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For an industry that we’re told is central to our collective future, the artificial intelligence (AI) industry increasingly seems to be built on a combination of artificially inflated hopes and …
Wall Street Is Getting Very Nervous About AI Read More
“The growth sucks.” That’s how Alex Karp, the CEO and co-founder of Palantir Technologies, described the company’s performance in Europe. He said this on August 3 to shareholders, while his …
Armies, healthcare systems and intelligence services: 11 European countries already have multimillion-dollar contracts with Palantir Read More
If supremacy in artificial intelligence was an Olympic discipline, there would only be two serious contenders for gold on current trajectories: the US and China. The European Union, as has been the …
EU pushes homegrown AI agenda as US, China retain lead Read More
Far-right populists worldwide are using AI to bypass traditional media gatekeepers and spread disinformation at scale. Nowhere is that more true than Brazil, which has been rocked by political disinformation …
‘Digital Armies’ and Disinformation: How Big Tech Is Hitting Brazil’s Upcoming Election Read More
BRUSSELS — Amid fears that AI models could destroy humanity, top European tech leaders and cybersecurity experts have an increasingly loud response: Ignore the hype, and get on with the …
Don’t believe the doomers: Europe’s tech industry slams AI panic Read More
Marginalized communities and creators are forming data cooperatives to claw back control from Big Tech’s scraping practices. These grassroots collectives ensure that local communities — not Silicon Valley — dictate …
Fed up with Big Tech, communities turn to data collectives for control Read More
Far-right AI war firm Palantir has won yet another UK contract. This time the genocide-linked company’s software will manage guns, explosives, and even poisons held by the British state. The …
Palantir wins contract to manage UK’s guns, explosives, and poisons Read More
Amazon $AMZN -0.80% Web Services (AWS) is showering the U.S. government with discounts. Federal agencies will receive up to $1 billion in credits to be used on cloud services, modernization, and training through …
Amazon Web Services to cut the U.S. government a $1 billion break Read More
Chinese tech giants are quietly shrinking their workforce — echoing a pattern playing out in Silicon Valley. In 2025, e-commerce major Alibabai reduced its head count by 34% as it continues to axe …
The quiet layoffs sweeping China’s tech giants Read More
A US spytech firm deeply embedded in the most sensitive areas of the British state is being scrutinised as part of the fallout from the latest tranche of documents related …
What Is Palantir? How a US Spytech Firm Penetrated the British State Read More