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Big Tech call center workers face pressure to accept home surveillance
Colombia-based call center workers who provide outsourced customer service to some of the nation’s largest companies are being pressured to sign a contract that lets their employer install cameras in their homes to…
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Republican Confidence in Big Business, Tech Declines, Poll Finds | Politics
Big business and tech have lost the confidence of Republicans over the last year, a sharp reduction from just a year ago, a new poll shows. The Gallup poll found that the percentage…
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How a low-profile Senate vote could spell trouble for Big Tech
Big Tech just found out how many allies it has in the Senate for the industry’s fight against antitrust enforcement, and it wasn’t so encouraging for the likes of Amazon and others. Not…
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Inside the fight to reclaim AI from Big Tech’s control
Among the world’s richest and most powerful companies, Google, Facebook, Amazon, Microsoft, and Apple have made AI core parts of their business. Advances over the last decade, particularly in an AI technique called…
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‘Big Brother is hard at work’
iphone infrared photos A social media post that made a disturbing claim about certain smartphones went viral in May, but thankfully, it’s completely untrue. TikTok user @briethomason said in a video that iPhones…
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‘Antitrust’ by Amy Klobuchar, and ‘The Tyranny of Big Tech’ by Josh Hawley
Would you like to read a U.S. senator’s book about antitrust law? No? How about two U.S. senators’ books about antitrust law? Senator Josh Hawley, Republican of Missouri, and Senator Amy Klobuchar, Democrat…
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Hawley to introduce bill to ‘bust up’ Big Tech, targeting companies like Google and Amazon
Sen. Josh Hawley on Monday will introduce a bill to “bust up” Big Tech, which will target massive companies like Google and Amazon, including by banning them from simultaneously running an online marketplace and selling goods…
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