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Sabrina keeps a running list of promises the platforms haven't kept, and she checks it every time one of them makes a new one.
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With voters overwhelmingly backing restrictions in 40 of 41 ballot measures, the tech giants' appetite for expansion is colliding with a surge of community resistance.
Opinion: From secretive NDAs to the depletion of Arizona's water, the rush to build AI data centers is a war on communities that voters are finally starting to win.
Greg Brockman claims the company is gaining ground in the corporate market following a difficult start to 2026.
Industry insiders attempt to frame a sweeping electoral rejection of data centers as a mere 'anti-Trump wave,' but the numbers tell a story of systemic resentment toward unchecked AI growth.
As compute costs drop, industry leaders warn that integrated AI platforms are creating 'walled gardens' that make switching providers nearly impossible.
The all-stock acquisition marks one of the largest tech deals in history, with Nvidia holding significant investments in both companies.
The CRM giant is moving beyond administrative support to integrate AI-driven battlefield logistics into its defense portfolio.
Alphabet, Amazon, and Meta are burning through cash to fund an AI infrastructure arms race, leaving investors to wonder if the returns will ever justify the staggering debt.
As Alphabet, Amazon, and Meta burn through cash to fund an infrastructure arms race, investors are starting to question if the returns will ever justify the debt.
Investors are questioning if AI demand can justify massive infrastructure costs as some firms face widening losses.
While tech giants lead the spending spree, an Apollo Global Management economist warns that AI has delivered zero financial payoff to the rest of the S&P 500.
New AI-generated summaries and chatbot interfaces are replacing traditional search results, leading to significant traffic losses for major news outlets.
Tesla and Meta face investor scrutiny as they pivot toward humanoid robots and new share classes to fuel AI ambitions.
Opinion: By promising a customer-owned robotaxi fleet by 2027, Tesla is attempting to distract from stalling profits and a long history of unfulfilled autonomous driving fantasies.
Q3 2026 earnings reveal a pivot toward AI and cloud services as the company's core space division continues to post operational losses.
Opinion: From stalled vehicles to emergency chaos, autonomous car companies are treating public streets as unregulated labs. It is time for local governments to enforce the law.
The new smart display's hands-free recipe formatting removes the ads and affiliate links that independent food writers rely on for income.
Opinion: By stripping the HomeView of its own app platform and relying on CarPlay, Apple is prioritizing its walled garden over genuine user utility.
Benchmark partners and other investors acknowledge that the race for AI dominance is eroding the long-standing industry rule against backing direct competitors.
By offering $20 million for Character.AI's intellectual property, Disney is prioritizing corporate growth over the safety of the vulnerable users the tech has already failed.
The entertainment giant offered $20 million for intellectual property from a chatbot maker linked to child suicide and legal battles.
The e-commerce giant is expanding its automated workforce with new factories and AI-driven coordination, while critics warn of the impact on human labor.
Opinion: By absorbing the talent and tech of a failed personalized audio startup, Apple isn't just updating its apps—it's building a closed-loop system designed to replace human creativity with algorithmic efficiency.
By utilizing a 'reverse acqui-hire' to absorb talent from a defunct personalized audio startup, Apple is positioning itself to automate the creative pipeline.
President Trump's latest round of national accolades for Big Tech executives reveals a troubling pattern of rewards following billions in political contributions.
The administration is trading the nation's highest scientific accolades for billions in contributions, effectively privatizing American intellectual merit.
The Consumer Technology Association's latest numbers on the 'Genesis Mission' reveal a calculated attempt to trade national security for profit margins.
The tech giant is investing billions in nuclear upgrades as data center demand threatens the stability of the U.S. power grid.
Opinion: The sudden leap to a potential $50 billion valuation for Etched isn't a victory for hardware innovation—it's a symptom of a speculative bubble ignoring the risks of concentrated power.
President Trump establishes a new task force and shifts terminology while major tech CEOs sign a 'morally binding' but non-binding safety agreement.
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order shifting official terminology while major tech CEOs sign a 'morally binding' safety agreement.
By courting corporate elites and stripping away consumer-centric design, Microsoft is retreating to its traditional stronghold to avoid a losing battle for the 'OS for life.'
By allowing the architects of frontier AI to grade their own homework through voluntary audits, the White House is prioritizing 'pal-based' relationships over actual public safety.
A new study reveals that 17 automakers are funneling driver data to advertising and tracking giants, often without consumer knowledge.
Anthropic claims its AI discovered a CRISPR-like enzyme system in just 21 hours. While the company touts human oversight, the vague nature of the discovery suggests a dangerous precedent for AI-driven biotech.
The tech giant launches a conservation collaborative as critics point to a lack of transparency regarding total water consumption in data centers.
Minister Evan Solomon promises billions in potential fines for Big Tech, but gaps in data center mandates raise questions about actual enforcement.
Minister Evan Solomon pitches the Canadian Digital Safety Commission as a powerhouse capable of penalizing Big Tech, yet gaps remain in data center oversight.
Opinion: Minister Evan Solomon promises a watchdog with 'teeth' and billion-dollar fines, but the real test will be whether the government actually dares to penalize Big Tech.
Opinion: Minister Evan Solomon is promising a regulator with 'teeth' to hold Big Tech accountable, but the gap between legislative threats and actual enforcement remains a critical concern.
Residents in Philadelphia and across the U.S. are fighting to prevent energy-hungry AI infrastructure from being built in communities already scarred by industrial pollution.
By opting for a non-binding blueprint over enforceable regulation, the federal government has signaled that the growth of AI hyperscalers takes precedence over public safety and accountability.
Reporting reveals a decade-long strategy by tech giants to embed proprietary tools into public education, creating a cycle of brand dependency under the guise of workforce readiness.
Beyond the $1,999 price tag of the iPhone Duo, Apple is deploying 'Audio Intelligence' and pervasive health tracking to deepen its grip on user data.
The federal government's new guidelines for AI hyperscalers ask for responsibility but lack any mechanism to compel it, leaving the environment at the mercy of Big Tech.
From mislabeling patrons to tracking marginalized groups, the ID-scanning giant's 'flag network' reveals a systemic disregard for consumer data rights.
The AI giant declares the dawn of artificial general intelligence as it unveils its latest model.
Opinion: Despite losing three major antitrust battles, Google remains largely unscathed because the legal system is too timid to impose the one penalty that actually matters: divestiture.
Despite losing three major antitrust battles, Google emerges unscathed as courts refuse to dismantle the company's systemic monopolies.
As Tim Cook exits, Apple's carefully curated environmental legacy faces an existential threat from the insatiable power demands of the generative AI race.
From labeling ill patrons as safety risks to tracking marginalized communities, the ID-scanning giant's data practices reveal a disturbing pattern of unchecked surveillance.
By taxing the very infrastructure required for AI dominance, the administration is creating a contradictory system that rewards foreign investment while kneecapping American innovation.
Opinion: By taxing the very infrastructure required for the AI race, the Trump administration is choosing political theater over the actual requirements of technological dominance.
CEO Jensen Huang claims Nvidia has achieved artificial general intelligence, then immediately dismisses the term as 'senseless'—a tactical pivot that prioritizes profit over proof.
Opinion: Meta is attempting to settle a massive child-safety crisis with a deal that relies on broken verification tech and a payment plan that barely dents its bottom line.
From Amazon's warehouse shredders to Anthropic's 'Project Panama,' Big Tech is strip-mining physical libraries to solve its looming data drought.
From Amazon's Las Vegas warehouse to Anthropic's 'Project Panama,' frontier model developers are treating physical libraries as raw material for training data.
Opinion: From Amazon's warehouse shredders to Anthropic's 'Project Panama,' Big Tech is treating the world's physical libraries as disposable fuel for LLMs.
Reports reveal Amazon and Anthropic are utilizing destructive scanning processes to acquire high-quality training data as digital sources dwindle.
From Amazon's Las Vegas warehouse to Anthropic's 'Project Panama,' frontier model developers are treating the world's physical libraries as raw material for corporate profit.
Amazon and Anthropic are reportedly purchasing bulk quantities of secondhand books to feed hungry LLMs, often destroying the volumes in the process.
The surveillance giant is requiring agencies to use a safety tool to block officers who stalk acquaintances, but critics argue the move fails to address systemic police accountability.
By linking wireless device signatures to license plate records, new surveillance tech allows police to map associations and movements without needing a name.
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