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Big Tech accused of chasing AI favour over overseas profits

Original: In a sane world, you would assume Google, Microsoft, and Co. would flush Congress with money to protect their overseas p

A widely shared commentary argues that Google, Microsoft and other major US technology firms should be lobbying Congress heavily to protect their international revenues, but are instead channelling money and attention toward the White House, including its planned ballroom renovation, in hopes of securing favour on artificial intelligence policy. The post suggests the industry's enthusiasm for AI has overshadowed its interest in defending overseas profits, and ties this to broader debate about big tech's political spending ahead of elections.

Why now: Growing public concern about big tech's political donations and closeness to the Trump administration over AI policy.

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• In a sane world, you would assume Google, Microsoft, and Co. would flush Congress with money to protect their overseas profits. Yet, they are so drunk on the AI Kool-Aid that they would rather finance the White House ballroom. # AI # bigtech # election https://www.… · kdkorte@fosstodon.org · 10

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