#blakemontgomery — Public Fediverse posts

Conservatives split from Silicon Valley allies as datacenter backlash grows
By Blake Montgomery

Tech companies have underestimated the opposition to energy-hungry datacenters – and experts predict the pushback will intensify

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/01/datacenter-backlash-conservatives-silicon-valley

#Technology #DatacentersUS #USnews #SiliconValley #Worldnews #TheGuardian #BlakeMontgomery

US trade regulator and 22 states accuse Amazon of taking $20bn with secret surcharges
By Dara Kerr and Blake Montgomery

FTC alleges in lawsuit that online retailer ‘secretly and systematically overcharged’ advertisers for years

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/aug/31/amazon-advertising-lawsuit

#Amazon #Technology #USnews #LawUS #Ecommerce #Internet #Advertising #Business #TheGuardian #DaraKerr #BlakeMontgomery

How the Meta settlement may change social media forever
By Blake Montgomery

Instagram and Facebook’s parent company agreed to sweeping alterations and a payment of upto $18bn to settle a landmark trial

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/aug/26/meta-trial-settlement-social-media-impact

#Technology #Meta #Facebook #Instagram #Socialmedia #TheGuardian #BlakeMontgomery

Meta settles major US trial over teen social media addiction for up to $17bn
By Blake Montgomery and Dara Kerr

Tech company agrees to create further protections for teen users amid accusations of harming children with products

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/aug/26/meta-social-media-addiction-trial-settlement

#Meta #Technology #LawUS #USnews #Socialmedia #MarkZuckerberg #Worldnews #Children #Digitalmedia #TheGuardian #BlakeMontgomery #DaraKerr

Meta goes on trial as Silicon Valley faces a growing backlash
By Blake Montgomery

Also: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman expressed his surprising sympathy over the construction of datacenters across the country

https://www.theguardian.com/global/2026/aug/25/meta-trial-silicon-valley

#Technology #Business #Meta #OpenAI #California #DatacentersUS #USnews #WestCoast #Socialmedia #SiliconValley #MarkZuckerberg #Digitalmedia #Instagram #Facebook #TheGuardian #BlakeMontgomery

Debate over AI’s future divides Silicon Valley as China gains ground
By Blake Montgomery, Nick Robins-Early and Dara Kerr

Open-source questions stir frank discussion – and both sides have clear economic incentives for where they land

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jul/27/silicon-valley-ai-open-source-china

#AIartificialintelligence #China #USforeignpolicy #Technology #Worldnews #USnews #AsiaPacific #Nvidia #Anthropic #OpenAI #TheGuardian #BlakeMontgomery #NickRobinsEarly #DaraKerr

Headaches for Silicon Valley as China chips away at the US’s lead in the AI race
By Blake Montgomery

Google’s AI struggles scream trouble as new Chinese models (again) throw US tech dominance into question

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jul/20/china-google-ai-race

#AIartificialintelligence #Technology #China #Google #TheGuardian #BlakeMontgomery

IBM loses quarter of its value as tech giant’s shares plunge and profits falter
By Graeme Wearden, Blake Montgomery and agencies

IBM issued profit warning after weak second quarter, triggering selloff in software sector including Microsoft

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jul/14/ibm-shares-profit-drop-value

#IBM #Technologysector #Technology #Business #Software #AIartificialintelligence #TheGuardian #GraemeWearden #BlakeMontgomery #agencies

The UK wants to catch up in the global AI race – but is too wary of risks to go all-in
By Blake Montgomery

UK fears a ‘triple whammy’: oversized investment in AI stocks, slower adoption of AI than predicted and the breakneck pace of AI’s development

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jul/13/uk-catch-up-global-ai-race-risks

#TheGuardian #BlakeMontgomery