Google’s AI Explains Google’s Monopolistic Practices in Great Detail
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TikTok’s Parent Company Bought a Bunch of Hospitals for $1.5B
This deal marks one of the biggest purchases made since Beijing’s anti-monopoly crackdown on tech companies started, in late 2020. Continue reading TikTok’s Parent Company Bought a Bunch of Hospitals for $1.5B
Via The Department Of Better Late Than Never: Federal Trade Commission Sues Facebook Inc.
Very pleased with this news. Let the Zuckerbergian Chicanery Commence!
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Break up Facebook, cofounder says: it’s an un-American monopoly
During the 2018 “annus horribilis”, users disgusted at privacy flops swore to dump Facebook. But where else is there to go? Continue reading Break up Facebook, cofounder says: it’s an un-American monopoly
Outside of AI, companies are doing less research and more development
If you’ve been following the headlines in the world of AI, you might be fooled into thinking that corporations are doubling down, rather than withdrawing, from pure research. But on the ground, things are considerably more complicated — tech companies are spending more on the development part of R&D while relying more on cash strapped universities to move the needle on… Read More Continue reading Outside of AI, companies are doing less research and more development
Victorians and Fiber, Louisville’s Quest For Fast Internet
It was a dark and stormy afternoon, the kind you get on the east side of the country. I was drinking a coffee, sitting in a camping chair in front of my door, and watching like a hawk for the treacherous cable man to show up. This day there would be no escape. There would be no gently rapping the door with a supple sheepskin leather glove before scurrying away for another union mandated coffee break. I was waiting, I was kind of grumpy, and by God today would be the day. Today would be the day that after hours …read more
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Victorians and Fiber, Louisville’s Quest For Fast Internet
It was a dark and stormy afternoon, the kind you get on the east side of the country. I was drinking a coffee, sitting in a camping chair in front of my door, and watching like a hawk for the treacherous cable man to show up. This day there would be no escape. There would be no gently rapping the door with a supple sheepskin leather glove before scurrying away for another union mandated coffee break. I was waiting, I was kind of grumpy, and by God today would be the day. Today would be the day that after hours …read more
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Retrotechtacular: Tom Carter Revolutionized your Phone
It is hard to remember, but there was a time when you couldn’t hook much to a telephone line except a telephone. Although landlines are slowly falling out of favor, you can still get corded and wireless phones, answering machines, and even dial up modems. Alarm systems sometimes connect to the phone system along with medical monitoring devices and a host of other accessories.
All of that’s possible because of a Texan named Tom Carter. Tom Carter was the David that stood up to one of the biggest Goliath’s of his day: the phone company. The phone company had a …read more
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