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Google's AI Overviews Antitrust Escape, and What Trump Did in the Same Week

Google's AI Overviews Antitrust Escape, and What Trump Did in the Same Week

A US judge dismissed publisher antitrust lawsuits against Google over AI Overviews on 1 October, the same week Donald Trump signed an executive order renaming artificial intelligence "superintelligence" and announcing a voluntary safety pledge among tech CEOs.

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Tech's real monopoly problem isn't Google, it's how we think

Tech's real monopoly problem isn't Google, it's how we think

A federal judge ruled in September that Google broke antitrust law and then let it keep its entire advertising exchange. Three new essays published in the past 72 hours argue the deeper disruption is happening inside our heads, not in courtrooms.

Business30 September 20267 min read
Workday cuts 500 roles in second 2026 layoff wave

Workday cuts 500 roles in second 2026 layoff wave

Workday announced on 30 September that it is cutting 500 roles, its second round of layoffs this year. The move fits a broader trend where AI is cited as the main driver for workforce reductions at major tech firms.

Business30 September 20263 min read
Blue Origin's $10bn round meets a nuclear startup and a fusion pilot

Blue Origin's $10bn round meets a nuclear startup and a fusion pilot

Blue Origin's first outside funding round is "oversubscribed" and still open, CEO Dave Limp said on Tuesday, as the space company seeks outside capital for the first time in its 26-year history.

Business30 September 20267 min read
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Google Wins Dismissal of Publisher Antitrust Suits Over AI Overviews

A US federal judge on Thursday dismissed a set of publisher antitrust lawsuits against Google over its AI Overviews, handing the company another courtroom win weeks after it avoided a forced break-up of its ad tech business.

Business30 September 20266 min read
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Blue Origin's First Outside Round Oversubscribed as AMD Pays $8.2B for World Labs

Blue Origin's first ever outside funding round is "oversubscribed" and still open, CEO Dave Limp said on Tuesday, as AMD agreed to buy World Labs for $8.2 billion in the same week.

Business30 September 20267 min read
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Tech antitrust ruling: publishers lose AI Overviews case as data centre secrecy builds

A US court dismissed publisher antitrust lawsuits against Google over AI Overviews on Thursday, the same day a European legal filing demanded data centre transparency from the European Commission.

Business30 September 20264 min read
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Trump's 'morally binding' AI pact lands as EU fights data centre disclosure

Donald Trump announced on Tuesday a "morally binding" agreement signed by the heads of the largest US tech and AI companies. The accord has no enforcement mechanism, no government regulator, and no commitment to publish results. The same week, a journalism consortium filed a legal complaint against the European Commission over access to data centre energy and water figures.

Business30 September 20267 min read
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Blue Origin's First Outside Raise Is Oversubscribed, Says CEO Dave Limp

Blue Origin's first-ever outside capital raise is "oversubscribed" and has not closed yet, CEO Dave Limp said on Tuesday at a White House tech summit. He left the $10 billion figure reported last week unresolved.

Business30 September 20265 min read
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Open source projects pivot to enterprise and agent-based monetization

Cloudflare launched its Monetization Gateway beta on 30 September. The system lets developers charge AI agents per request using HTTP 402 status codes, marking a shift in how open infrastructure generates revenue.

Business30 September 20264 min read
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Raskin Demands Data-Center Nondisclosure Details from Amazon, Google, Meta and Oracle

Rep. Jamie Raskin sent letters on Tuesday to Amazon, Google, Meta and Oracle seeking information on the nondisclosure agreements the companies signed with officials approving data-center build-outs, the Wall Street Journal reported on 30 September.

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White House AI accord, antitrust bills and a trillion-dollar cash flow gap

President Donald Trump said on 29 September that he signed a "morally binding" artificial intelligence agreement with tech executives at a White House lunch, as Congress weighs several antitrust and AI oversight bills and analysts flag a trillion-dollar inconsistency in tech cash flow forecasts.

Business29 September 20266 min read
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Tech's Antitrust Moment Collides With a White House AI Pact

On 29 September, President Donald Trump said he signed a "morally binding" AI agreement with tech leaders at a White House luncheon. The same day, analysts at Apollo warned that the industry's own cash flow forecasts do not add up.

Business29 September 20265 min read