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rafael Feb 27, 2023

This is an intro to what will be a series of posts on the role of “#convenience”, specifically the role and influence of #bigtech, and its impact on us as #consumers & #humans. We will explore different topics and perspectives. #Tech #technology http://bit.ly/3jYajrv

Convenience, Inc. - Rafael Solis - Medium

This is an introduction to what will be a series of posts on the role of “convenience”, specifically the role and influence of big tech, and its impact on us as consumers and humans. We will explore…

Medium

rafael Feb 25, 2023

Robert Reich Feb 24, 2023

While you were paying through the nose at the pump in 2022, Big Oil raked it in.

Shell's profits hit ~$40 billion. That's more than double the prior year and the most money the company has ever made in its 115 years of existence.

It's time for a windfall profits tax. Now.

rafael Feb 25, 2023

“There is a way to keep #internet #content freewheeling while revoking #tech’s get-out-of-jail-free card: drawing a distinction between speech and conduct.” #Section230 #BigTech #Meta #Google #GetOutofJailFree #Technology via
@JuliaAngwin https://t.co/d1ue8Y9DNo

Opinion | How the Supreme Court Can End Section 230 and Save the Internet

Seven years ago, I showed that Facebook sold discriminatory ads. Its system is still broken.

The New York Times

rafael Feb 25, 2023

#ChatGPT-fueled battle for search is bigger than #Microsoft or #Google . “You don't want to fight against #convenience, that's a losing battle in #consumertech,” says Socher. http://bit.ly/3lJ5GCa #BigTech
@inc_convenience
@Techreview
@mit https://bit.ly/3lJ5GCa

The ChatGPT-fueled battle for search is bigger than Microsoft or Google

A frenzy of activity from tech giants and startups alike is reshaping what people want from search—for better or worse.

MIT Technology Review