In a reversal, Twitter lets users like, retweet, and reply to tweets with Substack links, but searches with “Substack” still just give results for “newsletter”
In a reversal of a limitation the platform put in place earlier in the week, Twitter is once again allowing users …
[Thread] A look at a report from FTX debtors on the company's control failures, like awful recordkeeping, lying about using cold wallets, and sloppy key storage
The new team in charge of the FTX bankruptcy have released their first interim report on the failures of control at FTX and related businesses. It's 43 pages long, let's go through it 🧵 https://www.co...
Apple's Mac shipments fell 40.5% YoY globally in Q1 2023, the largest drop among PC makers, as combined PC shipments fell 29% YoY to 56.9M units
Weak demand, excess inventory, and a worsening macroeconomic climate were all contributing factors for the precipitous drop in shipments …
A look at the impact of 34 US bitcoin mines and their extreme demand for energy, as the cost of electricity for locals increases in Texas and other areas
Bitcoin mines cash in on electricity — by devouring it, selling it, even turning it off — and they cause immense pollution.
Elon Musk claims Substack links “were never blocked” and Substack tried to “download a massive portion of the Twitter database to bootstrap their Twitter clone”
The leaked Pentagon Ukraine documents seem to have first appeared on Discord, followed by 4chan, before spreading to Telegram, Twitter, and major media outlets
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Sources: ~270 US Apple Stores held staff meetings about unionization risks in the past two weeks, using a unionized Towson, Maryland store as a cautionary tale
Apple is continuing its push to keep retail stores from unionizing. Also: A deep look inside efforts to diversify the company's product …
TSMC reports Q1 revenue up 3.6% YoY to ~$16.7B, below analysts forecasts, and March revenue down 15% YoY to ~$4.8B as electronics demand continues to fall
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. missed sales estimates for the second consecutive quarter in a sign of continued weakness in global electronics demand.
Raspberry Pi launches the browser-based Raspberry Pi Code Editor in beta, initially supporting Python, aiming to help young people learn to code
New editor is integrated with Python lessons. — When we think about Raspberry Pi, we normally picture single-board computers …
Emirates Telecom plans to buy a 50.03% stake in Careem, the super app owned by Uber's Middle East unit, for $400M; Uber will own Careem's ride-hailing business
Emirates Telecommunications Group will buy a $400 million stake in the super app developed by Uber Technologies Inc.'s Middle Eastern subsidiary …
YouTube adds Premium features, including enhanced bitrate 1080p videos on iOS and the web for “extra crisp and clear” content and support for Apple's SharePlay
YouTube Premium, the $11.99 per month ad-free version of YouTube, is today introducing a number of new features aimed at attracting and retaining subscribers.
A study based on the patent-filing history of 760K+ US inventors finds they produce fewer innovations after joining big firms vs. inventors hired by young firms
Big companies are hiring an ever-larger proportion of America's inventors, who are less productive once they join LinkedIn: Christopher Mims . Tweets: @freakonometrics , @carnage4life , @carnage4life ...
Twitter replaces the week-old “US state-affiliated media” label on NPR's account with a new label describing the nonprofit media company as “Government Funded”
This is how it sounds when outlets like NPR insist on staying on Twitter. — #Twitter Damon Kiesow / @dkiesow@social.kiesow.net : I understand this new policy is the result of Elon having a lot of “g...
Tests show Elon Musk's Twitter removed limits on Kremlin-linked accounts, including Putin's, with some showing in For You feeds, reversing an April 2022 policy
Bans Mastodon and Substack links, unrestricts the Kremlin tweets. — https://www.telegraph.co.uk/ ... Lauren Weinstein / @lauren@mastodon.laurenweinstein.org : Musk welcomes Russian propaganda back t...
How the gambling industry has kept up with decades of computer-assisted tech developed to beat roulette, like wearable devices, timers, and predictive software
https://www.bloomberg.com/... John Connolly : When I was at the ICE show in London in February 2004, I offered my services to a manager friend of mine at the Ritz Club Casino. … Tweets: James Cham / @...
An ML scientist writes about the extreme strain of working in an AI industry collectively shaken up by ChatGPT, as he oscillates between motivation and burnout
“Every single person I know working in AI these days (in both the academy and industry) has been sparked by the ChatGPT moment. … Ahmad Anis : Be a goldfish. When things are moving so fast, it's good...
As Congress weighs regulating AI, consumer advocates and the tech industry converge on Washington, DC to influence US lawmakers, most of whom lack AI expertise
After years of inaction on Big Tech — and the explosive success of ChatGPT — lawmakers aim to avoid similar mistakes with artificial intelligence Tweets: @washingtonpost and @carnage4life Tweets: @was...
South Korean prosecutors find ~$314M in illicit assets associated with Do Kwon and his associates, and say Kwon moved most of the ~$69M linked to him to bitcoin
Kwon cofounded Terra to use blockchain technology to develop a more efficient payment system. Rhodilee Jean Dolor / The Daily Hodl : Do Kwon Converted All Assets in South Korea to Bitcoin (BTC) Shortl...
Experts say Micron was an obvious first target for China after US sanctions, but Beijing is unlikely to retaliate further due to its reliance on US chips
Analysts see memory-chip maker Micron as obvious first choice but say China will tread cautiously on further retaliation
Dell XPS 13 (2023) review: thin, light, nice screen, and improved battery life, but only two ports, quiet speakers, and worse performance than similar models
Monica Chin / The Verge :
Shanghai-based SenseTime demos chatbot SenseChat, available in Chinese and English, image tool Miaohua, and video tool Ruying, powered by its SenseNova LLM
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Memo: Digital Currency Group's Foundry plans to begin levying a pool fee for its bitcoin mining service, which had been free since Foundry's 2019 launch
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Baidu sues “relevant” app developers and Apple over fake apps for its Ernie bot on the App Store; Ernie, launched in March 2023, doesn't have an official app
Bob Lee's murder in San Francisco has stirred outrage among tech leaders and could motivate the local tech community to become more involved in city politics
An interview with Victor Wong, Google's senior director of product management for Privacy Sandbox, about replacing third-party cookies, Apple's ATT, and more
Victor Wong https://gizmodo.com/... Victor Wong / @vkw : I've spent the last several months connecting with people from across the industry on how we build a more private internet. Today, I published ...
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