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Privacy Crossroads: Tech Giants Face Growing Backlash Over Biometrics and Workplace Tracking
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Hidden Facial Recognition Code Found Inside Meta’s Smart Glasses App Downloaded 50 Million Times
Founder News Team Jun 9, 2026 0

Major tech companies are facing mounting scrutiny over privacy violations involving biometrics and surveillance. Meta's smart glasses companion app, downloaded…

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Amazon unveils latest warehouse robot as tech giants do AI layoffs
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Amazon’s New Talking Warehouse Robot Heads to Europe as AI Layoffs Surpass 50,000
Founder News Team Jun 7, 2026 0

Amazon unveiled its next-generation Proteus warehouse robot at its Delivering the Future event in London on Thursday, capable of understanding…

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Meta's massive layoffs become tech giant's latest move toward AI
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Meta Cuts Thousands of Jobs to Fund Its AI Future, and Silicon Valley Is Watching
Founder News Team Jun 1, 2026 0

Meta is cutting thousands of jobs as the company pivots sharply toward artificial intelligence. The sweeping layoffs reflect the tech…

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What to Know About Trump’s Antitrust Efforts Against Google, Meta and Other Tech Giants
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Trump’s Antitrust Blitz Targets Google and Meta as Federal Judges and Regulators Move to Break Up Big Tech
Founder News Team May 26, 2026 0

The Trump administration is pressing forward with antitrust action against major tech companies despite industry hopes for a lighter touch.…

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EU Softens AI Rules After Lobbying by Tech Giants, Ban on 'Nudifier' Apps, Deepfakes Retained
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Tech Giants Reshape Europe’s AI Act While Bans on Deepfakes and Nudifier Apps Hold Firm
Founder News Team May 9, 2026 0

The EU has reached a provisional agreement on its AI Act, originally introduced in 2021, softening earlier strict proposals following…

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EU Softens AI Rules After Lobbying by Tech Giants, Ban on 'Nudifier' Apps, Deepfakes Retained
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Tech Giants Lobbied to Weaken the EU AI Act, But These Critical Protections Survived
Founder News Team May 9, 2026 0

The EU has reached a provisional agreement on its landmark AI Act, originally introduced in 2021, softening some compliance requirements…

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Indian IT Giants Face Existential Threat as OpenAI, Anthropic and Google Join Forces With Private Equity to Conquer Enterprise Markets
Founder News Team May 9, 2026 0

OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google are expanding beyond selling AI models and APIs, forging deeper partnerships with private equity giants to…

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A new crop of European social media apps want to find room in a crowded market dominated by established American and Asian apps
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European Startups Are Betting Millions on Replacing X and TikTok, But 99% of Those Who Tried Before Them Failed
Founder News Team May 9, 2026 0

A wave of European social media startups is challenging American and Asian tech giants, banking on growing user distrust of…

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Plaud Secures Investment from Leading Tech Giants, Reaches $2 Billion Valuation
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Plaud Secures Investment from Leading Tech Giants, Reaches $2 Billion Valuation
Founder News Team May 8, 2026 0

Author | Huang Nan, Zhou Xinyu Editor | Yuan Silai, Yang Xuan Yingke exclusively learned that Plaud, an AI card…

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Tech giants hit for €4bn in fines by Irish regulators – but only €17m collected
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Tech giants hit for €4bn in fines by Irish regulators – but only €17m collected
Founder News Team May 7, 2026 0

Meta leads the way as multinationals in firing line of Coimisiún na Meán and DPC Donald Trump warned EU watchdogs…

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