Cecilia Rikap
Dr. Cecilia Rikap is an Associate Professor in Economics and the Head of Research at the University College London’s Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose. She has authored Capitalism, Power and Innovation: Intellectual Monopoly Capitalism Uncovered, the recently published Teoría de la Dependencia Digital and co-authored the book The Digital Innovation Race. Her forthcoming book, “The Rulers: Corporate Power in the Age of AI and the Cloud” will be published by Verso Books in 2026.
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Big Tech companies are not merely large corporations; they are political actors and economic planners. Their deep pockets and control over social media and personal data are only the surface of what truly explains their dominance. Their power lies in their dominance over today's control technologies deployed within and beyond the tech sector.