Is actual neo-ludditeism going to become a thing, as some people have predicted? Google reveals the strength of its subscription businesses. A review of Google’s Gemini. Bluesky is open and doing some interesting things. And what about the strategic position Snap suddenly finds itself in?

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A crowd destroyed a driverless Waymo car in San Francisco (The Verge)
Google One hits 100 million subscribers (The Verge)
Google’s Gemini assistant is a fantastic and frustrating glimpse of the AI future (The Verge)
ASML's next chip challenge: rollout of its new $350 mln 'High NA EUV' machine (Reuters)
Meta turns its back on politics again, angering some news creators (Washington Post)
Bluesky Opens Up (TechDirt)
It’s Snap versus the world (The Verge)

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Mon. 02/12 – Luddite Riots?