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The Register: Hungry hyperscalers boosted Cisco’s AI sales by a cool billion bucks

Aug 14, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/14/cisco_q4_2025/ Source: The Register Title: Hungry hyperscalers boosted Cisco’s AI sales by a cool billion bucks Feedly Summary: Big Tech is spending vastly more on AI infrastructure but Switchzilla thinks its piece of the pie will be fat and juicy Cisco sold twice as much AI kit as it forecast during its 2025…

AlgorithmWatch: The AI Revolution Comes With the Exploitation of Gig Workers

Aug 9, 2025

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Source URL: https://algorithmwatch.org/en/ai-revolution-exploitation-gig-workers/ Source: AlgorithmWatch Title: The AI Revolution Comes With the Exploitation of Gig Workers Feedly Summary: Business process outsourcing (BPO) companies manage the human work behind AI development. However, they face accusations of worker exploitation, underpayment and wage theft. Big tech companies benefit from this work model. AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary**:…

Slashdot: Citizen Lab Director Warns Cyber Industry About US Authoritarian Descent

Aug 7, 2025

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Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/08/06/228248/citizen-lab-director-warns-cyber-industry-about-us-authoritarian-descent?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Citizen Lab Director Warns Cyber Industry About US Authoritarian Descent Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text concerns Ron Deibert, director of Citizen Lab, who is alerting the cybersecurity community to the increasing fusion of technology and authoritarianism, emphasizing the role of Big Tech in this…

Slashdot: Universal Pictures To Big Tech: We’ll Sue If You Steal Our Movies For AI

Aug 6, 2025

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Source URL: https://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/25/08/06/1648215/universal-pictures-to-big-tech-well-sue-if-you-steal-our-movies-for-ai?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Universal Pictures To Big Tech: We’ll Sue If You Steal Our Movies For AI Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Universal Pictures is implementing a legal warning in its films to prevent AI systems from utilizing their titles for training purposes, reflecting a proactive stance in safeguarding…

The Register: Europe’s AI crackdown starts this week and Big Tech isn’t happy

Jul 30, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/30/eu_ai_act/ Source: The Register Title: Europe’s AI crackdown starts this week and Big Tech isn’t happy Feedly Summary: Users and developers struggle to comply as situation evolves It is a little more than four years since the European Union first proposed legislation to govern tech companies that build AI systems and how users…

Wired: Big Tech Asked for Looser Clean Water Act Permitting. Trump Wants to Give It to Them

Jul 29, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/big-tech-asked-for-looser-clean-water-act-permitting-trump-wants-to-give-it-to-them/ Source: Wired Title: Big Tech Asked for Looser Clean Water Act Permitting. Trump Wants to Give It to Them Feedly Summary: New AI regulations suggested by the White House mirror changes to environmental permitting suggested by Meta and a lobbying group representing firms like Google and Amazon Web Services. AI Summary and…

The Register: Trump AI plan rips the brakes out of the car and gives Big Tech exactly what it wanted

Jul 24, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/24/ai_trump_plan_/ Source: The Register Title: Trump AI plan rips the brakes out of the car and gives Big Tech exactly what it wanted Feedly Summary: ‘Build, baby, build’, and forget about regulation and wokeness is the gist of it The White House on Wednesday announced its AI Action Plan, unveiling a sweeping anti-regulatory…

AlgorithmWatch: Open call to apply for AlgorithmWatch’s reporting fellowship on AI and power

Jul 10, 2025

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Source URL: https://algorithmwatch.org/en/open-call-algorithmwatch-fellowship/ Source: AlgorithmWatch Title: Open call to apply for AlgorithmWatch’s reporting fellowship on AI and power Feedly Summary: For a fifth time, AlgorithmWatch is looking for new Algorithmic Accountability Reporting fellows. Apply now if you have research ideas concerning the relation between Artificial Intelligence and power and its consequences. The application deadline is…

Scott Logic: GenAI sustainability: a review of the 2025 numbers

Jul 9, 2025

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Source URL: https://blog.scottlogic.com/2025/07/09/genai-sustainability-a-review-of-the-2025-numbers.html Source: Scott Logic Title: GenAI sustainability: a review of the 2025 numbers Feedly Summary: A year after predicting GenAI’s sustainability crisis, the 2024/25 financial data tells a concerning story. OpenAI’s $10 billion revenue comes with $5 billion losses, whilst Anthropic burns $3-4 billion annually. With the sector consuming over $100 billion in…

The Register: EU businesses want a pause on AI regulations so they can cope with unregulated Big Tech players

Jul 4, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/04/eu_businesses_push_for_freedom/ Source: The Register Title: EU businesses want a pause on AI regulations so they can cope with unregulated Big Tech players Feedly Summary: Mistral fears continental companies may not get time to escape ‘distant, behemoth corporations’ French AI business Mistral on Thursday announced an initiative called “AI for Citizens,” which it says…

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