#lobbying
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Nvidia and Cisco donate millions to Trump ballroom
Tech giants including Nvidia, Apple and Cisco have committed multimillion-dollar donations to President Trump's White House ballroom renovation through a nonprofit trust.
CNBC · 1m
How datacentres lobby Australia's political system
Tech companies are donating to major parties and hiring ex-premiers as lobbyists while governments fast-track billion-dollar projects.
the Guardian · 3m
Tech lobbying under fire; podcast delays trial; Dolly Parton celebrated
Australian datacentre firms face scrutiny over political donations and lobbying, a true crime podcast delays a paedophile's trial, and rural New South Wales celebrates Dolly Parton.
the Guardian · 2m
Senator's prediction market flip: from ban to lobby
Blanche Lincoln wrote the law to ban sports betting on prediction markets in 2010. Now she lobbies for Kalshi to allow exactly that.
Ars Technica · 4m
Dem's Data Center Attack Hits Snag
Ohio senator faces backlash over Google contributions in data center campaign ad.
Fox News · 1m
Altman's grid pitch, built on a scare
OpenAI's rogue-agent story went straight from the press cycle into closed-door meetings with the people who run America's power grid.
Futurism · 1m