Still insane to me that Apple completely dropped the ball on all things AI/LLMs. They had a $250B war chest they could have thrown at this, plus the ability to recruit top talent, PLUS everyone has an Apple device, DOUBLE PLUS they’re very well trusted when it comes to data
BIG TECH
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DeepSeek AI Launch: Coolest Use Cases Revealed
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🦾 @deepseek_ai out in the wild! Let’s go—what’s the coolest use case you’ve seen? 🔥👀 https://t.co/1g3zjVdOqp
— SambaNova (@SambaNovaAI) 26 février 2025@deepseek_ai out in the wild! Let’s go—what’s the coolest use case you’ve seen?
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Amazon Partners with Anthropic to Power Next-Generation Alexa+ AI
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Claude will help power Amazon's next-generation AI assistant, Alexa+. Amazon and Anthropic have worked closely together over the past year, with @mikeyk leading a team that helped Amazon get the full benefits of Claude's capabilities.
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DeepSeek’s Disruptive Impact: Stanford HAI Faculty Analysis
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How disruptive is #DeepSeek? @StanfordHAI Senior Fellow @Rbaltman argues that its development offers important lessons for the academic community, while also raising critical questions regarding data access, specialized models, and AI system evaluation. https://
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Amazon AI Voice Demo Outperforms OpenAI ChatGPT and Siri
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Impressive demo. Showing what OpenAI / ChatGPT voice can’t match, thanks to Amazon’s data and distribution (website, app, Alexa devices, Echo, Ring, Whole Foods, etc). Makes Siri feel even more obsolete. https://t.co/SSULwQLDD1
— Paul Roetzer (@paulroetzer) 26 février 2025Impressive demo. Showing what OpenAI / ChatGPT voice can’t match, thanks to Amazon’s data and distribution (website, app, Alexa devices, Echo, Ring, Whole Foods, etc). Makes Siri feel even more obsolete.
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Samsung-backed Liner tests AI search ads globally
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Liner, a South Korean AI search engine, has been quietly testing ads in the U.S. and Europe using a traditional cost-per-click model. I spoke with the Samsung-backed startup's founder & CEO spoke about its approach to AI search, ads & its plan to compete with larger players.
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Amazon uses automation savings to fuel AI spending boom
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Amazon bets savings from automation can help fuel #AI spending boom #RiseoftheRobots https://
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Copyright Activism and Data Rights Against Big Tech
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My recent work has been in Copyright activism, see: https://
weboptout.org Fascinating times as people realize their privacy and other data rights have (already) been sold to big tech. Preparing — and hoping — for an epic showdown between the masses and corrupt governments. -

Satya Nadella shares AI vision at SAS Innovate 2025
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Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella will share his vision for technology’s future in a special, prerecorded session at SAS Innovate 2025. Discover how AI is transforming our world – one innovation at a time. http://
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