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Agriculture & Food · 3 min read

2026 Farm Bill Quietly Hands Big Tech Control Over AI-Driven Precision Agriculture Subsidies

The 2026 Farm Bill routes federal precision agriculture subsidies through AI platforms controlled by major tech companies — raising concerns about long-term data lock-in for American farmers.

Jun 8

Education & Learning · 4 min read

1.8 Million Teachers Call for Big Tech Tax and AI Screen Bans in Schools

The American Federation of Teachers released a sweeping AI policy platform demanding a Big Tech revenue levy to fund schools and banning AI-enabled screens from elementary classrooms.

Jun 3

Government & Policy · 4 min read

Pentagon Strikes AI Deals With Seven Big Tech Firms, Locks Out Anthropic Over Safety Guardrails Demand

The Pentagon signed AI access agreements with seven tech firms — and excluded Anthropic after the company demanded safety guardrails on military use. The split lays bare the tension between AI safety commitments and defense contracts.

May 2

Agriculture & Food · 4 min read

The 2026 Farm Bill Has a Hidden AI Subsidy — and It Could Hand Big Tech a Foothold on American Farmland

A provision in the 2026 Farm Bill reimburses farmers up to 90% of the cost of AI tools through EQIP — but critics warn it subsidizes Big Tech data collection from American farmland without requiring farmers to own their own data.

May 2

Business & Enterprise · 3 min read

Big Tech's $600B AI Bet Goes on Trial as Microsoft, Meta, Alphabet, and Amazon Report Q1 2026 Earnings

Microsoft, Meta, Alphabet, and Amazon report Q1 2026 earnings today with a combined $600B AI infrastructure commitment under scrutiny — the biggest AI ROI test of the year.

Apr 30

Security & Privacy · 4 min read

Anthropic Launches Project Glasswing: Gives Big Tech Early Mythos Access to Patch Vulnerabilities

Anthropic launched Project Glasswing, a restricted consortium giving Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, and Google limited access to Claude Mythos — the AI model it is withholding from the public.

Apr 13