Tech billionaires are wielding unprecedented influence across politics, media, and infrastructure—hiring Democratic operatives for a Bay Area city project, spending record amounts in California elections, controlling major newsrooms, and facing growing public backlash as their power consolidates.
·Tech billionaires hired Democratic dealmakers to advance a new Bay Area city development project
·Spending on California political races by tech billionaires reaches historic levels, signaling broader influence patterns
·Tech billionaires now control the most visible newsrooms across the U.S.
·Public sentiment turning against tech billionaires amid concerns over their concentrated power
·Six tech billionaires appeared in federal courthouse in undisclosed legal matter
drawn from edhat, The Guardian, The Washington Post, Futurism · updated 17h ago