Meta Withdraws $25 Million from Its Midterms Push NYT: Technology By: Theodore Schleifer 16 October 2026 at 16:58 The company outlined a $65 million budget last year when it embarked on an effort to elect state politicians friendly to the A.I. industry. Β© Gabriela Bhaskar/The New York TimesMetaβs annual conference last month in Menlo Park, Calif. The company received $22 million back from its American Technology Excellence Project and $3 million from a California advocacy group it funded.
Why No One Can Look Away From Elizabeth Holmes NYT: Technology By: Max Read Β· Whitney Jones Β· Vjeran Pavic Β· Chris Wood Β· Dan Powell Β· Rowan Niemisto and Diane Wong 16 October 2026 at 15:28 βI felt like there were some moments in the film where she was just brazenly lying.β Β© Photo Illustration by The New York Times; Image: Philip Cheung for The New York Times