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Senator calls out Big Tech's new approach to poaching talent, products from smaller AI startups
8 months ago

Senator calls out Big Tech's new approach to poaching talent, products from smaller AI startups

The Independent  

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US senators call out Big Tech’s new approach to poaching talent, products from smaller AI startups
8 months ago

US senators call out Big Tech’s new approach to poaching talent, products from smaller AI startups

Associated Press  

In the race to stay ahead in artificial intelligence, the biggest technology companies are swallowing up the talent and products of innovative AI startups without formally acquiring them. But, in plain English, a few companies control a major portion of the market, and just concentrate — rather than on innovation — trying to buy out everybody else’s talent.” So-called “acqui-hires,” …

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Column: A billionaires tax is a necessity. Even the White House knows it
2 years, 11 months ago

Column: A billionaires tax is a necessity. Even the White House knows it

LA Times  

After years of largely theoretical discussion among Democrats, the idea of a billionaires tax has now become official policy. — President Biden, introducing his billionaires tax Biden has now made it mainstream, though his plan is somewhat more modest than the others — his proposal for a wealth tax would raise about $360 billion over 10 years, according to the …

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US senator helps pregnant migrant with life-threatening condition apply for asylum at US-Mexico border
5 years, 7 months ago

US senator helps pregnant migrant with life-threatening condition apply for asylum at US-Mexico border

The Independent  

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Senator plans first ever Internet-fueled filibuster
13 years, 3 months ago

Senator plans first ever Internet-fueled filibuster

Raw Story  

In the coming weeks, a new and unprecedented thing just might happen in the U.S. Senate: the Internet will filibuster a bill. Specifically, Sen. Ron Wyden will filibuster a bill -- the Protect IP Act, which aims to fundamentally change the structure of the Internet -- with a little help from his friends and admirers online. "My boss couldn't feel …

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Oregon Senator Wyden freezes second Internet censorship bill
13 years, 9 months ago

Oregon Senator Wyden freezes second Internet censorship bill

Raw Story  

Senator from Oregon has once again taken a stand against his own party to defend what he sees as the inherent right to free speech on the Internet, placing a hold on a bill that could force search engines and Internet service providers to block websites deemed to be "infringing" on copyrights. The Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity …

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