A reminder of why we need to vote with our wallets, as these companies have rigged the system in their favour.
If this haven't been share yet ( sorry if it is)
Its officials said it expects a 25% rise in electricity costs next year, and advised workers to close the blinds and turn off their computers to make up for it.
We have to ask whether we need all the extra features on our products/tools that are pushing our processing needs to unsustainable levels.
Worth noting if you are using their VPN services or Browser.
EDIT:
Apparently, labelling them as far-right isn't as clear-cut from an economic perspective, but they do hold many core identity politics that are common amongst far-right parties such as:
I've encountered this in the wild and was able to refresh the page to get the standard one.
Don't let Google & companies get away with this. They need to see a heavy drop in conversion to force them to use alternatives.
If you own a website or contribute to one, then I would recommend:
HCaptcha - https://www.hcaptcha.com/
Turnstile - https://www.cloudflare.com/products/turnstile/
It alleges that Samsung, Micron Technology and SK Hynix are colluding to raise RAM prices by keeping supplies artificially low.
Tidal is one of the few music providers with a well-defined AI policy.
Bandcamp is the other, which straight-out bans it.
The lawsuit also alleges that OpenAI knowingly stripped copyright management information from publishers’ work - including author bylines, copyright notices, and terms of use information - in violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
The complaint cites remarks by OpenAI founder Sam Altman, who acknowledged during testimony before the British House of Lords that it would be “impossible to train today’s leading AI models without using copyrighted materials.”
This comes after $8.03 billion from a one-time tax benefit tied to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which promised to "create jobs"
Stop using Big Tech's products. Support smaller businesses
As always, you can check out the subreddit's pinned post to get started:
With the consolidation of market power and competitors gone, companies can raise prices without improving customer satisfaction - paying more for less.
You can see this in the rise of fees from Uber to Amazon, where it is shown they are now on par with, or more expensive than, the traditional alternatives... except with minimal customer support.
This is why supporting alternatives is so important now, before it is too late.
Sulzberger urges the media to unite and fight back, as they "strip-mine news websites without permission or compensation. They repackage these stolen goods as their own"
And fears that this could lead to the end of original journalism
Paving the way for a pilot version of the cash-like payment scheme next year, and fully launching by 2029
Supporters argue that it is critical to reduce Europe’s reliance on US payment systems, particularly Visa and Mastercard