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As AI data centres grow, we must avoid ‘digital extrativism’ in the Global South Artificial intelligence (AI) has been presented by its supporters as the great promise of the 21st century, capable of revolutionising

This article discusses the harms that the global South faces with the expansion of AI development, mentioning how we must avoid a situation of "digital extractivism" that strains natural resources away from residents and the environment to data centres
www.brasildefato.com.br/2025/03/29/2...

Not to be overly political, but it is astounding how a compromise of data at this scale can happen to a country like the United States, and that is was relatively easy to find this information.

Reinforcing EU merger control against the risks of acquisitions by big tech The burden of proving that a merger is not anti-competitive should be shifted onto gatekeepers

This policy brief discusses how the EU's merger control system needs strengthening to address the risks posed by big tech acquisitions of smaller but potentially disruptive companies. It advocates for shifting the burden of proof to the acquisition companies
www.bruegel.org/policy-brief...

I think there is a very clear divide between people who are apprehensive about hastily adopting new technology into their routines and are skeptical, and then there are the people who can even manage to rationalize this.

This obscure law is one reason Trump's agenda keeps losing in court Lawsuits challenging Trump policies raise big constitutional questions, but they also rely on a law that requires the government to follow the correct procedures when changing course.

Protect this law at all costs !

www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...

Black History Month removed from Google Calendar, along with other cultural events The technology company Google has caused a stir as a number of notable events are removed from its calendar.

This, along with "renaming" the Gulf of Mexico as "Gulf of America" in accordance with Trump goes to show how media platforms will abandon any notion of democracy without regulation. They do not have the people's best interests in mind, and they never have.
readwrite.com/black-histor...

(and those needs are pro-market concentration)

We need to be rethinking the notion of the "Free market" through a "platform economy" framework when thinking about digital platforms; platforms are replacing markets, which serves only the needs of those in power because platform owners have specific agendas, and markets don't.

and a large part of that system necessitates the continued surveillance of is users, we are running out of options for who can really "step in" and act as a neutral-third party.

Elon Musk Is Running the Twitter Playbook on the Federal Government The US Office of Personnel Management is telling federal workers to get in line—or get out.

I don't think discussions about how government needs to step in to regulate hyper-capitalistic and monopolistic platforms took into account what would happen if those same people *became* the government. When the dominant form of revenue from platforms is advertisements
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...

How the corporatization of vet clinics is driving up prices across the country | CBC News Marketplace reveals the growing number of vet clinics being bought up by international corporations across the country and reveals how those takeovers are driving up cost of care across Canada.

It's crazy how we have avoided privatization of healthcare in Canada but have allowed the vet industry to get to the point of oligarchy. Pricing pet owners out of care that used to be affordable and essentially offering euthanasia as the only alternative is so dystopian
www.cbc.ca/news/marketp...

love it when the stuff im reading for classes are also applicable to the stuff im working on rn in my personal time

Tweet from furby Hancock: Waiter: so how is everything? Me: great! Waiter: (disgusted) even war?

being on bluesky

anyway prime video streaming is the best streaming platform because it tells you the actors on screen and even gives u trivia and fun facts. im a simple girl and i enjoy the simple pleasures of life.

happy new year :)

merry christmas 😙😙

having to build your feed from scratch is so excruciating when tw*tter unfortunately has had me figured out for some time now

yes

i would die for him actually

oh okay

is this real

this app really needs a draft saving feature

hewoo

legit

LOLL i guess most of the content rn on this app is art (understandably so)

is ur feed also 80% art

things i like and would like to see 🤠

final fantasy xiv
valorant
film
japanese shoegaze
video games
writing
video essays

yeah!

more like QUEEN

who dis!