Tech Giants

In this excerpt from the book “The Rulers: Corporate Power in the Age of AI and the Cloud,” writer Cecilia Rikap examines how Europe, India, Brazil, and China are taking on big tech companies.

If Meta complies or modifies its app for India, it risks creating a “slippery slope” that emboldens governments worldwide to demand changes to encrypted messaging apps.

A court struck down Donald Trump’s $100,000 H-1B fee. But many foreign workers say years of shifting immigration rules have already pushed them to consider Canada, the U.K., and the Gulf.

In her new book “Bharat Bluff: Inside the Cons of India’s Internet Revolution,” writer Soumya Gupta explores how fraudsters are exploiting the trust people place in big tech platforms like Google, Facebook, and WhatsApp.

The American phonemaker's Indian arm has named X, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Threads, Google, and Meta in a lawsuit asking to take down existing and future “defamatory” content.

Alibaba reduced its head count by a third in 2025, while Baidu’s workforce declined nearly 7%. “There’s constant churn,” a Chinese tech worker said.

Google and Microsoft’s multibillion-dollar projects under construction in India are facing backlash from farmers, while the government offers huge tax relief to foreign companies setting up data centers.

To avoid collateral damage, countries consider ditching giant server hubs for smaller, distributed ones—especially now that military and civilian data live side-by-side.

Quick commerce promises instant convenience, but it’s driven more by deep discounts and habit-building than real need.