Big tech faces increasing scrutiny in Europe.

### Executive Summary: This briefing summarizes growing national and European scrutiny of Big Tech—highlighting probes into AI chatbots and alleged AI-generated explicit content, potential fines and regulatory shifts—and recaps the State of the Net conference discussions on AI governance, energy infrastructure for AI, and broadband policy, plus noteworthy stories including the Pentagon's review of Anthropic, Texas's lawsuit against TP-Link, and the Supreme Court's adoption of conflict-check software.