American tech giants like Microsoft are making big bets on data centers in India, which has been weighing laws that would require digital functions to be based on servers housed there.

Billionaires like Google co-founder Larry Page and venture capitalist Peter Thiel are reportedly leaving California because of a proposed wealth tax.

In 2025, the world witnessed an artificial intelligence boom driven by the billion-dollars tech giants’ investment in AI infrastructure. The burgeoning spending in AI chips and cloud

Four mega-cap tech stocks still trade at discounts despite a strong 2025 rally, with AI infrastructure and data center demand setting the stage for 2026 upside.

There are enough examples here to make the start of 2026 noteworthy, and potentially the beginning of a small shift away from the dominance of big brands in mobile tech, where independent brands and creators make less profit-centric, more personalized mobile devices for everyone.