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Big Tech
Arcs in the news about Big Tech from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.
Subject · 131 stories · 222 articles · earliest story we hold Oct 19, 2023
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- The backlash against AI data centers and their power and water costs
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Jan 12week of Sep 21Sep 24 Hundreds of Texas data centers under investigation after failing to report water usage
77 stories · earliest story we hold Jan 13
All arcs0 named arcs in 2025
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- A mark is a story, on the day it was first reported
- Who covered it: left, center, right
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| Week of | Left | Center | Right | Articles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9, 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 16, 2023 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 31 |
| Oct 23, 2023 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 13 |
| Nov 13, 2023 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 45 |
| Nov 20, 2023 | 14 | 28 | 5 | 120 |
| Jan 1, 2024 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| Jan 8, 2024 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 21 |
| Jan 22, 2024 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 16 |
| Jan 29, 2024 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Feb 26, 2024 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| Mar 4, 2024 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
| Mar 11, 2024 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Mar 18, 2024 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 44 |
| Mar 25, 2024 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 24 |
| Apr 8, 2024 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Apr 22, 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 29, 2024 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 25 |
| May 6, 2024 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 14 |
| May 20, 2024 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13 |
| May 27, 2024 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 13 |
| Jun 17, 2024 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 43 |
| Jun 24, 2024 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| Jul 22, 2024 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 33 |
| Jul 29, 2024 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Aug 5, 2024 | 5 | 18 | 9 | 67 |
| Sep 9, 2024 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 23 |
| Sep 16, 2024 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 27 |
| Oct 7, 2024 | 9 | 28 | 10 | 123 |
| Oct 14, 2024 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 20 |
| Oct 28, 2024 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Nov 11, 2024 | 8 | 17 | 10 | 66 |
| Nov 18, 2024 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 59 |
| Dec 9, 2024 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| Dec 30, 2024 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jan 6, 2025 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 39 |
| Jan 20, 2025 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| Jan 27, 2025 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 46 |
| Apr 21, 2025 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 29 |
| May 12, 2025 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Jun 9, 2025 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 23 |
| Jul 28, 2025 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 27 |
| Aug 18, 2025 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Sep 8, 2025 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| Sep 22, 2025 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 29, 2025 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 48 |
| Oct 6, 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 20, 2025 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 22 |
| Nov 3, 2025 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 17 |
| Nov 17, 2025 | 12 | 27 | 16 | 145 |
| Nov 24, 2025 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 40 |
| Dec 8, 2025 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 48 |
| Dec 15, 2025 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Jan 26, 2026 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 29 |
| Mar 23, 2026 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| May 25, 2026 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 42 |
| Jun 1, 2026 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 32 |
| Jun 22, 2026 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 26 |
| Jun 29, 2026 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 25 |
| Jul 6, 2026 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 20 |
| Jul 13, 2026 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 35 |
| Jul 20, 2026 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 67 |
| Jul 27, 2026 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 43 |
| Aug 3, 2026 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Aug 10, 2026 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Aug 17, 2026 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 37 | 60 | 27 | 303 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 30 | 26 | 24 | 189 |
| Sep 7, 2026 | 19 | 29 | 13 | 145 |
| Sep 14, 2026 | 7 | 18 | 7 | 50 |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 17 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.
Everything else23 stories in 2025 not part of any arc, newest first
Stories about Big Tech that are not part of any arc yet
- Dec 16– 17You can now watch Reels on the big screen with Instagram for TV8 articles · 8 independent sources1 left, 3 center, 0 right
- Nov 5NYC’s Mamdani Names Ex-FTC Chief Lina Khan to Transition Team7 articles · 7 independent sources4 left, 0 center, 1 right
- Sep 13US electric grids under pressure from energy-hungry data centers are changing strategy12 articles · 7 independent sources0 left, 3 center, 0 right
- Jul 30– 31Trump proposes new private tracking system for Americans' personal health data28 articles · 17 independent sources0 left, 5 center, 0 right
- Jan 28Who Is Behind DeepSeek? Here’s What To Know About Founder Liang Wenfeng.5 articles · 5 independent sources1 left, 1 center, 1 right
- Jan 9Google, Microsoft each donating $1M to Trump’s inaugural fund6 articles · 6 independent sources0 left, 2 center, 3 right
- Jan 4– 6With Tim Cook’s $1 million inauguration donation, Big Tech sends warm wishes to Trump6 articles · 6 independent sources1 left, 0 center, 2 right
Stories that name Big Tech
- Dec 8– 13Trump Signs Executive Order Blocking States From Regulating AI52 articles · 38 independent sources9 left, 12 center, 5 right
- Nov 24– 25Trump signs executive order launching 'Genesis Mission' for AI26 articles · 19 independent sources2 left, 5 center, 4 right
- Nov 22– 25Trump calls Marjorie Taylor Greene's resignation 'great news'162 articles · 71 independent sources12 left, 30 center, 16 right
- Nov 20AI bubble fears ease but investors still waiting for investments to live up to their promise8 articles · 7 independent sources2 left, 2 center, 1 right
- Nov 7– 8Denmark's government aims to ban access to social media for children under 1514 articles · 9 independent sources0 left, 2 center, 2 right
- Oct 21– 23Here are the corporations and donors footing the bill for Trump’s new White House ballroom24 articles · 23 independent sources8 left, 6 center, 2 right
- Oct 3– 4Apple Removes ICE Tracking App From The App Store53 articles · 38 independent sources7 left, 10 center, 8 right
- Sep 25EU tells Apple it has "no intention" of repealing the Digital Markets Act5 articles · 4 independent sources0 left, 2 center, 0 right
- Jun 11Google offers buyouts to more workers amid AI-driven tech upheaval and antitrust uncertainty7 articles · 6 independent sources1 left, 3 center, 2 right
- Jun 9– 10Apple unveils software redesign while reeling from AI missteps, tech upheaval and Trump’s trade war16 articles · 10 independent sources0 left, 5 center, 0 right
Local coverage
- Aug 18Maryland tax on digital ads violated Big Tech's free speech, judges say6 articles · 5 independent sources0 left, 2 center, 1 right