ISPs say US should force Big Tech companies to pay for broadband construction

The image of people fighting over money shows the hands of two people pulling at the ends of a stack of $20 bills.

Getty Images | numbeos Internet service providers in the US and Europe are clamoring for new payments from Big Tech companies. European broadband providers are much closer to realizing the long-standing goal of payments by tech companies, as the European Union government is holding an official consultation on the proposal. As the EU process unfolds, … Read more

ISPs say US should force Big Tech companies to pay to build Ars Technica broadband

The image of people fighting over money shows the hands of two people pulling at the ends of a stack of $20 bills.

Getty Images | numbeos Internet service providers in the US and Europe are clamoring for new payments from Big Tech companies. European broadband providers are much closer to realizing the long-standing goal of payments by tech companies, as the European Union government is holding an official consultation on the proposal. As the EU process unfolds, … Read more

Oracle is thriving in the cloud. Artificial intelligence is next.

Oracle is thriving in the cloud.  Artificial intelligence is next.

To the casual observer, Oracle’s emergence as a serious player in cloud computing may have come out of nowhere. But Barron readers shouldn’t be surprised. In early 2021, I wrote a cover story titled Oracle is turning into a cloud giant. At the time, Oracle (ticker: ORCL) was pushing cloud-based versions of its database software … Read more

AI and media companies negotiate historic deals on news content

AI and media companies negotiate historic deals on news content

The world’s largest tech companies are in talks with major media outlets to strike historic deals on using news content to train artificial intelligence technology. OpenAI, Google, Microsoft and Adobe have met with news executives in recent months to discuss copyright issues related to their AI products such as text chatbots and image generators, according … Read more

The US Supreme Court upholds protections for internet companies

The US Supreme Court upholds protections for internet companies

[1/5] Visitors take pictures in front of the U.S. Supreme Court, where written opinions are expected to be given today in pending and disputed cases, in Washington, U.S. May 18, 2023 REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque May 18 (Reuters) – The US Supreme Court on Thursday awarded internet and social media companies a pair of victories, leaving them … Read more