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AI GIANTS RAMP UP LOBBYING SPEND

OpenAI and Anthropic hit record federal lobbying spending in Q2 2026, with Anthropic investing $1.97M (up 26% quarterly) and OpenAI spending $1.2M (up 18%). Meta remains the largest spender among tech firms at $5.99M, though its spending declined 15%.

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Federal lobbying disclosures: Anthropic spent $1.97M in Q2, up 26% QoQ, and OpenAI spent $1.2M, up 18%; Meta remained the largest spender at $5.99M, down 15% (Luke Fountain/CNBC)

Luke Fountain / CNBC: Federal lobbying disclosures: Anthropic spent $1.97M in Q2, up 26% QoQ, and OpenAI spent $1.2M, up…

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Documents: Meta's internal AI incubator is developing an AI model router, similar to OpenRouter's, to cut costs by sending some AI tasks to lower-cost models (Jyoti Mann/The Information)

Jyoti Mann / The Information: Documents: Meta's internal AI incubator is developing an AI model router, similar to OpenR…

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