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You know how when you're at the supermarket, and you see that one person who just can't help themselves at the discount shelf? They're loading up their cart with everything marked down, whether they need it or not, just because it's on sale? Well, folks, let me tell you about Amazon, the ultimate impulse shopper of the tech world. When Tech Giants Go Shopping: another $4 billion in a small company called Anthropic They just dropped another $4 billion on this AI company called Anthropic. That's billion with a B, as in "Boy, someone's been hitting the corporate credit card pretty hard!" And get this – it's not even their first rodeo with Anthropic. They already invested $4 billion earlier, bringing the total to a cool $8 billion. I guess when you're Jeff Bezos's company, that's what counts as "adding to cart." It's like watching those home shopping channel addicts, except instead of collecting ceramic cats, these tech gian...

Have you ever felt like your phone is listening to you? Or that the internet knows more about you than your best friend? Well, you're not alone. Welcome to the wonderful world of Big Tech, where a handful of companies control almost every aspect of our digital lives. It's like living in a world where the only grocery store is Amazon, and the only search engine is Google. And let's face it, who wants to live in a world where you can't find anything online without first seeing an ad for the same thing you were just thinking about?   Unplugging: A Guide to Breaking Up Big Tech Companies A 36-page background paper (PDF) begins by stating: "The current model of the global digital economy is broken and dysfunctional, in part due to the stranglehold of a handful of powerful technology companies that are reaping enormous profits while inflicting increasing harm on people, society, the economy and the environment."     The Plot Against the Machines: A brave ban...