ICYMI: We dropped our July newsletter last week, and it’s packed. 🔥 From @sumitecon’s sharp take on AI competition, to the growing tension at DOJ and an open letter to OpenAI, with a full recap of the month’s top Big Tech stories. Check it out: nextgencomp.tech/news

ICYMI: Last week, NextGen Competition, alongside Public Citizen and ten other public interest organizations, urged the FTC to investigate Meta’s acquisition of Scale AI. ⚖️ Read the exclusive from Axios’ Ashley Gold: axios.com/pro/tech-polic…

Big Tech is failing at its commitments across the board. I guess it was only a time before their insatiable need for energy added their emissions goals to that list. 😒 nytimes.com/2025/08/05/cli…

Best analogy we’ve heard in a while: VCs want an “FDIC for bad bets,” with Big Tech buyouts rescuing weak portfolios. That’s not innovation; it’s dependency. 🤷🏻‍♂️ More here: businessinsider.com/real-reason-si…

This should set off alarms: the same Big Tech firms that put profits over people, siphon water and power for AI data centers, and cozy up to the administration are now partnering on military projects. 🤦🏻‍♂️ nytimes.com/2025/08/04/tec…

These Big Tech poaching sprees are acqui-hires without the acquisition, and they’re gutting AI startups in the process. Regulators should pay attention. ⚖️ x.com/BW/status/1952…

Promote competition. ⚖️ Protect consumers. 👨‍👩‍👦 Push back on monopoly power. 🛑 That’s our mission at NextGen, and we’re just getting started. Join us: nextgencomp.tech

Loved this from former FTC Commissioner Alvaro Bedoya: policymakers should serve the public, not tech monopolies. Full stop. 🙅🏻‍♂️ Interview here: zeteo.com/p/stop-listeni…

We’re skeptical of Musk’s claims about Grok, but Apple’s App Store gatekeeper power is real. One firm shouldn’t control discovery and payments for billions. ⛔️ businessinsider.com/elon-musk-thre…

A court just ordered Amazon to reveal who bankrolled the antitrust “research” its defense expert cited. 😳 Big Tech will do anything except take accountability. law360.com/articles/23757…

When there’s no real competition, Big Tech turns dark patterns, privacy grabs, and pay-to-play into “business as usual.” 🙄 This behavior only underscores the need to enforce antitrust, unwind gatekeeper lock-ins, and open the market. newrepublic.com/article/198970…

Data centers (that no one asked for) are not only affecting water viability, they’re also making everyday consumers foot the bill. Unacceptable. 😤 apnews.com/article/electr…

.David Dayen of @theprospect highlights Public Citizen’s research documenting just how successful Big Tech flattery has been. 😒 Read more: prospect.org/power/2025-08-…

The White House as the chip czar not only sets a dangerous precedent, it also puts Big Tech at the head of the table. More from Tripp Mickle at The New York Times: nytimes.com/2025/08/13/tec…

Pumped for this lineup: Lina Khan, Jonathan Kanter, Rohit Chopra, and more! Last chance to get early bird tickets for the Anti-Monopoly Summit ⬇️ See you all there! 👋

This true, @afergusonftc? Asking for the millions of consumers who would like to see some Big Tech accountability. x.com/demandprogress…

Tired of Big Tech calling the shots? So are we. We fight for open markets, real choice, and accountability so consumers, workers, and small businesses win. 📈 Join us: nextgencomp.tech

We need guardrails for Big Tech from this administration, not giveaways. Enforce antitrust. ⚖️ Protect consumers. 🙋🏻‍♂️ Fight monopolies. 🥊 x.com/openmarkets/st…

Tell us again how reining in monopoly power actually hurts innovation from and investment in Little Tech. You can’t, largely because Big Tech sucks up talent and successful start-ups before they get the chance to compete. 🙄 realclearmarkets.com/articles/2025/…

Yet another instance of President Trump doing Big Tech’s bidding abroad. Through the weaponization of tariffs, Big Tech is forcing countries like Brazil to cave. 🤦🏻‍♂️ More from Ana Ionova with The New York Times ⬇️ x.com/ana_ionova/sta…