In the absence of some of the firms that are also expected to thrive in an artificial intelligence future, Wall Street’s most powerful collection of stocks — the Magnificent Seven — is looking a tad dated. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/29/tech/magnificent-7-ai-stocks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #nvidia #microsoft #apple #alphabet #amazon #meta #tesla #ai #openai #oracle #openai #chatgpt
der.hans
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***** WARNING REGARDING GOOGLE/ALPHABET *****
#Google (#Alphabet) is reinstating the worst of #YouTube creators who were "permanently" banned for COVID-19 and election integrity misinformation. Alphabet is now saying "Biden made them do the bans."
Clearly, billionaire CEO Sundar -- who we've seen palling around with Trump of course -- has gone full MAGA. Google is purposely conflating -- that is, purposely confusing -- necessary moderation to protect people and elections from masses of misinformation designed to mislead them, often in devastating ways -- from censorship created to suppress specific valid points of view.
There is an enormous difference -- Sundar and his Alphabet minions know this full well. They also know that their Gemini AI is a source of often dangerous misinformation on a planetary scale, and it's likely this has also entered into their recently (in a letter to Congress) announced changes.
Given Google's enthusiastic embrace of MAGA, I do not consider my past statements applauding the security and privacy of user information at Google to be reliable guidance moving forward from now. I have no confidence that Sundar would not quickly (or ultimately) agree to virtually any demands made by the Trump administration, however invasive or illegal they might actually be.
I do not have specific recommendations for alternatives to Google or their services, so please don't ask me for them! But I do recommend keeping the obvious shift in Google's behavior in mind, and you would be wise to assume that they are fully and completely in bed with fascist Trump in many ways -- or soon will be -- absent clear and convincing evidence to the contrary.
If Google/Alphabet wishes to discuss any of this with me and point out any errors in my analysis, they know my email address.
Take care, all.
L
***** WARNING REGARDING GOOGLE/ALPHABET *****
#Google (#Alphabet) is reinstating the worst of #YouTube creators who were "permanently" banned for COVID-19 and election integrity misinformation. Alphabet is now saying "Biden made them do the bans."
Clearly, billionaire CEO Sundar -- who we've seen palling around with Trump of course -- has gone full MAGA. Google is purposely conflating -- that is, purposely confusing -- necessary moderation to protect people and elections from masses of misinformation designed to mislead them, often in devastating ways -- from censorship created to suppress specific valid points of view.
There is an enormous difference -- Sundar and his Alphabet minions know this full well. They also know that their Gemini AI is a source of often dangerous misinformation on a planetary scale, and it's likely this has also entered into their recently (in a letter to Congress) announced changes.
Given Google's enthusiastic embrace of MAGA, I do not consider my past statements applauding the security and privacy of user information at Google to be reliable guidance moving forward from now. I have no confidence that Sundar would not quickly (or ultimately) agree to virtually any demands made by the Trump administration, however invasive or illegal they might actually be.
I do not have specific recommendations for alternatives to Google or their services, so please don't ask me for them! But I do recommend keeping the obvious shift in Google's behavior in mind, and you would be wise to assume that they are fully and completely in bed with fascist Trump in many ways -- or soon will be -- absent clear and convincing evidence to the contrary.
If Google/Alphabet wishes to discuss any of this with me and point out any errors in my analysis, they know my email address.
Take care, all.
L
***** WARNING REGARDING GOOGLE/ALPHABET *****
#Google (#Alphabet) is reinstating the worst of #YouTube creators who were "permanently" banned for COVID-19 and election integrity misinformation. Alphabet is now saying "Biden made them do the bans."
Clearly, billionaire CEO Sundar -- who we've seen palling around with Trump of course -- has gone full MAGA. Google is purposely conflating -- that is, purposely confusing -- necessary moderation to protect people and elections from masses of misinformation designed to mislead them, often in devastating ways -- from censorship created to suppress specific valid points of view.
There is an enormous difference -- Sundar and his Alphabet minions know this full well. They also know that their Gemini AI is a source of often dangerous misinformation on a planetary scale, and it's likely this has also entered into their recently (in a letter to Congress) announced changes.
Given Google's enthusiastic embrace of MAGA, I do not consider my past statements applauding the security and privacy of user information at Google to be reliable guidance moving forward from now. I have no confidence that Sundar would not quickly (or ultimately) agree to virtually any demands made by the Trump administration, however invasive or illegal they might actually be.
I do not have specific recommendations for alternatives to Google or their services, so please don't ask me for them! But I do recommend keeping the obvious shift in Google's behavior in mind, and you would be wise to assume that they are fully and completely in bed with fascist Trump in many ways -- or soon will be -- absent clear and convincing evidence to the contrary.
If Google/Alphabet wishes to discuss any of this with me and point out any errors in my analysis, they know my email address.
Take care, all.
L
#Alphabet/#Google goes full MAGA, blames Biden for YouTube bans, will reverse permanent bans to satisfy Trump
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/google-reinstate-banned-youtube-accounts-censored-political-speech
Google is seeking to avoid a forced sale of part of its online advertising business as the company's latest antitrust trial begins. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/23/tech/google-ad-tech-breakup-antitrust/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #google #alphabet
Fantastische News!
Die Big Tech-Oligarchen treffen sich mit dem lieben Fuehrer im Palast der himmlischen Korruption.
Einzig und allein um unsere Welt zu einem besseren Ort zu machen.
Alphabet’s Google will have to share some search data with competitors but will not have to sell its popular Chrome web browser, a federal judge has ruled in a landmark antitrust case against the search engine operator. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/03/tech/google-chrome-antitrust/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #google #chrome #internet #alphabet #antitrust
Stefano Marinelli
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Breaking up with Big Tech: A human rights-based argument for tackling Big Tech's market power - Amnesty International
https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/POL30/0226/2025/en/
#privacy #bigtech #alphabet #google #meta #microsoft #amazon #apple
Breaking up with Big Tech: A human rights-based argument for tackling Big Tech's market power - Amnesty International
https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/POL30/0226/2025/en/
#privacy #bigtech #alphabet #google #meta #microsoft #amazon #apple
Stefano Marinelli
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The worst part? It's the growing loss of trust in @EUCommission, driven by a dangerous slide into proposals like "Chat Control" and their dystopian approach to age verification which, laughably, would require a Google a/o Apple-approved device and account.
Data, service sovereignty, my ass.
The worst part? It's the growing loss of trust in @EUCommission, driven by a dangerous slide into proposals like "Chat Control" and their dystopian approach to age verification which, laughably, would require a Google a/o Apple-approved device and account.
Data, service sovereignty, my ass.
The rapid data center build-out is driving sales and stock prices of companies from Caterpillar to Trane, but the digital gold rush won’t last forever. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/08/18/world/ai-bubble-bursting/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #ai #artificialintelligence #caterpillar #siemens #microsoft #alphabet#metaplatforms #amazoncom #xai #blackstone
Perplexity bietet Google 34,5 Milliarden US-Dollar für Chrome-Browser
Ein US-Gericht könnte Google demnächst zum Verkauf von Chrome zwingen. Das KI-Start-up Perplexity legt aus heiterem Himmel bereits ein Milliarden-Angebot vor.
#Alphabet#Browser#Chrome#Google#Internet#Kartellrecht#Wettbewerb#Wirtschaft #news
Australia’s internet watchdog says social media firms are still "turning a blind eye” to online child sex abuse material on their platforms, singling out YouTube as having been unresponsive to its inquiries. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/06/tech/australia-regulator-youtube-child-abuse/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #youtube #australia #socialmedia #children #childabuse #apple #google #alphabet #meta #snap #whatsapp
Three Republican House lawmakers on Monday asked the CEOs of Alphabet, Meta, Amazon and Microsoft if they have adopted adequate safeguards to address growing national security concerns on submarine communications cables. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/22/tech/us-tech-ceos-submarine-cables/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #alphabet #facebook #meta #amazon #microsoft #internet #oceans #us #china #russia