<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 17:23:01 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/bigtech/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Tim Cook, AI, and the Challenge of Turning Innovation Into Revenue]]></title><description><![CDATA[I’ll start with the obvious: Apple had a great quarter. Reporting $143.8 billion in revenue and a 16% year-over-year increase is the kind of result most companies can only dream about. On paper, Apple]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-146620/@widane/tim-cook-ai-and-the</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-146620/@widane/tim-cook-ai-and-the</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-146620]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[widane]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 11:00:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FxX5caie56yoXoGCCgZvnxnNWEmSsYcUaCKXuXWX69wLNDnGzrDP2WmQnpB3cS8qnTxSASiUsRQaWr8rvDcMUsgJgqbZXuVSCe9WKVLzQFLS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[EU vs X Round 2: US Trade Representative threatens EU companies, EU regulation specifically targeting US BigTech.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Der Streit wegen der 120 Millionen Euro Strafe gegen X geht in die nächste Runde. X wurde wegen drei Verstößen gegen den DSA verurteilt, aber offiziell nicht wegen dem Nicht-Nachkommen von Zensuranfragen]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-121566/@vikisecrets/eu-vs-x-round-2-us-trade-representative-threatens-eu-companies-eu-regulation-specifically-targeting-us-bigtech</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-121566/@vikisecrets/eu-vs-x-round-2-us-trade-representative-threatens-eu-companies-eu-regulation-specifically-targeting-us-bigtech</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-121566]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[vikisecrets]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 10:07:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVecs4xkhd5EvhidWEEBnn9tCVDBkBhQpUFvab78MhbU1VvGuVtThSZM8vtoHyCJnGBLYgtyjCUacFVPCwaQg7H9i2FnaqwkSLCmSutw4Z29GTzYHvuZKMX26pWjrG7e9u7PRBDbNeWYBbA61ErmVgRPAN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[When fining Big Tech becomes a business model 😂 EU commission opens antitrust inquiry over Google's AI search summaries.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wenn Regulierung zum Geschäftsmodell wird 😂 Die EU verhängt immer wieder Rekordstrafen gegen Big-Tech wegen Regulierungsverstößen und hat jetzt auch eine Untersuchung gegen Google wegen der]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-121566/@vikisecrets/when-fining-big-tech-becomes-a-business-model-eu-commission-opens-antitrust-inquiry-over-googles-ai-search-summaries</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-121566/@vikisecrets/when-fining-big-tech-becomes-a-business-model-eu-commission-opens-antitrust-inquiry-over-googles-ai-search-summaries</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-121566]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[vikisecrets]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 10:59:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4XiwVQYc85wQgScYKKUHYZEvc8m1w7Ptx1cCdYwHjeyG4493ExihiS7aicroWBCNC9LrnvSLZFESsKQQLY9DKLPw9SDiDbV4B7S5VqkbLRFwWDhNkN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Changing Economy Changes Money]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is great debate regarding topics such as inflation, money, and markets. Personally, I have concluded that many are still using ideas there were applicable in the 1920s yet are dead in the 2020s.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@taskmaster4450/the-changing-economy-changes-money-gu7</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@taskmaster4450/the-changing-economy-changes-money-gu7</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[taskmaster4450]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2025 15:55:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/62PdCouTvNPDFdqJorCLnfauvZdwTKWtZntNNHPAzdccmmVynhU3PHaxTzJBZFZswvfqBe2hNHpHxmCrJ2RG4GK8fsKNvGWjzToRSVJqMyUCrzr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Washing Away Responsibility  [ENG-SPA]]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is a bilingual publication, you can go directly to the SPANISH version by clicking HERE This is my post for #freewriters 2900 prompt "soap" hosted by @mariannewest After receiving the news]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@manclar/washing-away-responsibility-engspa-9ki</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@manclar/washing-away-responsibility-engspa-9ki</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161155]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[manclar]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2025 15:02:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgpqwjyAur4dVNeTxHSh3EEPvnZhjWP5N47DiNYFp63jfX2gW1mpd9mHHcYxVqUmu37H8wqakX4NzvHH5Z3dP58tdhgARqKCPY5T6PGiqBvD5YSndL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who Will Control The Agentic Future?]]></title><description><![CDATA[AI agents will be the rage. 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This version was a bit light on the details, something that came as]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@taskmaster4450/the-era-of-super-abundance-and-cryptos-role-ju4</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@taskmaster4450/the-era-of-super-abundance-and-cryptos-role-ju4</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[taskmaster4450]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2025 14:49:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/62PdCouTvNPDFdqJorCLnfauvZdwTKWtZntNNH9pc52ATvmtf2d2DDUce9aFNSqjZzNYD8SPxNH1ipoMyiecXUZqKJDydeXqznRLjwy9UZHBMwC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Big Tech and AI Firms are "Winning" Under Trump's Second Administration]]></title><description><![CDATA[Big Tech and AI Firms are "Winning" Under Trump's Second Administration]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bigtech/@tlavagabond/big-tech-and-ai-firms-are-winning-under-trump-s-second-administration</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bigtech/@tlavagabond/big-tech-and-ai-firms-are-winning-under-trump-s-second-administration</guid><category><![CDATA[bigtech]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tlavagabond]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2025 17:35:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWWp7opDK69meZkXzCcRStEFJHPzEgdEW5uAUBQYvH87ccLEgvERKM6rNT98scmP3w8eUQzb7uQJCt84AeaehaB98Poug6yQVek1irnLCgcv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hive: The Democratization of Data]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hive serves a crucial role in the world of AI. 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