Crossed Wires: The surprising new socialist inclinations of Big Tech

Daily Maverick | 14.06.2026 22:29
There is a curious conversation that has started in the halls of technology and government power. One that would have been unthinkable even a year ago. It is this: big technology companies, particularly the frontier AI giants, are becoming so powerful and so important to the future economic life of the average citizen, that they are in danger of bursting out of their traditional capitalist corporate skins.