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Why Microsoft, Meta, and Amazon Are Now Paying Wikipedia

Wikimedia is selling enterprise access to Wikipedia to Microsoft, Meta, and Amazon, shifting AI firms from scraping to paid data feeds for training.

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Trump Warns Microsoft: Don’t Make Americans Pay for AI Electricity

President Donald Trump pressures Microsoft and Big Tech to cover the costs of powering AI data centers as rising electricity bills spark consumer concerns.

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Google’s Nano Banana Renews AI Privacy Concerns for 1.5 Billion People

Google’s Nano Banana AI tool is raising new privacy questions, putting how photos are analyzed and stored in focus for 1.5 billion people worldwide.

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Apple Appeals Massive UK Antitrust Ruling That Could Cost Billions

Apple is appealing a UK antitrust ruling that could force it to repay £1.5 billion over App Store fees, escalating scrutiny of Big Tech platform economics.

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Google Cracks Down on Remote Work, Signaling the End of Big Tech’s Flex Experiment

Google adds more restrictions to its popular ‘Work-From-Anywhere’ policy, which will now count one work-from-home day as a full week.

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New York City Sues Facebook, TikTok, and Google Over Teen Mental Health Crisis

New York City sues social media companies, including Facebook, Google, Snapchat and TikTok, alleging they have created a mental health crisis among children.

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