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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TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and YouTube Are All Starting to Look the Same | PRO Insight
The homogenization of social media will have real consequences, including how the apps make money and compete
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TikTok’s CEO Isn’t the Boss | PRO Insight
In a hearing before Congress, Shou Zi Chew came off like an underling
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How Finance Invaded Tech and Sparked the Silicon Valley Bank Backlash | PRO Insight
People don’t see the technology industry as they once did – and it almost cost the sector a rescue
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Social Media Is Changing – and Paid Accounts Are the Response | PRO Insight
Monthly fees for Facebook, Twitter and Snapchat are not for ordinary users — they’re for the professionals who’ve taken over the feeds
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Next Up for AI Chatbots? It’s All About How to Apply Them | PRO Insight
The magical demos displayed the capability, and now the platform wars begin
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The Wacky, Unhinged Bing Chatbot Is Still Good for Microsoft’s Business | PRO Insight
If the new search enhancement gaslights you, you might like it even more
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Do Chatbots Get Us Any Closer to Human-Level Artificial Intelligence? | PRO Insight
For AI to mirror human intelligence, it must perceive the world as we do
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The Big Tech Rebound Is Underway | PRO Insight
A moderating Fed, better cost management and low expectations presage a resurgence from the bottom for the industry
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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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