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One thing that the current exorbitant investments in "AI" show is that the investor class and big tech corporations do not pay enough taxes: If you have billions to set on fire for spicy autocomplete we should take some or all of those to do something useful with.

Most of the largest tech corporations have done layoffs related to AI (aka “AI layoffs”).
I have read Satya Nadela’s message. I don’t know if other CEOs have published similar messages
I do not understand the connection though. 1) These companies had good financial results lately; 2) The people being laid off are not replaced by AI; 3) The layoffs won’t help further AI capex investments in any significant way.
What is it then?

Digital Sovereigns Big Tech and Nation-State Influence
Michael Bollerman
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.21066 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2507.21066

Digital Sovereigns Big Tech and Nation-State Influence
Technology companies have gained unprecedented power and influence in recent years, resembling quasi-nation-states globally. Corporations with trillion-dollar market capitalizations are no longer just providers of digital services; they now wield immense economic power, influence global infrastructure, and significantly impact political and social dynamics. This thesis examines how these corporations have transcended traditional business models, adopting characteristics typically associated wit…

"We shouldn’t be surprised, because capturing communities with false promises only to sell us out is business as usual in the corporate internet. The founders handled the transition horribly, even by tech industry standards, and the pain and disruption it creates in our lives is real. Yet capital is constantly pulling the rug on online communities... For corporations, it’s always profits over people"

When We Get Komooted
Following the sale of Komoot to private equity, Josh Meissner explores the broken relationship between corporate capital and our communities...

The Linux "INFILTRATION" : How Big Tech Captured Open Source Governance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3VquiAoCyM
> What happens when the world's most powerful corporations pay $500K each to control the organization that governs open source? Welcome to the Linux Found…

Spread the word Canada and #Fediverse citizens everywhere! One of Trump's power grabs is through social media and big tech. The best way to take that power away is to take away power from the likes of Meta, Google and Apple who have far too much control and far too little social responsibility.
The Fediverse is the antidote to some of this. Talk to your MLA, MP, Representative, local politicians, and media. Get them talking about the alternative to platforms run by multinational corporations and foreign entities
#Mastodon #BCPoli #BC
https://socialbc.ca/@chris/114835376077242544