Techies may be heroes in Silicon Valley. But in D.C., they’re just another special interest--and they’re finally coming to accept that.

This year’s tech activism revealed a rookie misunderstanding: To win in D.C., you must show some respect.

The bipartisan giving of free-spirit companies: a primer

Sharpening agendas, hiring lobbyists, and courting Republicans? Yes, techies: D.C. is a long way from California.

In lobbying spending, one company reigns supreme.

An interview with Jack Krumholtz, Microsoft's first lobbyist, who was with the company from 1995 to 2009.

1982
The Department of Justice dismisses a 13-year-long anti-trust case against IBM, after seeking to break up its alleged monopoly. Despite being deemed "without merit," the case drained millions in resources and changed the company's practices.

1992
The Scientific and Advanced-Technology Acts opens the NSFNET--then, the backbone of the Internet--to other non-government and research networks, giving birth to the modern Internet.

The three elections that may matter most to the Valley.

How tech lobbies pols while also selling their services.

In lobbying, strangers can become the best of partners. Here are five of Big Tech’s most valued causes, and the outside group who is helping with the push.