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AIBearishFortune Crypto · May 47/10
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Employee revolt once forced Google to back off on military contracts. But, in the wake of a new Pentagon AI contract, their leverage appears limited

Google has secured a Pentagon AI contract with notably permissive terms compared to agreements other major tech firms have accepted, marking a potential shift in corporate defense partnerships. The deal suggests that employee activism, which previously pressured Google to exit military work, has diminished in influence as geopolitical tensions and AI competition intensify.

Employee revolt once forced Google to back off on military contracts. But, in the wake of a new Pentagon AI contract, their leverage appears limited
AIBearishFortune Crypto · Jun 56/10
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‘Big Tech is desperate’: Amazon engineers are calling out the tech giant for its $200 billion in data center spending after slashing 30,000 workers

Amazon engineers publicly criticized the company's $200 billion data center investment for AI infrastructure at a Seattle city hearing, highlighting tensions between aggressive AI expansion and workforce reductions that eliminated 30,000 jobs. The employee pushback reflects growing internal discord over capital allocation priorities within Big Tech.

‘Big Tech is desperate’: Amazon engineers are calling out the tech giant for its $200 billion in data center spending after slashing 30,000 workers