Beijing Blocks Meta’s Manus Grab: The ‘Singapore Wash’ Strategy Hits a Wall
China's move to block Meta's takeover of Manus signals the death of the 'Singapore washing' escape route for Chinese AI founders, leaving Manus's product and Meta's ambitions in limbo.
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Uber’s Dark Plan to Turn Every Driver Into an Unpaid Sensor for Its AV Empire
Uber's plan to turn its driver fleet into a sensor grid for AV companies raises serious questions about consent, privacy,…
The Great Tech Bloodletting of 2025: 22,000+ Workers Sacrificed on the Altar of AI
Tech companies are using AI as a convenient cover for mass layoffs, cutting over 22,000 jobs in early 2025 while…
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Japan Airlines Ropes in Wobbly Humanoid Robots to Fill Airport Jobs. It’s Not Going Great Yet.
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Google’s Privacy Maze: How Gemini Traps You and Your Data
Google's Gemini integration across Workspace traps users in a coercive choice between AI features and genuine privacy, using deliberately hidden…
Google’s $40 Billion Anthropic Bet Is Really a $40 Billion Self-Dealing Loop
Google's $40 billion Anthropic investment is a self dealing loop where Google pays Anthropic, Anthropic pays Google for compute, and…
GitHub Pulls the Plug on Copilot Subsidies, Billing by the Token Starting June 1
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Europe Demands Google Unlock Android for Rival AI Assistants. Google Fights Back.
The EU's DMA investigation concludes Google must grant rival AI assistants equal system level access on Android, a move Google…
When AI Data Centers Become Battlefield Targets: The Gulf’s Cloud War Just Got Real
Iranian drone strikes on AWS and Pure DC data centers have killed the naive notion that AI cloud infrastructure can…
Beijing’s Veto of the Meta Manus Deal Exposes the Cracks in US China Tech Relations
Beijing's order to unwind the $2 billion Meta Manus deal signals the death of the Singapore wash strategy and a…
Robots Are Your New Baggage Handlers at Haneda Airport. Yes, It Is That Awkward
Japan Airlines' Haneda robot test reveals a glaring gap between humanoid hype and the messy reality of airport logistics, where…
Google’s Gemini trap: dark patterns designed to hoover your data
Google's Gemini privacy controls are a labyrinth of dark patterns that force users to choose between AI data extraction and…
Google Pumps $40B Into Anthropic: Cloud Cash for Compute Crunch
This massive investment scheme turns Anthropic's success into a dependency on Google's cloud, forcing the AI startup to pay its…
GitHub’s Copilot Flip Flop: Subsidized AI Coding Is Dead, Metered Mayhem Begins
GitHub is admitting its flat fee Copilot subscription was a financial mirage, forcing heavy users to pay full price for…
