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Google and OpenAI have signed a letter supporting open weight models, aligning most big tech companies against Anthropic's stance.
Librarians are hosting popular 'Avoiding AI' workshops to teach people how to disable AI features like Apple Intelligence and Gemini, addressing frustration with forced AI adoption.
Researchers accuse TikTok, Meta, and X of failing to provide legally required data under the EU's Digital Services Act, hindering investigations into disinformation campaigns such as the one involving Romanian politician Calin Georgescu.
Analyzes whether massive AI infrastructure spending by Big Tech could become a balance-sheet trap if demand doesn't justify the costs.
Harvard historian Dr. Jill Lepore discusses her book 'The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State,' arguing that backlash against AI is essential as she critiques the dehumanizing effects of systemic measurement and the rise of Big Tech.
Recently, major companies like miHoYo, Alibaba DAMO Academy, and China Merchants Bank have released a large number of new AI positions, with no degree restrictions and even targeting freshmen. AI talent is extremely scarce.
A commentary highlighting the irony of Big Tech companies complaining about model distillation as an existential threat, given that their own empires were built on web scraping.
An interview with Gowanus, a puppet representing the Luddite movement, discussing the Summer of Ludd festival and the growing anti-Big Tech sentiment, especially among Gen Z.
California's Assembly Bill 1709 would require social media companies to remove addictive features like infinite scroll for underage users by 2028, or block access for kids under 16, aiming to curb compulsive use while preserving online community access.
Microsoft, Amazon, and Google's combined carbon emissions have risen nearly 20% in the past year to 119 million metric tonnes, driven by datacentre construction for AI. This represents about a third of France's annual emissions, reversing earlier progress toward climate goals.
European governments are building digital ID wallets that rely on Google and Apple's proprietary safety services (Play Integrity and Managed Device Attestation), which cements the duopoly's control and excludes alternative operating systems. This contradicts EU goals of digital sovereignty and interoperability.
The US ban benchmark has been updated, highlighting a close competition between two major technology companies.
Argues that OpenAI and Anthropic will not survive long term because big tech companies like Google, Microsoft, and Apple have larger ecosystems and can offer better free tiers, similar to Dropbox's decline.
The article argues that the real danger of AI is not AI enslaving humanity, but AI being captured by governments and Big Tech for the benefit of a few, and calls for freeing AI for everyone.
Apple has raised prices on MacBook Pro, iPad Air, and HomePod Mini, attributing the increases to AI industry demand for RAM. Analysts explain that memory manufacturers prioritize AI data centers over consumer devices, leading to sustained component shortages and price hikes.
Cory Doctorow argues the current AI bubble is driven by capital seeking to replace high-wage workers with low-quality algorithms, and emphasizes collective bargaining over copyright to protect workers.
A compiled roadmap showing how engineers at Google, Microsoft, Meta, Amazon, and Netflix build real systems.
The article reports that major Hollywood studios have declined to distribute Luca Guadagnino's film 'Artificial' about Sam Altman's ouster from OpenAI, following Amazon MGM's withdrawal, raising concerns about Big Tech's influence on critical storytelling.
Big Tech companies are increasingly borrowing through bond sales to fund AI infrastructure, a shift from their traditional cash-rich funding model, as the Fed's rate policy makes debt more expensive.
An opinion piece arguing that US big tech companies should not be invited to discussions about European digital autonomy, as their interests conflict with reducing dependence on them.