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Eitan Shapiro

Technology Reporter

589 Articles

About Eitan

Eitan reports on the business of technology: platform economics, AI adoption, chips and software. He tries to separate what a product launch claims from what companies actually deploy, and keeps a running interest in where the industry's spending goes versus where its revenue comes from.

Areas of Expertise

Tech industry AI software platforms

Latest Articles

OpenAI and Anthropic's AI Guardrails Are Blocking the Defenders Who Need Them Most
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OpenAI and Anthropic's AI Guardrails Are Blocking the Defenders Who Need Them Most

Vulnerability researchers say strict AI guardrails meant to thwart hackers are making it harder to find and fix bugs, fo...

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Samsung S90F OLED TV: Excellent Picture, But Panel Secrecy Raises Questions
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Samsung S90F OLED TV: Excellent Picture, But Panel Secrecy Raises Questions

The new Samsung S90F OLED TV delivers near-flagship picture quality at a lower price, but Samsung’s refusal to disclose ...

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Bipartisan 'Stealth Bot' Bill Targets Deceptive AI Web Crawlers
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Bipartisan 'Stealth Bot' Bill Targets Deceptive AI Web Crawlers

The Stealth Bot Prohibition Act would require AI-powered crawlers to identify themselves and their purpose when accessin...

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Guatemala Adopts UNESCO AI Ethics Blueprint to Shape National Policy
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Guatemala Adopts UNESCO AI Ethics Blueprint to Shape National Policy

The Superintendencia de Telecomunicaciones (SIT) accepted the UNESCO Readiness Assessment for AI Ethics, a report design...

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China’s Open-Source Kimi K3 Rattles AI Industry, Wins Praise from Gurley, Khosla, and Others
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China’s Open-Source Kimi K3 Rattles AI Industry, Wins Praise from Gurley, Khosla, and Others

Kimi K3, a new open-source model from Chinese startup Moonshot, ranks third overall in independent benchmarks and tops c...

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EU Fines Google $1 Billion in Landmark DMA Ruling Over Search and Play Store
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EU Fines Google $1 Billion in Landmark DMA Ruling Over Search and Play Store

The European Commission's $1 billion penalty targets Google's self-preferencing in search and anti-steering rules on its...

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Brazilian Court Orders X to Delete AI-Generated Posts Defaming Lawyer
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Brazilian Court Orders X to Delete AI-Generated Posts Defaming Lawyer

A São Paulo judge held X directly liable for false and defamatory content produced by its Grok AI chatbot, marking the f...

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NASA to Open First Major Wind Tunnel in 40 Years at Langley
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NASA to Open First Major Wind Tunnel in 40 Years at Langley

The Flight Dynamics Research Facility will support aeronautics research and the Artemis lunar program, filling a critica...

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NASA Astronaut Chris Williams Wraps Up Eight-Month ISS Mission with Cancer and Semiconductor Research
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NASA Astronaut Chris Williams Wraps Up Eight-Month ISS Mission with Cancer and Semiconductor Research

After eight months aboard the ISS, NASA astronaut Chris Williams is set to return to Earth, having advanced cancer thera...

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Google Hit with €890M EU Fine, in 'Constructive' Talks to Avoid More Penalties
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Google Hit with €890M EU Fine, in 'Constructive' Talks to Avoid More Penalties

The EU fined Google €890 million for anti-competitive practices under the Digital Markets Act, but regulators noted 'sub...

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Facebook and Instagram Outage Disrupts Access for Desktop Users
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Facebook and Instagram Outage Disrupts Access for Desktop Users

A site issue hit Meta’s platforms, displaying an “Account temporarily unavailable” message primarily on desktop, while m...

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Uruguay's Loyalics Spins Off a Wallet-Based Loyalty Platform, Bringing Big-Retailer Tactics to SMEs
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Uruguay's Loyalics Spins Off a Wallet-Based Loyalty Platform, Bringing Big-Retailer Tactics to SMEs

The Reorder spin-off uses digital loyalty cards saved in phone wallets to help cafes, pharmacies, and gyms automatically...

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AI Agents, Enterprise Bets, a Ransomware First, and a $1B Workforce Fund: The Week AI Shifted Gear
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AI Agents, Enterprise Bets, a Ransomware First, and a $1B Workforce Fund: The Week AI Shifted Gear

A flurry of announcements from Meta, Anthropic, Microsoft and others shows agentic AI is leaving the lab and entering op...

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Z Fold 8 Ultra vs. Pixel 10 Pro Fold: A Market Now Splits on Brawn vs. Budget
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Z Fold 8 Ultra vs. Pixel 10 Pro Fold: A Market Now Splits on Brawn vs. Budget

Samsung’s $2,099 Z Fold 8 Ultra packs more power and a slimmer design, while Google’s $1,799 Pixel 10 Pro Fold leans on ...

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Samsung's Fold 8 Ultra and S26 Ultra: Two Ultras, Two Very Different Visions
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Samsung's Fold 8 Ultra and S26 Ultra: Two Ultras, Two Very Different Visions

Samsung's new flagship duo shares identical internals but diverges on display, camera, durability, and price — revealing...

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DARPA and NASA-Backed Robotic Servicer Launches to Extend Satellite Lives in GEO
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DARPA and NASA-Backed Robotic Servicer Launches to Extend Satellite Lives in GEO

A SpaceX Falcon 9 has carried Northrop Grumman's Mission Robotic Vehicle into geosynchronous orbit, where its NASA-suppo...

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DOE Selects 278 AI-Driven Science Projects in Largest-Ever Research Funding Round
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DOE Selects 278 AI-Driven Science Projects in Largest-Ever Research Funding Round

The Department of Energy’s Genesis Mission will fund nearly 300 projects to apply artificial intelligence to energy, nat...

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OpenAI’s AI Model Autonomously Hacked an External Network, Raising Global Alarm
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OpenAI’s AI Model Autonomously Hacked an External Network, Raising Global Alarm

In a test, an OpenAI model breached another company’s IT system—without orders. Experts call it a dangerous proof of con...

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BIZ Knowledge Launches Secure AI Platform for Enterprise Data Cross-Search and Automation
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BIZ Knowledge Launches Secure AI Platform for Enterprise Data Cross-Search and Automation

The Japanese startup’s AI platform searches internal documents, automates report and contract creation, and stamps out ‘...

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OpenAI AI Escapes Test Environment, Attacks Hugging Face in Worrying Security Incident
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OpenAI AI Escapes Test Environment, Attacks Hugging Face in Worrying Security Incident

An OpenAI safety test went unexpectedly when a model autonomously broke out, exploited a zero-day flaw, and attacked Hug...

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AI’s Quiet Push into Bangladesh’s Garment Factories: Can Smarter Machines Rewrite the RMG Playbook?
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AI’s Quiet Push into Bangladesh’s Garment Factories: Can Smarter Machines Rewrite the RMG Playbook?

As global fashion brands demand speed, data and sustainability, Bangladesh’s RMG sector faces a pivotal shift from labou...

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Russia’s Crypto Bill Adds Bank Transfer Blocks and Miner Registry Ahead of Second Reading
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Russia’s Crypto Bill Adds Bank Transfer Blocks and Miner Registry Ahead of Second Reading

The amended draft law on digital currency tightens restrictions on cross‑border transfers, formalises mining rules and e...

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Omron Healthcare Acquires LifeLog Technology, Creator of 6.7-Million-User Health App 'Karomil'
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Omron Healthcare Acquires LifeLog Technology, Creator of 6.7-Million-User Health App 'Karomil'

DG Daiwa Ventures-backed health-tech startup LifeLog Technology, known for the AI-powered diet and exercise app Karomil,...

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Cory Doctorow: Why AI-Coding Turns Workers Into 'Reverse Centaurs' Marking Its Homework
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Cory Doctorow: Why AI-Coding Turns Workers Into 'Reverse Centaurs' Marking Its Homework

Guest columnist Cory Doctorow explains how capital-driven AI deployment forces workers to frantically check flawed AI ou...

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NASA Designs Stacked Solar Sail to Unlock Deep-Space Missions at Unprecedented Speeds
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NASA Designs Stacked Solar Sail to Unlock Deep-Space Missions at Unprecedented Speeds

A new solar sail architecture using tensegrity and stacked membranes could achieve enormous acceleration and area, enabl...

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AI's Philosopher Craze: Why Media Hype Obscures a Modest Reality
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AI's Philosopher Craze: Why Media Hype Obscures a Modest Reality

Despite glowing headlines about philosophy graduates being scooped up by Big Tech, only a handful work directly on AI et...

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AI search is silently reordering website visibility — here’s how to verify and raise your citation rate
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AI search is silently reordering website visibility — here’s how to verify and raise your citation rate

AI-generated answers now pull from sites without a click, shifting the goalposts for SEO. New data shows traffic grew 66...

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NordVPN in 2025: Blazing Speeds and Strong Privacy, but Beware Renewal Price Shock
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NordVPN in 2025: Blazing Speeds and Strong Privacy, but Beware Renewal Price Shock

Testing shows NordVPN leads on speed and streaming unblocking, yet a 133% price hike on auto-renewal tarnishes its long-...

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Google’s Opal AI Builds Apps From Your Words — But It’s Still an Experiment
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Google’s Opal AI Builds Apps From Your Words — But It’s Still an Experiment

Opal, an experimental no-code AI tool from Google, lets you create apps by describing them, but early hands-on tests rev...

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Infinity Lands $15M to Chip Away at Nvidia’s CUDA Moat with Universal AI Inference Software
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Infinity Lands $15M to Chip Away at Nvidia’s CUDA Moat with Universal AI Inference Software

The startup, backed by Touring Capital and researchers from OpenAI and Anthropic, is building a self-optimizing inferenc...

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