Big Tech

big tech English en Switch to "big tech" as the main lemma and "Big Tech" as the alternative form as per all other "big X" combinations Alternative forms en big tech Etymology en big tech<t:technology>, by analogy with en big pharma Big Pharma, en big oil Big Oil, etc. Noun - Big Tech en informal sometimes derogatory The largest, most dominant, and most prestigious companies in the information technology industry of the United States. en big business en Cecilia Kang; Mike Isaac U.S. and States Say Facebook Illegally Crushed Competition The New York Times 2020-12-09 https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/09/technology/facebook-antitrust-monopoly.html 0362-4331 The lawsuits, filed in the U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia, underscore the growing bipartisan and international tsunami against Big Tech. https://web.archive.org/web/20260211151536/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/09/technology/facebook-antitrust-monopoly.html 11 February 2026 en Adam Satariano Big Fines and Strict Rules Unveiled Against ‘Big Tech’ in Europe The New York Times 2020-12-15 https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/15/technology/big-tech-regulation-europe.html 0362-4331 But the region is no longer alone in its efforts to limit the power of Big Tech. In the United States, regulators sued Facebook last week for illegally squashing competition, and Google was hit with an antitrust lawsuit in October. https://web.archive.org/web/20260115034224/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/15/technology/big-tech-regulation-europe.html 15 January 2026 en Jack Nicas; Davey Alba Amazon, Apple and Google Cut Off Parler, an App That Drew Trump Supporters The New York Times 2021-01-10 https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/09/technology/apple-google-parler.html 0362-4331 “Big tech really wants to kill competition,” John Matze, Parler’s chief executive, said in a text message. https://web.archive.org/web/20260515010042/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/09/technology/apple-google-parler.html 15 May 2026 en Rishi Iyengar Google will stop making video games for its Stadia platform w:CNN Business https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/01/tech/google-stadia-sge-shutdown 2021-02-01 Google is one of several Big Tech firms that has made an aggressive push into gaming in recent years, along with Amazon (AMZN), Apple (AAPL) and Facebook (FB). https://web.archive.org/web/20251008000142/https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/01/tech/google-stadia-sge-shutdown 8 October 2025 Hyponyms en Big Five Big Four FAAMG FAANG FANG Frightful Five GAFA magnificent seven MAMAA Derived terms en alt-tech en adjective-noun compound nouns en Collectives