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Meta's AI Data Use Violates Privacy; EU Considers Weakening Regulations
Meta is using user data to train its AI without explicit consent, violating European data protection rules; users can opt out before May 27th, but the EU commission plans to weaken data protection regulations.
Meta's AI Data Use Violates Privacy; EU Considers Weakening Regulations
Meta is using user data to train its AI without explicit consent, violating European data protection rules; users can opt out before May 27th, but the EU commission plans to weaken data protection regulations.
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64% Bias Score
Enshittification": Big Tech's Monopoly on the Internet
The American Dialect Society's 2023 word of the year, "enshittification," describes Big Tech's monopolization of the internet, initially a free resource created by CERN scientists; Cory Doctorow analyzes this, proposing antitrust action and citizen mobilization as solutions.
Enshittification": Big Tech's Monopoly on the Internet
The American Dialect Society's 2023 word of the year, "enshittification," describes Big Tech's monopolization of the internet, initially a free resource created by CERN scientists; Cory Doctorow analyzes this, proposing antitrust action and citizen mobilization as solutions.
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56% Bias Score
The AI Con": Critiquing AI's Hype and its Societal Impacts
Emily M. Bender and Alex Hanna's "The AI Con" criticizes the current AI boom, citing large language models' plagiarism, the replacement of human workers by AI (like the National Eating Disorders Association replacing hotline operators with a chatbot), and the potential for AI-generated content to de...
The AI Con": Critiquing AI's Hype and its Societal Impacts
Emily M. Bender and Alex Hanna's "The AI Con" criticizes the current AI boom, citing large language models' plagiarism, the replacement of human workers by AI (like the National Eating Disorders Association replacing hotline operators with a chatbot), and the potential for AI-generated content to de...
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52% Bias Score
Big Tech's Colonial Analogy: Unchecked Power and the Need for Regulation
Big Tech companies, led by figures like Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg, are increasingly compared to colonial companies due to their monopolistic practices, control over vast populations, and influence on global political discourse; this raises concerns about unchecked power and the need for governme...
Big Tech's Colonial Analogy: Unchecked Power and the Need for Regulation
Big Tech companies, led by figures like Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg, are increasingly compared to colonial companies due to their monopolistic practices, control over vast populations, and influence on global political discourse; this raises concerns about unchecked power and the need for governme...
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64% Bias Score
Big Tech's $320 Billion AI Gamble
Facing potential disruption, Big Tech companies like Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon, and Meta are investing a combined $320 billion in capital expenditures in 2024, a 13-fold increase from a decade ago, primarily to develop AI infrastructure, despite the typically lower returns associated with capital-...
Big Tech's $320 Billion AI Gamble
Facing potential disruption, Big Tech companies like Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon, and Meta are investing a combined $320 billion in capital expenditures in 2024, a 13-fold increase from a decade ago, primarily to develop AI infrastructure, despite the typically lower returns associated with capital-...
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52% Bias Score
US and EU Crackdown on Tech Monopolies: Google, Meta Face Antitrust Battles
The US Department of Justice is suing Google for maintaining a search engine monopoly through anti-competitive practices, while the Federal Trade Commission is suing Meta for acquiring WhatsApp and Instagram to eliminate competition; concurrently, the EU levied fines on Apple and Meta for violating ...
US and EU Crackdown on Tech Monopolies: Google, Meta Face Antitrust Battles
The US Department of Justice is suing Google for maintaining a search engine monopoly through anti-competitive practices, while the Federal Trade Commission is suing Meta for acquiring WhatsApp and Instagram to eliminate competition; concurrently, the EU levied fines on Apple and Meta for violating ...
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52% Bias Score
Romania Loses US Visa-Free Status Amid Concerns of Weakening Global Cooperation
The United States revoked Romania's visa-free travel status, a move deemed political by Romania's foreign ministry; this coincides with concerns about the U.S.'s potential withdrawal from global financial regulation, jeopardizing international cooperation in managing future crises.
Romania Loses US Visa-Free Status Amid Concerns of Weakening Global Cooperation
The United States revoked Romania's visa-free travel status, a move deemed political by Romania's foreign ministry; this coincides with concerns about the U.S.'s potential withdrawal from global financial regulation, jeopardizing international cooperation in managing future crises.
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52% Bias Score
House Bill Proposes 10-Year Moratorium on State AI Regulations
A House bill includes a 10-year moratorium on state AI regulations, opposed by 141 organizations who warn it could leave companies unaccountable for harmful AI applications; the bill cleared a key House committee vote but faces further votes.
House Bill Proposes 10-Year Moratorium on State AI Regulations
A House bill includes a 10-year moratorium on state AI regulations, opposed by 141 organizations who warn it could leave companies unaccountable for harmful AI applications; the bill cleared a key House committee vote but faces further votes.
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56% Bias Score
Delays in EU AI Office Appointments and GPAI Code of Practice
The European Commission's AI Office is delaying the appointment of a lead scientific advisor and the publication of the voluntary Code of Practice on General-Purpose AI (GPAI), despite numerous applications and an August 2nd deadline for GPAI rules, due to extended consultations and criticisms from ...
Delays in EU AI Office Appointments and GPAI Code of Practice
The European Commission's AI Office is delaying the appointment of a lead scientific advisor and the publication of the voluntary Code of Practice on General-Purpose AI (GPAI), despite numerous applications and an August 2nd deadline for GPAI rules, due to extended consultations and criticisms from ...
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32% Bias Score
Apple's AI Threat to Google's Search Dominance
Apple's potential integration of AI into its Safari browser threatens Google's $20 billion annual payment and its dominant search market share, causing Alphabet's stock to drop 7.3% on Wednesday and raising concerns about future profitability.
Apple's AI Threat to Google's Search Dominance
Apple's potential integration of AI into its Safari browser threatens Google's $20 billion annual payment and its dominant search market share, causing Alphabet's stock to drop 7.3% on Wednesday and raising concerns about future profitability.
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40% Bias Score
Apple to Appeal €500 Million EU Fine Under Digital Markets Act
Apple will appeal a €500 million EU fine for violating the Digital Markets Act, arguing the Commission spurned its compliance efforts and decided on the fine months before the official decision; the case will determine the extent of the Commission's guidance obligations under the DMA.
Apple to Appeal €500 Million EU Fine Under Digital Markets Act
Apple will appeal a €500 million EU fine for violating the Digital Markets Act, arguing the Commission spurned its compliance efforts and decided on the fine months before the official decision; the case will determine the extent of the Commission's guidance obligations under the DMA.
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44% Bias Score
S&P Cuts Global GDP Growth Forecast Due to US Tariffs
S\&P Global Ratings lowered its 2025 global GDP growth forecast to 2.7% (from 3%) and 2.6% for 2026 due to US tariffs; US GDP growth is revised down to 1.5% this year, and Italian GDP to 0.5%; the EU is considering increased imports of soy and LNG from the US.
S&P Cuts Global GDP Growth Forecast Due to US Tariffs
S\&P Global Ratings lowered its 2025 global GDP growth forecast to 2.7% (from 3%) and 2.6% for 2026 due to US tariffs; US GDP growth is revised down to 1.5% this year, and Italian GDP to 0.5%; the EU is considering increased imports of soy and LNG from the US.
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40% Bias Score
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