Mark Zuckerberg lamented the rise of “culturally neutered” companies that have sought to distance themselves from “masculine energy”
- Rogan interview is latest in sign of shift toward Trump — CEO says Biden staffers would ‘scream’ and ‘curse’ about Covid
In Joe Rogan's softball interview, Zuckerberg pointed to Apple and agencies like CFPB as new targets for the GOP, without mentioning GOP's pressure on Meta
'They haven't invented anything great in a while' Brendan Ryan / Dexerto : Mark Zuckerberg reveals staggering number of Meta users during Joe Rogan's podcast Nathan Worcester / NTD : 5 Takeaways From ...
Some advertisers raise brand safety concerns over Meta's content moderation changes, fearing a surge in harmful content and misinformation on its platforms
Facebook owner's move to loosen policing of online content has raised fears over a surge in misinformation Bluesky: @claradoodle and @petertl . Forums: r/neoliberal See also Mediagazer Bluesky: Clara ...
Zuckerberg urged Trump to stop the EU from fining US tech companies, which he says were forced by EU to pay $30B+ for legal violations over the past two decades
Right. Should be fun few years for the EU. www.politico.eu/article/zuck... Mike Galsworthy / @mikegalsworthy : I'm on the EU's side on this. — And so should be every global citizen that does not wa...
Matt Mullenweg deactivates the accounts of several WordPress.org members, some of whom have been leading a push to create a new fork of the open-source project
Automattic CEO and WordPress co-creator Matt Mullenweg has deactivated the accounts of several WordPress.org community members …
A look at Watch Duty, a free app that has become a crucial lifeline for LA during the wildfires by showing active fires, evacuation zones, and other vital info
‘We view what we are doing as a public service,’ says the cofounder of the nonprofit that millions of people are relying on to stay safe.
How aligning with Trump's new administration lets Meta and X pivot from futile cooperation with the EU and other jurisdictions to confrontation and coercion
Big Tech's embrace of Trump is a sign of its weakness when confronted w determined state action - Brazil/EU. — timely reminder that the state is capable of disciplining capital, and has constantly t...
UK's tech secretary says its Online Safety Act is “not up for negotiation,” after Zuckerberg vowed to work with Trump to pressure countries “censoring” content
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A look at Apple's plans for 2025, a year likely to be seen as a stepping stone toward more revolutionary products, rather than one of remarkable innovation
Apple plans a loaded 2025, with plans for an overhauled iPhone line, new AI features, a smart home push and updates to products it hasn't refreshed in a while.
Sources: Mark Zuckerberg faces less friction in making broad policy changes after Meta's layoffs in 2022 and 2023, which hit much of its civic integrity teams
Now that he doesn't have to, he won't. You're seeing the real Zuckerberg now. @justiceleague00 : With Meta positioning itself to lead in artificial intelligence, Zuckerberg recognizes the need for Wh...
Sources: H1 2025 iPhone shipments to decline ~6%, annual shipments to remain flat at around 220M to 225M units; ultra-thin iPhone's thinnest part will be ~5.5mm
@mingchikuo [image] Forums: r/apple : New ‘iPhone 17 Air’ Rumors: Ultra-Thin 5.5mm Design, No SIM Card Slot MacRumors Forums : Apple Intelligence Isn't Driving iPhone Upgrades
Tim Sweeney says Big Tech leaders, who used to pretend to be Democrats, are now pretending to be Republicans to skirt antitrust laws and “crush competitors”
The Trump administration is expected to be softer on antitrust cases, which as we know are one of Sweeney's major pursuits. Bluesky: @baroness . X: @timsweeneyepic , @matthewstoller , and @dhh Forums:...
A case study of the amount and kinds of ads in 12 shows on the ad-supported tiers of Netflix, Peacock, Disney+, Max, Paramount+, and Hulu
We watched 12 shows on six platforms to find out how much of your life you give up to save a few bucks each month. — It's getting harder to avoid ads on streaming video.
As researchers talk about the arrival of supersmart AI, far fewer voices are trying to envision and articulate what a world awash in AI might actually look like
What to make of the statements of the AI labs? — Recently, something shifted in the AI industry.
US export controls may have slowed China's AI progress but they also spurred DeepSeek to innovate and release DeepSeek-V3, a top LLM, without the latest chips
A promising new model shows that innovations in artificial intelligence don't necessarily depend on the latest chips.
As Amazon Prime Video wraps up its third season streaming NFL games, a look at its use of AI and “Prime Vision with Next Gen Stats” during broadcasts
The Los Angeles Rams defense appeared to be content to drop back in coverage and prevent San Francisco's Brock Purdy from completing …
A survey finds that global banks could cut as many as 200K jobs in the next three to five years as AI encroaches on tasks currently carried out by human workers
- Back, middle office roles at risk, Bloomberg Intelligence says — Banks' profits could surge due to improved productivity
Bengaluru traffic police booked 17K+ cases against delivery personnel in a single week of November 2024, as Swiggy and others rolled out rapid delivery services
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A scammer details how voice phishing groups are abusing Apple's support line to generate “account confirmation” message prompts from Apple to their customers
If you get notifications on your Apple devices about password resets and you suddenly get a call by Apple Support to ‘help you out’: hang up. — Read the full story below. It's worth checking out. ...
A UK trial in the £1.5B class action suit against Apple is set to begin on Monday over allegations that the company levies “excessive and unfair” App Store fees
iPhone maker faces claim it levies ‘excessive and unfair’ charges on software downloaded from its App Store …
OpenAI's crawlers took down e-commerce site Triplegangers by relentlessly trying to scrape the entire site, whose robots.txt file was not properly configured
techcrunch.com/2025/01/10/h... #google #seo #openai [image] @tante.cc : #OpenAI is basically the locusts of the digital by now. Their massive scrapers crushing websites in order to steal and feed th...
An interview with Arkady Volozh, CEO of Nebius, formerly Yandex NV, on selling Yandex's Russian business in 2024, competing with US AI startups, and more
My latest Walk With Bloomberg Businessweek: a chat with the founder of Yandex. …
Malaysia's economy minister Rafizi Ramli says the country anticipates a surge in investment from Chinese tech companies as Beijing braces for more US tariffs
Owen Walker / Financial Times : Forums: r/malaysia Forums: r/malaysia : Malaysia expects surge of Chinese investment, economy minister says
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