Dollars v Sense

Who will end up paying for Zuck's AI vision?

I'm diving into the brain of the most influential voice of a generation. This week, can Meta meet its mission for AGI and keep us safe?

Oct 4 •

Step-by-step, how Google demolished publisher ads

The deadliest predators run silent and run deep, but every now and again, they pop above the surface and into the light of day...

Sep 24 •

History will judge Google as it heads to antitrust decider

The tech giant finds itself under siege, a marauding army at the gates, but win or lose, the era of news and advertising as we know it is ending...

Sep 4 •

Google's monopoly is busted, handing news a chance card

Everyone wants great search and trustworthy news, so here are some ideas how the judge can achieve both, with some radical thinking...

Aug 9 •

Big Tech's profits are now enough to end global poverty

I was born in Sub-Saharan Africa, the epicentre of the global poverty crisis, so I wanted to know: Can tech's titans turn hubris into humanity?

Aug 4 •

Google dumps its green promises to go after AI's greenbacks

Plus, Australia starts a new fight with Big Tech, OpenAI whistleblowers claim they were silenced, Meta lets Trump back on Facebook, and more...

Jul 15 •

Why using dollars to measure the value of news makes little sense

The global news director of AFP speaks up on Big Tech, the dangers of populism and how he remains optimistic for news telling in the future

May 10 •

Is Big Tech willing to risk AI's future to crush the news that feeds it

Efforts to force Big Tech to pay for news have failed so far, but will the AIs change direction before they end the information flow that billions rely…

May 7 •

21:10

Is $412 billion in one quarter a Big Tech monopoly?

Meta, Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon, and Apple just reported earnings of more than $3.2 million a minute, and they are still growing...

May 6 •

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