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Marcus keeps a running list of promises the platforms haven't kept, and he checks it every time one of them makes a new one.
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A new Home Office contract reveals a staggering surge in spending that cements US hyperscaler dominance, despite internal warnings about vendor lock-in and a vanishing sense of digital sovereignty.
A new planning notice reveals a massive price jump for UK cloud services, highlighting Whitehall's struggle with US tech dependency.
A landmark victory against Meta and Google proves that while financial penalties are a rounding error, the real win is exposing the machinery of addiction.
Industry insiders are framing the overwhelming voter rejection of AI infrastructure as a partisan quirk to dodge regulatory accountability.
While branding itself as the ethical alternative in AI, Anthropic's S-1 filing reveals a staggering mountain of compute debt and 'fuzzy' accounting that contradicts its public image.
As Marvell moves to acquire Lumentum in a $115 billion bet on AI connectivity, the GPU giant's strategic investments reveal a deeper play for hardware dominance.
While marketing a fortress of security to the public, Proton leadership is allegedly pushing engineers to abandon 'handcrafted' code in a desperate bid for revenue growth.
As Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, and Microsoft pour hundreds of billions into infrastructure, investors are starting to ask if the returns will ever justify the staggering debt and negative cash flow.
As Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, and Microsoft double down on infrastructure spending, investors are beginning to question if the AI gold rush is cannibalizing the very core businesses funding the boom.
Opinion: CEO Andy Yen is trading Proton's security legacy for 'AI velocity,' creating a culture of fear where perception outweighs truth.
ChatGPT is directing frustrated users to 404 Media for technical support, highlighting the systemic failure of Big Tech's customer service models.
Analysis of how the AI gold rush is concentrating wealth among the 'Magnificent Seven' while leaving the rest of the S&P 500 with mounting costs and stagnant margins.
While the tech giants promise a democratized revolution, data from Apollo Global Management and other firms suggest AI is merely a wealth transfer mechanism.
By orchestrating a 'reverse acquihire' through bankruptcy court, the entertainment giant is attempting to secure cutting-edge AI tech while leaving the victims of the platform's safety failures in the dust.
By orchestrating a 'reverse acquihire' through bankruptcy, Disney is attempting to seize Character.AI's tech and talent while leaving the victims of the startup's safety failures in the dust.
By automating the 'essentials' of online recipes, Apple is dismantling the economic engine that sustains independent food creators.
By pricing out the simple fix, Apple ensures that hardware churn remains the only viable path for consumers facing skyrocketing device costs.
A leaked donor list reveals NVIDIA, Apple, and a swarm of Big Tech firms are funding a $600 million White House ballroom, raising urgent questions about regulatory favors and the cost to taxpayers.
A new report funded by US cloud monopolies attempts to bulldoze European digital independence with modeled 'catastrophe' figures.
The entertainment giant seeks a license for chatbot intellectual property despite previously accusing the company of harming children.
The e-commerce giant is expanding its automated workforce through new factories and AI-driven coordination, raising concerns over the pace of human labor.
The tech giant is bringing on former NotebookLM developers and licensing intellectual property from the shuttered personalized audio startup.
ICANN reveals 1,615 applications for new generic top-level domains, sparking a corporate scramble for the internet's naming architecture.
President Trump granted the National Medal of Science and the National Medal of Technology and Innovation to executives who have contributed billions to his administration and affiliated causes.
President Trump's latest wave of scientific honors aligns perfectly with billions in corporate contributions.
When Big Tech ignores the geopolitical realities of the West Bank, 350,000 people are forced to rely on a Telegram group for their basic safety.
Under the guise of green investment, Google is pouring billions into aging nuclear plants to feed an insatiable AI appetite that is pushing the U.S. power grid to the brink.
By acquiescing to Donald J. Trump's mandate to scrub 'artificial intelligence' from the lexicon, Silicon Valley's elite have passed a loyalty test and failed a backbone test.
The sudden pivot from 'Artificial Intelligence' to 'Super Intelligence' isn't a scientific evolution—it's a calculated surrender to the White House.
President Trump's executive order to rename artificial intelligence is being viewed as a calculated power play that the industry's most powerful executives failed to resist.
CEO Satya Nadella shifts focus away from consumer-style AI interfaces toward a rigid enterprise model to appease IT administrators.
By letting Big Tech write their own rulebooks under the guise of voluntary safety tests, the White House is prioritizing billionaire bonds over actual AI accountability.
Six of nine advisory board members quit the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism, alleging a push to eliminate independent oversight.
Unsealed court filings suggest Microsoft and OpenAI viewed the mass ingestion of internet data as a disruption of the very supply chain their models rely on.
Internal documents reveal a 'doom loop' where AI giants knowingly vacuum up creative labor to build products that destroy their own supply chain.
With the Muse Charm and AI-integrated glasses, Meta is building a proprietary hardware ecosystem designed to weave surveillance and agentic AI into the fabric of daily life.
As the new Prime Minister faces a fractured party and public outcry, the decision to keep or cut a £330 million contract with a U.S. 'spytech' firm has become a geopolitical flashpoint.
Internal divisions within the Labour government mount as officials weigh the risks of terminating a £330 million healthcare data contract.
Opinion: Amazon has traded curation for chaos, leaving customers to navigate a minefield of fake discounts and sketchy sellers.
Opinion: Palantir's hiring of Tom Watson is a transparent attempt to secure a precarious £330 million contract through political influence, not technical innovation.
While OpenAI markets a seamless AI experience, 404 Media reveals a hidden workforce of contractors peering into the private confessions of millions.
As Big Tech races for AI dominance, the cost of 'innovation' is being offloaded onto communities already scarred by industrial pollution.
Industry leaders pledge a development slowdown, but critics argue the move is designed to stifle competition and open-source innovation.
Under the guise of 'safety' and 'pacing the frontier,' the titans of AI are drafting the rules of their own oversight to stifle competition.
By treating digital services as products with safety standards, Australia's 'digital duty of care' offers a path to reclaim public consciousness from Big Tech's profit-driven experiments.
By treating digital feeds like consumer products and algorithms like safety hazards, the Australian government is attempting to shift power from Big Tech boardrooms back to the individual user.
New legislation aims to give users control over their feeds and establish safety standards for digital services.
A pattern of regulatory hesitation and political pressure is allowing a handful of US tech giants to monopolize Britain's digital infrastructure.
A lack of political will and a neutered regulator are paving the way for a handful of overseas monopolies to stifle British innovation.
A coalition of over 100 tech giants warns of a looming AI-driven cyber crisis, proposing a solution that looks suspiciously like more of the same products they've been selling for years.
More than 100 companies, including the architects of current AI and cloud systems, claim existing security is failing and call for more AI to combat the crisis.
Data reveals a precipitous drop in self-hosted email servers, handing two tech giants a systemic chokehold over global communication.
A landmark federal case involving 29 state attorneys general seeks to dismantle the design loops Meta uses to hook children, moving beyond mere financial settlements.
A federal civil case involving 29 state attorneys general could force Meta to dismantle the engagement loops designed to hook young users.
Opinion: As Meta faces a landmark federal trial over child safety, it becomes clear that the company's failure to protect minors is a calculated choice, not a technical oversight.
By leveraging AI-driven buying power to corner the supply chain, Big Tech is transforming enterprise hardware from a purchasable asset into a permanent subscription.
Neurotechnology is advancing from decoding thoughts to manipulating perceptions, raising alarms over the potential for human cognitive control.
A public prediction record for Marcus Whitfield’s calls is coming soon.