Bankman-Fried’s Stanford-Connected Backers and the Decline of Tech Prestige
The traditional tech industry that the FTX founder was embedded in is losing its luster.
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Feb 16, 2023 at 6:56 p.m. UTC
Feb 16, 2023
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Tech’s Money Woes: Beginning of the End for Web2?
Gloomy forecasts, mass layoffs and antitrust lawsuits have bruised "Big Tech" over the past year. But that doesn't automatically portend the end of Web2. For Web3 to emerge, we have to address key questions about AI and decentralization.
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Jan 27, 2023 at 5:00 p.m. UTC
Jan 27, 2023
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Responding to the 26 Anti-Crypto Technologists
Crypto makes big claims but it has a small footprint. That’s how it’s supposed to be.
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Jun 2, 2022 at 4:58 p.m. UTC
Jun 2, 2022
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EU Agrees on Law to Curb Online Ads, Strip Illegal Content
The Digital Services Act, targeting big tech firms like Apple and Meta, is viewed as a “constitution for the internet.”
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Apr 25, 2022 at 8:54 a.m. UTC
Apr 25, 2022
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EU Passes Law to ‘Rein In’ Big Tech’s Domination Over Smaller Players
Companies such as Google, Apple, Amazon and Meta could face fines as high as 20% of turnover as the EU seeks to stop “gatekeepers” curbing competition from smaller players.
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Mar 25, 2022 at 10:47 a.m. UTC
Mar 25, 2022
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Facebook, Square, PayPal and Others Told to Hand Over Payments Info to Consumer Finance Watchdog
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau wants to see information about the payments products, plans and practices of Google, Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Square and PayPal.
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Oct 21, 2021 at 3:56 p.m. UTC
Oct 21, 2021
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Big Tech-Issued Stablecoins Could ‘Amplify Shocks’ to Financial System, Says ECB Exec
CBDCs could therefore represent “an anchor of stability,” according to a member of the ECB’s executive board.
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Oct 8, 2021 at 2:19 p.m. UTC
Oct 8, 2021
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As Biden Targets Big Tech, a Reminder That Decentralized Technologies Are Anti-Monopolist
President Biden’s decisive action to promote competition in the U.S. reflects a decreasing public approval of Big Tech.
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Jul 9, 2021 at 7:23 p.m. UTC
Jul 9, 2021
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US Senate Bill Re-Introduces Suspicious Activity Reports for Social Media
The bill would create “suspicious transmission activity reports” for tech platforms.
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Feb 5, 2021 at 9:26 p.m. UTC
Feb 5, 2021
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Cory Doctorow: The Monopoly Web Is Already Here
The science fiction writer on how monopolies came to dominate today's economy and why the orthodoxy of tech criticism is wrong.
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Nov 16, 2020 at 12:35 p.m. UTC
Nov 16, 2020