Big Tech

Big Tech

DOJ Pressures Google to Adopt ‘Sharing is Caring’ Data Ethos

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To Google, user search data is the all-important secret sauce that enables it to innovate and outperform rivals.

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Special Report: Meta’s Many Changes

In the 20 years since Facebook was first formed, Meta has morphed into something far larger than a simple social media platform.

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Energy

Google Announces Massive Wind Farm Deal

Google announced it is signing power purchase agreements with two offshore wind farms to power its data centers in Europe.

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Big Tech

Amazon Could Soon Be On the Hook for Everything it Sells

The US Consumer Product Safety Commission wants Amazon to assume liability for items sold by third-party vendors.

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Big Tech

Apple Leads Manufacturing Pivot to India

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Apple shifting production to India is just the latest sign that the world’s most populous nation may be a winner in global trade reordering.

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Google Patent Could Track Users Based on Wi-Fi Connection

This tech could be used for automatic control of certain devices in a building, but also may present privacy concerns.

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Apple Wants Rules on Side-Loaded Apps

The tech giant is trying to charge its way through new European rules governing app-store monopolies.

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Nvidia May Want AI to Create Its Own Data

While the proposed tech could save a lot of resources in AI training, it faces major problems if it can reproduce biases and inaccuracies.

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Technology

IBM Joins Tech Giants Pouring Billions into US Production

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IBM is booting up its domestic production, setting aside $150 billion to make computers in the US over the next five years.

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Apple Seeks Patent for Health-Based Trigger Warnings

The filing adds to its ever-growing health tech capabilities — and its growing mountain of data to keep safe.

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Amazon’s Factory Robot Patent Could Fight Understaffing

This kind of patent is particularly significant amid the company’s ongoing battles with workers aiming to unionize.

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Google’s May Want to Keep Closer Track of User Hand Movements

Despite layoffs in its hardware and AR departments, the company has filed a number of patent applications for extended reality tech.

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Big Tech

What Does Google’s Search Monopoly Mean in the Age of AI?

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Back in 2020, Google’s huge market share of the internet search market hovered at about 92% by most metrics

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