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# The Signal: Tech Giants Face Blowback: Surveillance, Crypto, Job Cuts
- URL: https://wire.fourthweb.ai/the-signal-tech-giants-face-blowback-surveillance-crypto-job-cuts/
- Published: 2026-05-22T16:01:11.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-23T01:01:21.000Z
- Description: Tech giants are catching heat from all sides today. London's mayor just blocked Palantir's 50 million pound police surveillance contract while Bitcoin shrugged off 400 million in liquidations and companies keep blaming AI for job cuts in their layoff memos.
- Author: Travis Wright
- Tags: daily-signal

Tech giants are catching heat from all sides today. London's mayor just blocked Palantir's 50 million pound police surveillance contract while Bitcoin shrugged off 400 million in liquidations and companies keep blaming AI for job cuts in their layoff memos.

*May 22, 2026 — 400 words / \~2.7 min*

### Stories covered:

1. [Palantir Loses £50M London Police Deal After Mayor Blocks Surveillance Tech](https://wire.fourthweb.ai/palantir-loses-50m-london-police-deal-after-mayor-blocks-surveillance-tech/)
2. [Bitcoin Survives $400M Liquidation Wave Without Panic Selling](https://wire.fourthweb.ai/bitcoin-survives-400m-liquidation-wave-without-panic-selling/)
3. [AI Named in 15 Layoff Memos This Year Alone](https://wire.fourthweb.ai/ai-named-in-15-layoff-memos-this-year-alone/)