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UK government needs to do more to sort out AI
Published in AI


House of Lords committee wants more competition and less agreeing with Big Tech

A Lords committee is laying into the government, demanding that market competition in artificial intelligence (AI) be made “an explicit policy objective”.

AI takes its toll on Big Tech
Published in AI
Monday, 12 February 2024 10:41

AI takes its toll on Big Tech


Tech giants axe 34,000 jobs

Major tech firms such as Microsoft, Alphabet, PayPal, and eBay have sacked 34,000 workers since the start of 2024 to focus on artificial intelligence (AI), the Financial Times revealed.

Big Tech mulls leaving the UK
Published in News
Monday, 14 August 2023 10:27

Big Tech mulls leaving the UK


Too much post Brexit regulation

Big Tech is considering leaving the UK because they are being swamped with more regulation than they see in the EU.

Social media will allow fake news during the elections
Published in News


Not even worth trying

Big Tech is rolling back all the censorship and policies to curb misinformation ahead of the 2024 election cycle.

Big Tech has convinced investors that AI is the new goldrush
Published in AI


Investors rushing to put cash into AI-based companies

In what could be a huge bubble, investors are rushing to put their savings into companies centered around AI technology. 

Supremes save big tech’s bacon
Published in News
Friday, 19 May 2023 11:30

Supremes save big tech’s bacon


Recommending terrorist content does not make you liable

Big Tech is sighing in relief after the US Supreme Court has declined to consider reinterpreting foundational Internet law Section 230.

Telcos wants Big Tech help to pay for 5G upgrades
Published in Network


Want EU to make it happen

Big tech companies accounting for more than five per cent of a telecoms provider's peak average internet traffic should help fund the rollout of 5G and broadband across Europe, according to a draft proposal by the telecoms industry. 

Big Tech lay-offs are already costing them
Published in AI


19th-century staff management approaches don’t work

Faced with falling margins after the Covid bubble burst, Big Tech let thousands of staff go on the assumption that they could rehire them when things got better at the end of the year, but they might have miscalculated, according an Intuit boss.

Big Tech tries to hire fired workers back
Published in News


At lower rates and without benefits

Some of Seattle's biggest tech companies are trying to hire back recently sacked workers through agencies where they will go back to the same office with less salary and zero company benefits.

Big Tech can steal your face
Published in News
Wednesday, 09 November 2022 11:52

Big Tech can steal your face


And there is nothing you can do about it 

A German activitist, Matthias Marx, claims he has had his face stolen by Clearview AI and his features mapped and monetised by three companies without his permission.