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Data Lake’s Consent-to-Earn: A Revolutionary Model for Data Monetization?
19.11.2022
During the last decade or so, data has become a hot topic and often a controversial one. As a result of Big Tech abuses and government-led collection schemes, people’s data is mined continuously and in ever-increasing amounts. Almost all of this is done without the consent of the individual...
Meta joins big tech layoffs, lets go of 11,000 employees
9.11.2022
The Facebook parent company announced it will let go of approx. 13% of its current workforce in the first mass layoff in the company’s history
Can You Believe It? Bitcoin Looks Stable – Green, Even – as Big Tech Stocks Fall Apart
30.10.2022
While a repeat of the super-rally seen in the second half of 2021 might not be likely, that era did come to mind last week as bitcoin showed strength. Crypto Long & Short is CoinDesk's weekly newsletter featuring insights, news and analysis for the professional investor
Metaverse losses top $3.6B for Meta with spending set to increase
27.10.2022
The tech giant is just over $500 million away from topping its more than $10 billion Metaverse department losses in 2021, but it said its spending will only grow next year
Microstrategy Outperforms Every Asset Class and Big Tech Stock Since Adopting Bitcoin Strategy, Says CEO
4.8.2022
Microstrategy (MSTR) has “outperformed every asset class and big tech stock” since the company adopted a bitcoin strategy and started accumulating the cryptocurrency in its corporate treasury, says CEO Michael Saylor. The pro-bitcoin executive will be stepping down as the CEO...
Crypto.com rolls out Google Pay integration as Big Tech continues to embrace crypto
21.7.2022
Google Pay users are given another avenue to cryptocurrency markets as Crypto.com integrates its payment functionality for purchases
Big Tech Joins Hands to 'Foster' the Creation of Metaverse Standards
22.6.2022
Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia, Sony, as well as 33 other tech giants racing to build the metaverse have formed a group to create the infrastructure for an interoperable metaverse.
Dubbed The Metaverse Standards Forum, the new initiative aims to introduce interoperability and cross-compatibility...
The creator economy will explode in the Metaverse, but not under Big Tech’s regime
4.5.2022
Independent creators and artists should feel empowered by decentralization and not play by Big Tech’s rules, especially in the Metaverse
EU Passes Law to 'Rein In' Big Tech’s Domination Over Smaller Players
25.3.2022
Companies such as Google, Apple, Amazon and Meta could face fines as high as 20% of turnover as the EU seeks to stop “gatekeepers” curbing competition from smaller players
The Rise of Illegal Crypto Mining Hijackers – And Big Tech’s Response
23.3.2022
Cloud vendors are fighting back against cryptojacking, but the hijackers are getting more sophisticated
Study: US Financial Advisors Expect Proportion of Crypto Holding Clients to Increase by 60%
31.1.2022
According to the findings of a new survey, the number of financial advisors currently counseling crypto holding clients is expected to double from the current two out of ten or 20% to 44% by the end of 2022. Only Four Percent Expect the Number of Crypto Holding Clients to Decrease The number...
Donald Trump Says Crypto Is ‘Very Dangerous’ — Warns of ‘Explosion Like We’ve Never Seen’
22.12.2021
Former U.S. President Donald Trump says that crypto is “a very dangerous thing.” Commenting on cryptocurrencies, he warned of “an explosion someday” that will “make the big tech explosion look like baby stuff.” He also talked about his new social media...
The Sandbox co-founder wants to defend Metaverse against Big Tech
14.12.2021
The Big Tech holds the monopoly in Web 2.0, something the Web 3.0 technologies such as Metaverse and crypto are trying to break
Australia to Regulate Crypto Sector as Part of Payments Reform
8.12.2021
The government of Australia is preparing to comprehensively regulate the activities of cryptocurrency exchanges and custodians. The push is part of a major overhaul, aimed at preserving the country’s sovereignty over its payments system, which will also affect providers like Apple...
What Facebook’s rebranding tells us about Big Tech’s ‘Game of Platforms’
8.12.2021
While built on the idea of connectivity, the Metaverse could instead break the internet apart, but the solution lies in how the business is done
The ‘Holding Billionaires Accountable’ Lie — Media, Big Tech Fact Checkers Mischaracterize Angst Toward Biden’s Tax Proposal
17.10.2021
U.S. citizens and financial institutions are concerned about the Biden administration’s goals to get banks to report to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) aggregate inflows from a customer’s bank account annually that exceed $600. Mainstream media is reporting and Big Tech’s...
Facebook Down, Bank of America Researches Crypto, Bitcoin Mining Difficulty + More News
4.10.2021
> that they are "aware that some people are having trouble accessing Facebook app" and that they are "working to get things back to normal as quickly as possible." (Learn more:
Can You Trust Centralized Big Tech?
3.10.2021
sam-detection-delayed/">announce a delay. Apple, Facebook, Google and other companies have long scanned customers’ images that are stored on the companies’ servers for this material. Scanning data on users’ devices is a signif
Dapper Labs and Flow Blockchain to Get a Boost From Big Tech as Studio Partners With Google
15.9.2021
Google is joining forces with the blockchain firm Dapper Labs in order to help bolster Web3 development, blockchain gaming, and non-fungible token (NFT) technology. The blockchain company’s CEO Roham Gharegozlou tweeted about the deal on Tuesday noting that the firm was “amped...
Ethereum alone not enough to disrupt Big Tech: Jack Dorsey
13.8.2021
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey is doubling down on his Ether-skepticism by downplaying the network's potential to shake up the world of the social media giants