its 2026 capital expenditure projection by $5 billion, and Meta has raised its by $10 billion, signaling a multi-hundred-billion-dollar race to build the foundational infrastructure f

Olivia Hartwell·July 11, 2026
Overhead view of a tech company's data center connected to a sprawling network of renewable energy sources like wind turbines and solar panels.
Enterprise

Tech Giants Become Utility-Scale Energy Players

Meta, a company known for social media, has contracted for more than 30 gigawatts of new clean and renewable energy globally over the last decade.

Priya Sen·June 30, 2026
A small startup robot struggling to climb a massive corporate skyscraper, illustrating the challenges of innovation against well-funded rivals.
Leadership

Startup innovation faces an uphill battle against well-funded rivals in 2026.

A recent MIT Technology Review study reveals that 70% of 'breakthrough' patents in AI and biotech over the last three years originated from companies with market caps exceeding $100 billion, not start

Daniel Cross·June 19, 2026
Abstract visualization of Palantir's AI platform processing complex data, representing the integration of institutional knowledge for enterprise solutions.
Enterprise

Palantir Technologies expands enterprise AI into new commercial markets

Legal giant Kirkland & Ellis has co-developed an enterprise AI platform with Palantir, integrating its institutional knowledge directly into the system.

Priya Sen·June 6, 2026
Abstract representation of artificial intelligence and cloud computing infrastructure, with glowing data streams symbolizing rapid revenue growth in enterprise services.
Industry Trends

AI adoption fuels enterprise cloud services revenue growth past $15 billion

Products built on Google Cloud's generative AI models saw an astonishing nearly 800% year-over-year growth, confirming a seismic shift in enterprise cloud spending.

Olivia Hartwell·May 11, 2026
A small startup rocket, symbolizing innovation, successfully navigates through EU merger rules, bypassing a large Big Tech spaceship.
Startups

EU Draft Merger Rules Could Shield Startup Innovation Benefits

The European Union is drafting new merger rules that could allow startups to claim special 'innovation benefits' in M&A deals.

Marcus Havel·April 23, 2026
European Union's 'innovation shield' protecting agile startup logos from giant tech logos, symbolizing fast-tracked M&A approvals excluding Big Tech.
Startups

EU fast-tracks startup M&A, but excludes Big Tech

Google's announced $32 billion intent to acquire cybersecurity firm Wiz highlights the stakes.

Marcus Havel·April 22, 2026
A futuristic data center powered by a nuclear reactor, illustrating Big Tech's investment in nuclear energy for AI.
Funding

Big Tech Investment Surges into Nuclear Energy for AI Amidst Boom

Microsoft, a cloud computing leader, recently signed a deal to buy energy from the Three Mile Island nuclear plant's remaining functioning reactor.

Marcus Havel·April 13, 2026