Net-zero pledges of Google and Amazon slip out of reach, and struggling Meta makes frantic moves
Hello, and welcome to TechScape. I’m your host, Blake Montgomery, the Guardian’s US tech editor, writing to you after a rodeo in rural Texas, where I celebrated Independence Day. Today in tech, we’re discussing how tech giants’ investments in AI are hindering their pledges of climate neutrality, Meta’s frantic search for new lines of business, and Americans’ anger at tech’s political influence.
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Amazon's massive bond sale highlights strong investor confidence in AI-driven growth, potentially reshaping tech industry dynamics.
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Amazon has announced that Mechanical Turk, its long-running crowdsourcing marketplace, will stop accepting new customers from July 30, 2026. Amazon Web Services described the decision as the result of careful consideration, confirming that existing customers may continue using the service but that no new features are planned, effectively placing the platform in a state of managed decline. […]
The massive AI investment by tech giants could reshape economic priorities, driving significant growth and influencing global tech dynamics.
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The shift from MTurk to blockchain-based platforms could democratize AI data labeling, fostering innovation and competition in the tech industry.
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Systems integrators (SIs) have been integral to IT projects for decades, providing consulting services and helping enterprises build and launch technology tools.
Now, as organizations move to deploy agentic AI, top large language model (LLM) providers are looking to get in on that action. A proliferation of Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) services embeds AI experts directly into customer teams to help create, customize, and launch AI services.
For instance, this week, Microsoft launched a $2.5 billion venture, Microsoft Frontier Company, that the tech giant says “goes beyond” FDE, and Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced its own $1 billion investment into a new AWS FDE platform.
Both projects will integrate thousands of Microsoft and AWS engineers into customer environments to help them not only build AI tools, but learn essential skills to handle projects on their own going forward. Other big model players, including Anthropic, are also getting into the game with their own FDE services
Amazon's satellite internet launch could reshape global connectivity, challenging existing players and impacting the satellite industry dynamics.
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Amazon's satellite expansion intensifies the global broadband race, impacting infrastructure investment and regulatory compliance pressures.
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