Tech & Free Speech
White House Cuts Secret AI Deal With Big Tech, Keeps Public in the Dark
Big Tech helps write the AI rules they'll play by—and you don't get to see them.
August 5, 2026
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Tech & Free Speech tracks Big Tech power, censorship, deplatforming, surveillance, and AI — the fight for free speech online and in the public square. Every story ties platform policy to real-world consequences for users and publishers.
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SpaceX Booster to Hit Moon, Press Cries Littering—But NASA Did It First
The media screams pollution over a SpaceX booster hitting the moon, ignoring that NASA did the exact same thing on purpose in 2009.
August 4, 2026
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Google Puts AI In Chrome, Hands It Your Passwords Amid Security Gaps
Google's Spark AI gets your saved logins, but researchers say the security behind them doesn't hold up.
August 4, 2026
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TikTok Settles Teen-Addiction Suits to Hide Algorithm
ByteDance buys its way out of teen-addiction trials, keeping the algorithm that hooks American kids sealed from public scrutiny.
August 4, 2026
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Apple, Google Free Your Health Data After a Decade in Captivity
Apple and Google are finally letting your fitness data flow between platforms after a decade of lock-in. Don't thank them yet.
August 4, 2026
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White House Lets Big Tech Write Its Own AI Rules
The companies building AI are editing the rules meant to govern them — before the public gets a look.
August 4, 2026
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Microsoft Jacks Xbox Prices Up to 50% in Europe—Second Hike in 18 Months
Microsoft blames AI memory crunch while European gamers shoulder markups far steeper than Americans face
August 3, 2026
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Google Pixel 11: Less RAM, Smaller Battery, Higher Price
Big Tech's playbook: charge more, deliver less, call it innovation.
August 3, 2026
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Thermo Fisher DNA Software Flaw Allowed Undetectable Evidence Tampering
Forensic files that put Americans in prison could be silently altered — and three outdated product lines will never be patched.
August 3, 2026
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Google Turns Android Voice Search Into AI Data Funnel
That mic button on your Android is now an on-ramp to Google's AI — and the data harvest you never agreed to.
August 3, 2026
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Google Axes Chrome Apps, Locks Users Into Walled Garden
Google is scrapping independent apps for web replacements it controls. Open-source browsers prove you don't need Big Tech's permission.
August 3, 2026
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Musk Slams China Fake News as Media Targets Tesla With Hit Pieces
Tesla sales surge 25%, yet the establishment press spins the numbers into bad news.
August 2, 2026
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Google Hikes Pixel 11 Price $100, Slashes Cameras and RAM
Leaked specs reveal Google's bet: charge more, deliver less, and let monopoly power do the rest.
August 2, 2026
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Big Tech Replaces Americans With H-1Bs While London Rejects Valley Burnout
London founders seek balance while Big Tech burns out Americans and pipelines in cheap H-1B labor.
August 2, 2026
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Musk's $600B Paper Loss Masks An AI War With Beijing And The Green Lobby
The establishment press cheers the dip, but Musk is burning cash to build an American AI and defense powerhouse that terrifies Beijing and the green lobby.
August 1, 2026
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Google Buried $44 Billion in AI Risks Off Its Books
The company that censors what you find online is burying $44 billion in AI financial risks in the footnotes
August 1, 2026
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California Spy Cam Host Found Dead After $75K Bail Release
Alleged predator who filmed vacation rental guests and hoarded child abuse material dies months after walking free on $75,000 bail.
August 1, 2026
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Minnesota Nudification Ban Takes Effect as Judge Denies xAI's Emergency Bid
A $500,000-penalty deepfake law goes live while the court punts on constitutional questions.
August 1, 2026
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Google Ships AI That Fakes Satellite Imagery, Memory-Holes It One Day Later
The company that polices your speech couldn't be bothered to vet its own AI
August 1, 2026
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Water Systems Hacked in 7 States While Feds Police Online Speech
Critical infrastructure sits vulnerable as federal agencies prioritize narrative control over basic security.
July 31, 2026
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Families Sue Big Tech Over Four Teen Suicides as Algorithms Profit From Misery
Families sue Meta, TikTok, and YouTube over addictive designs that drove teens to suicide while Congress stalls.
July 31, 2026
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Google's Backup 'Feature' Quietly Drains Your Free Storage
Google's new Android auto-backup sounds convenient—until you realize every file counts against the same free storage they keep shrinking.
July 31, 2026
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Musk Eyes Tesla-China Split To Clear SpaceX Merger, Secure US Tech
Ditching CCP leverage over Tesla's Shanghai Gigafactory may be the only way to forge an American industrial juggernaut.
July 31, 2026
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Even Reddit's CEO Says Google's AI Is Killing Web Traffic
Google scrapes the open web to feed its AI and starves the publishers who built that value — now even Reddit's CEO has had enough.
July 31, 2026
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