Why the global push to break free from Big Tech keeps falling short

In this excerpt from the book “The Rulers: Corporate Power in the Age of AI and the Cloud,” writer Cecilia Rikap examines how Europe, India, Brazil and China are taking on Big Tech companies.

Prime Minister Lawrence Wong’s latest family support package is a familiar strategy for Singapore: make parenthood cheaper and easier in the hope that people will have more children. The record shows there are limits to how much that can actually achieve.