Trump extends ByteDance's deadline to divest TikTok's US operations until December 16, the fourth such extension; a deal is expected to be finalized this week
nothing screams “protecting America” like Michelin-starred foreign spyware by proxy. Trump cheerfully extended ByteDance's deadline to December 16 so that Oracle, Silver Lake, [image] @americanfreedom...
A profile of AWS CEO Matt Garman, including his first few months on the job, what his stewardship means for the business, and his opportunities and challenges
It's true. I *can't* understand why he wouldn't take a selfie with me! — fortune.com/2024/12/19/a... Mastodon: Greg Linden / @glinden@sigmoid.social : @Techmeme It seems weird to me that this busin...
A profile of AWS CEO Matt Garman, including his first few months on the job, what his stewardship means for the business, and his opportunities and challenges
Matt Garman joined Amazon Web Services as an intern nearly two decades ago. But his appearance earlier this month … Bluesky: @quinnypig.com . X: @delrey . LinkedIn: Jason Del Rey Bluesky: Corey Quinn...
Bluesky says it has 13M+ users, has raised a $15M Series A led by Blockchain Capital, and plans a subscription for features like higher quality video uploads
But Says No to Tokens Kris Holt / Engadget : Bluesky's upcoming premium plan won't give paid users special treatment Matt Novak / Gizmodo : Bluesky Teases Creator Payments While New Sign-Ups Explode A...
The US and allies reveal that hacker group Cadet Blizzard is part of Russia's GRU Unit 29155, which is responsible for coup attempts, assassinations, and more
There has been a lot of talk this week about Putin paying “useful idiots” to spread his propaganda. … X: @dojnatsec : Five Russian GRU Officers and One Civilian Charged for Conspiring to Hack Ukrainia...
Figma disables its recently launched generative AI app design tool Make Design, after a user showed it copied Apple's Weather when asked to design a weather app
The design tool Figma has disabled a newly launched AI-powered app design tool … Nehal Malik / iPhone in Canada Blog : AI Design Tool Axes Feature that Cloned Apple's Weather App John Gruber / Daring ...
A look at the uptick of AI-generated videos on TikTok featuring politicians in the UK; Ofcom says TikTok was the fastest growing news source in 2022 and 2023
Marianna Spring / BBC : X: @clearpolitic5 , @andymay101 , @rhiroberts , @natcen , and @keighleyperkins . Forums: r/ukpolitics X: @clearpolitic5 : “Young voters in key election battlegrounds are being...
Bluesky opens up federation, letting anyone run their own server that connects to Bluesky's network, which uses the AT Protocol; Mastodon uses ActivityPub
> Initially to join the network you'll need to join the AT Protocol PDS Admins Discord and register the hostname of your PDS. — https://github.com/... [image] @isagalaev@mastodon.social : It looks ...
Amazon launches Rufus, an AI-powered shopping assistant trained on its product catalog and information from around the web, in beta for some US customers
Amazon's new AI assistant designed to help you shop Efe Udin / Gizchina : Amazon launches an AI shopping assistant called Rufus Joe Rogun / MSPoweruser : Amazon launches AI shopping assistant to find ...
Amazon reports Q4 AWS revenue up 13% YoY to $24.2B, vs. $24.26B est., and operating income of $7.2B, up from $5.2B YoY
Though Andy sounds very “hello fellow kids” when listing brands like ‘Woop’ and talking about ‘Beyonce merch.’ Corey Quinn / @quinnypig.bsky.social : And the Amazon earnings are out for Q4. A miss on...