Alex Kantrowitz is a WrapPRO contributor. He’s the founder of Big Technology, a free newsletter and podcast about Big Tech and society. He’s also the author of “Always Day One: How the Tech Titans Plan to Stay on Top Forever” and a contributor at CNBC.

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‘Ghosted’: Twitter’s Advertisers Are Struggling to Be Heard | PRO Insight
Buyers may be trickling back, but the sales operation is faring badly
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Why the AI Ethics War Will Make the Content Moderation Fight Seem Tame | PRO Insight
“Everyone’s got their knives sharpened,” says one insider, as power brokers seek to influence rules for chatbots
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A Writer Used AI to Plagiarize Me – Now What? | PRO Insight
Anyone can use artificial intelligence to copy, remix and publish stolen work. The platforms have no good answer for what happens next
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The Creator Economy Was Way Overblown | PRO Insight
We’re seeing the truth about one of the most hyped sectors of the last decade
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What Happened to Amazon’s Employees After AI Automated Their Work | PRO Insight
Instead of mass firings, the company assigned displaced workers with inventive new roles
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4 Winners – and One Loser – of Big Tech 2022 | PRO Insight
Year in Review: Meet your winners for Person, Writer, Technological Advance and Podcast of the Year. Also, the Worst Deal
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How Amazon Uses AI to Automate Work at Its Corporate Headquarters | PRO Insight
Nearly all companies will soon have workplace artificial intelligence on par with the tech giants
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Why Google Ceded the Race to Debuting a Superior Chatbot | PRO Insight
The tech giant believes the future of search is conversational. How did it let OpenAI’s ChatGPT take the lead?
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Finally! OpenAI’s New ChatGPT Might Be the First Good Chatbot | PRO Insight
After years of overpromising and underdelivering, chatbots are turning a corner
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Why Silicon Valley Didn’t Anticipate the COVID Comedown | PRO Insight
Big Tech is now laying off workers after mistakenly predicting coronavirus surges would persist
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Twitter’s Turbulent Year – as Seen Through One Fired Employee’s Cartoons | PRO Insight
Manu Cornet drew his way through a tumultuous period at the social platform
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From $8 Verifications to Mass Layoffs: How Elon Musk’s Early Twitter Plans Size Up | PRO Insight
In just one week, the billionaire has outlined some initial changes to the social platform and not all of them are outrageous
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How Long Can Mark Zuckerberg Keep Up His Metaverse Bet? | PRO Insight
The Facebook parent spent $25 billion on R&D this year but made $84 billion. The stock charts may seem dire, but they don’t tell the full story
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Congress Targets Silicon Valley – Which Tech Giant Is Most Vulnerable?
Tech Talk With Sean Burch and Alex Kantrowitz: “For a long time, we kind of made fun of Congress,” Kantrowitz of Big Technology says
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Tech Talk With Sean Burch and Alex Kantrowitz: Apple’s Legal Fight With Epic Could ‘Shake’ Tech Giant (Even If It Wins)
“You never really want to be in the position where you’re on the receiving end of legitimate criticism,” Alex Kantrowitz says
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