Google fires engineer Blake Lemoine, who believed Google's LaMDA conversational technology was sentient, citing employment and data security policy violations
Google has fired Blake Lemoine, the engineer who said he believed the company's LaMDA conversational technology was sentient.
Twitter reports Q2 revenue down 1% YoY to $1.18B, vs. 1.32B est., a $270M net loss, down from $66M in net income a year ago, and 237.8M mDAUs, up 16.6% YoY
- Twitter reported earnings for the second quarter on Friday that missed analyst estimates on earnings, revenue and user growth.
An interview with 3AC founders Su Zhu and Kyle Davies, who may be hiding in the UAE, on its “regrettable” collapse, leverage, Luna, risk management, and more
After five weeks in hiding, the disgraced founders of Three Arrows Capital spoke extensively about the spectacular implosion …
FTX plans to let customers of bankrupt crypto lender Voyager create new accounts on FTX, funded by an early distribution of a part of their bankruptcy claims
The crypto exchange will allow Voyager customers to create accounts funded by an early distribution of a part of their bankruptcy claims.
Source: FTX is in advanced talks to acquire South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb
FTX, the crypto trading platform co-founded by billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried, is in advanced talks to buy South Korea's Bithumb, a person with knowledge of the matter said.
Microsoft resumes blocking VBA macros by default in downloaded Office documents, after rolling it back earlier this month following user feedback
Microsoft announced today that it resumed the rollout of VBA macro auto-blocking in downloaded Office documents after temporarily rolling …
Twitter says Q2 ad revenue grew 2% YoY to $1.08B and blames its revenue slide on uncertainty around Elon Musk's “pending acquisition” and ad industry problems
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A South Carolina bill would make it illegal to host, or provide access to, a website with information that is “reasonably likely to be used for an abortion”
More states could follow, setting up a battle over the future of online speech across the country. — Listen — Gift Article
T-Mobile agrees to pay $350M to settle a class action lawsuit over a cyberattack in 2021 that impacted 76M+ customers and pledges $150M in security investments
T-Mobile agreed Friday to pay $350 million to settle class-action lawsuits brought over an August 2021 cyberattack …
Sources: FBI determined around 2017 that Huawei gear in cell towers near US military bases in the Midwest was capable of capturing and disrupting DoD comms
On paper, it looked like a fantastic deal. In 2017, the Chinese government was offering to spend $100 million to build …
Snap's stock closes down 39.08% following its Q2 earnings report that missed expectations, and is down 78%+ year-to-date
Amazon SVP of global corporate affairs Jay Carney plans to join Airbnb in September 2022 as global head of policy and communications, succeeding Chris Lehane
top adviser to @amazon founder @JeffBezos and frmr @BarackObama press secretary — to @Airbnb as global head of policy/communications, reporting to @bchesky Chesky: “Jay is ... committed to ensuring Ai...
Meta's Oversight Board Trust says the company is giving $150M to the trust as part of ongoing financial support, after its initial $130M contribution in 2019
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Meta closed down 7%+ and Alphabet closed down 5%+ on Friday, as Snap's weak earnings, inflation, and other factors lead to worries about online advertising
Weak earnings raise fears that inflation and interest rates are starting to hit social media companies
Twitter reiterates its false or spam account average estimate, saying it performed an internal review and found they represented “fewer than 5%” of MAUs in Q2
and another one in Mykonos Paul Thurrott / Thurrott : Twitter Results Suffer from Musk Uncertainty Ben Munster / Decrypt : Twitter Cancels Q2 Earnings Call, Citing Elon Musk's ‘Pending Acquisition’ Tw...
Meta introduces a Mature Worlds Policy for Horizon, a content rating system that will default to 18+ if creators do not apply a rating within the next month
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CBRE research: San Francisco's office vacancy rate rose to 24.2% in Q2 2022, up 0.4% QoQ, as tech companies' flexible return-to-office slows the city's recovery
- The office vacancy rate in San Francisco rose to 24.2% in the second quarter from 23.8% in the prior period, according to CBRE research.
Survey of 14K delivery drivers in Japan: most work 40 hours or less per week, 63% are satisfied with work, 82% would keep their jobs “for a while” or “forever”
Platform work has freed people from oppressive workplace culture. For now. — • TOKYO, JAPAN Tweets: @anupkaphle Tweets: Anup Kaphle / @anupkaphle : “...because I was traumatized by my human boss, I...
California approves new rules to let state and local office candidates accept cryptocurrency campaign donations if they immediately convert them into US dollars
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A look at Ukraine's thriving tech sector amid war; National Bank of Ukraine: tech firms brought in $3.1B in revenue from January to May 2022, up from $2.5B YoY
Ukrainian technology companies have earned billions. But with most executives unable to meet foreign clients, the good times may not last.
Instacart co-founder Apoorva Mehta, who stepped down as CEO in 2021, says he'll step down as executive chairman and leave the board once the company goes public
Natasha Mascarenhas / TechCrunch : Tweets: @apoorva_mehta and @garrytan Tweets: Apoorva Mehta / @apoorva_mehta : 1 Today I'm announcing that once @instacart becomes a public company, I'll be stepping...
Finland-based IQM, which is building on-premises quantum computers for supercomputing data centers and research labs, raised a €128M Series A2 led by World Fund
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Entrust, an ID management company used by US Treasury, DHS, and others, confirms it was breached by a ransomware gang in June which stole internal data
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Shopify's new AI commerce stack
Their VP of Product digs into just-launched products to help entrepreneurs and developers build with the latest AI.
Email fatigue is real: Here's how smart email tools help you regain control
Picture this: It's Monday morning. You walk into the office feeling energized and ready to take on the week.
Protecting your Cloud Applications Data
Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Box data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.