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Big Tech faces financial reckoning if human-level AI doesn’t happen soon
5.7.2024
Sequoia Capital says the industry needs to make up about $600 billion in profit before the current expenditure starts to make sense
Big Tech produced more carbon since 2019 than all Bitcoin mining ever
3.7.2024
U.S. tech firms made huge commitments to “net zero” carbon emissions, but that was before ChatGPT hit the scene
The Prize for Owning Web3 Distribution Is Enormous. Here’s Why It Won’t Go to Big Tech
27.6.2024
Ten years from now, decentralized organizations will be the new leading class, with the FAANGs of the world as specialized service providers. Who will lead distribution is even more intriguing, says Alex Felix, Co-Founder and Chief Investment Officer of CoinFund
Apple holds back AI releases in EU due to Digital Markets rules
21.6.2024
Hundreds of millions of people will be denied access to new Apple features
DePIN networks can disrupt Big Tech and free the internet
30.5.2024
DePIN networks can eat infrastructure the way software consumed most commerce. Akash, Helium and Filecoin are at the forefront of that movement
Apple poaches Google AI staff, creates ‘secretive’ laboratory: Report
30.4.2024
Apple has reportedly been luring experts from Google in its efforts to catch up with Big Tech companies in the race to develop and deploy high-level AI models
UK regulator scrutinizes Big Tech's role in AI industry
24.4.2024
Regulatory scrutiny is intensifying in the U.K. as Big Tech’s deepening involvement in the AI sector raises concerns over competition and market dominance
UK Competition and Markets Authority Raises Alarms Over Big Tech’s AI Dominance
12.4.2024
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) of the United Kingdom, under the direction of Sarah Cardell, has voiced its dissatisfaction with AI Foundation Models (FMs) that are owned by a small number of tech companies.
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EU Launches Probe into Tech Giants Apple, Google, Meta, and Amazon Over Digital Markets Act Violations
25.3.2024
The European Commission has begun an extensive investigation targeted at Apple, Amazon, Alphabet, and Meta over non-compliance practices under the new Digital Markets Act (DMA). The notice of the inquiry was disclosed by the commission on March 25, and it represents the EU’s first major attempt...
European Commission Grills Big Tech on AI Risks to Elections: Deepfakes, Misinformation in Focus
15.3.2024
On March 14, the European Commission formally enquired into strategies adopted by big tech companies to mitigate generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) risks capable of misleading voters. The commission has given the companies an April 3 deadline to provide documents and information.
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Legendary Investor Stanley Druckenmiller Dumps Big Tech, Bets on AI and Gold
19.2.2024
Stanley Druckenmiller, the legendary investor who was part of George Soros’ Quantum Fund, has dumped traditional tech stocks while putting funds into gold mining companies and artificial intelligence (AI) shares. According to filings, he sold Amazon, Alphabet (Google), and Broadcom stocks...
Big Tech Has Put Our Future at Risk. It’s Time to Fight Back
28.11.2023
The internet was supposed to make us more liberated and healthier. Instead, it stole our data, freedom and mental health, says Project Liberty Founder Frank McCourt, who’s advancing a new digital infrastructure to support a better web and better world
Bitcoin's 14% Weekly Gain Signals 'End of an Era' as Big Tech Dumps, Analyst Says
27.10.2023
Bitcoin's advance this week coupled with gains across all digital asset sectors, highlighting the breadth of the crypto rally
'Long Big Tech' Remains the Most Crowded Trade, BofA Fund Manager Survey Shows
20.10.2023
This has repercussions for the crypto market, not necessarily good ones, one observer said
CFPB examines Big Tech's role in mobile payment systems ahead of rulemaking
7.9.2023
The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has focused the role of Apple and Google in mobile payments with a critical eye
How to become a ‘Blockchain Radical,’ according to podcaster Joshua Dávila
9.8.2023
Despite its libertarian reputation, author and podcaster Joshua Dávila, aka The Blockchain Socialist, believes crypto is for everyone — including the Left
'Keep Australia safe': Dystopian draft bill against 'misinformation' unveiled
26.6.2023
The proposed legislation could have serious implications for free speech in Australia says Shadow Communications Minister David Coleman
Crypto Biz: EU looks under the hood of Big Tech algorithms, Musk’s TruthGPT and more
21.4.2023
This week’s Crypto Biz explores the fast-growing AI market, MicroStrategy’s integration with Bitcoin Lightning Network, and Microsoft's efforts to power AI development
EU sets up research hub to analyze Big Tech's AI algorithms
19.4.2023
The research unit will be tasked with auditing the AI-backed algorithms used by large technology firms such as Google and Meta
A Technologist’s Approach to Explaining What Crypto Fixes
18.4.2023