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Apple Ordered to Pay $5.7 Billion in Haptic Patent Lawsuit
Mobile Commerce // September 27, 2026

A federal jury has awarded headphone maker Taction a record $5.7 billion in its patent lawsuit against Apple. As Reuters reported Friday (Sept. 25), jurors found that Apple’s Taptic Engine, used in iPhones and Apple Watches to create haptic feedback, infringed on two Taction patents....

Goldman Sachs Projects Big Tech AI Infrastructure Spending to Hit $1.2 Trillion in 2027
Big Tech // September 25, 2026

Artificial intelligence infrastructure spending by the five largest U.S. hyperscalers will reach $1.2 trillion in 2027, up from $800 billion this year, Goldman Sachs Group strategists said, according to a Friday (Sept. 25) report by Bloomberg. Goldman Sachs Group’s forecast for next year is higher...

AI Companies and World Leaders Race to Write Safety Rules
Artificial Intelligence // September 24, 2026

A group of artificial intelligence developers is working toward an industry safety standards body just as world leaders press for international supervision of the most powerful models. The parallel efforts agree on the need for common tests and independent scrutiny. They diverge on who should...

Microsoft Latest Tech Giant Calling for Slower AI Development
Artificial Intelligence // September 14, 2026

Add Microsoft to the list of AI companies lobbying for a slowdown in the tech’s development. The tech giant on Monday (Sept. 14) published a new artificial intelligence (AI) code of conduct, based around the concept of “Humanist AI.” “Humanist AI is built to support people, not to replace...

Interviews & Exclusives
AI Giants Sign Safety Pact With No Teeth

September 30, 2026
Calls to regulate artificial intelligence have grown louder this year, including from inside the industry. The White House answered Tuesday (Sept. 29) with a pact that leaves the policing to the companies building the most powerful models. President Donald Trump and executives from Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, Meta, Nvidia and SpaceX signed the White House Accord […]

States Put Big Tech’s AI Advantage Under New Scrutiny

August 13, 2026
Watch more: TechReg With Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti For much of modern antitrust history, the largest competition cases have been defined by Washington. State attorneys general joined investigations, supported...

Economist Michael Noel Challenges How Regulators Police Big Tech

December 02, 2025
Consolidation reshapes industries of every size, from manufacturing to retail to digital markets. For the past several years, Big Tech has become the most visible battleground for debates over market...

Digital Twins Replace Metaverse Dreams in Manufacturing

August 20, 2025
Remember the metaverse? Two decades into the 21st century, Big Tech’s largest firms suddenly decided to spend hundreds of billions of dollars and countless hours of technical resources on building...

Quick Reads
Apple Ordered to Pay $5.7 Billion in Haptic Patent Lawsuit

September 27, 2026
A federal jury has awarded headphone maker Taction a record $5.7 billion in its patent lawsuit against Apple. As Reuters reported Friday (Sept. 25), jurors found that Apple’s Taptic Engine, used in iPhones and Apple Watches to create haptic feedback, infringed on two Taction patents. Apple says it will appeal the verdict, the largest such […]

Goldman Sachs Projects Big Tech AI Infrastructure Spending to Hit $1.2 Trillion in 2027

September 25, 2026
Artificial intelligence infrastructure spending by the five largest U.S. hyperscalers will reach $1.2 trillion in 2027, up from $800 billion this year, Goldman Sachs Group strategists said, according to a...

Microsoft Latest Tech Giant Calling for Slower AI Development

September 14, 2026
Add Microsoft to the list of AI companies lobbying for a slowdown in the tech’s development. The tech giant on Monday (Sept. 14) published a new artificial intelligence (AI) code of conduct, based around...

White House AI Testing Plans Remain Murky

August 19, 2026
Earlier this month, the White House hosted artificial intelligence companies to discuss a new framework for testing their technology. More than two weeks later, the companies said they are still...