How David Sacks emerged as the most effective advocate for tech, crypto, and AI in the Trump administration, using his tech expertise and All-In co-host status
The care with which David Sacks tracks his days in Washington has been described to me, variously, as matching the focus … X: @davemcclure , @reedalbergotti , and @semaforben X: Dave McClure / @davemc...
Q&A with Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott on AI agents, MCP, web search, NLWeb, the relationship with OpenAI, how new hardware and optimizations benefit AI, and more
www.theverge.com/decoder-podc... [image] X: Dan Shipper / @danshipper : Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott compares MCP to HTTP Dan Shipper / @danshipper : Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott says the best startups sho...
FTC v. Meta: in opening arguments, FTC lawyers accuse Meta of a “buy-or-bury strategy” to cement a social networking monopoly by buying Instagram and WhatsApp
How is this even a question! [image] Kyung Sook / @kyungsookl : I didn't understand why facebook suddenly reversed course, allowed DJT to return to facebook and Zuckerberg attended the inauguration. ...
Source: FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson, Assistant AG Gail Slater, and activist Mike Davis met Trump on April 8 to combat Meta's lobbying over the FTC antitrust case
in no small part — older MAGA grievances, with @mrddmia playing a big part [image] Ben Smith / @semaforben : So here's what this was about: [image]
Meta appoints Joel Kaplan as Chief Global Affairs Officer, replacing Nick Clegg, who is leaving the company; Kaplan is Meta's most prominent Republican
www.semafor.com/article/01/0... [embedded post] Sam Jeffers / @worklesshard : Seems a bit backward for Clegg to leave now. Nothing will happen in the US for years, while EU DSA enforcement will gath...
Sources: more than a year before the US election, TikTok executives relaxed moderation rules and enforcement to make the app more appealing to Donald Trump fans
The Information : Bluesky: @mrbrooksher.bsky.social and @nojustdan.bsky.social X: @amir , @erinkwoo , @srimuppidi , @semaforben , and @amir See also Mediagazer Bluesky: Billy Brooksher / @mrbrooksher...
A profile of Mike Solana, a Peter Thiel protégé whose Pirate Wires newsletter and podcast became popular among “anti-woke” tech figures since the “techlash”
I miss when people used to at least pretend they weren't terrible people instead of wearing it like a badge of honor. — https://www.theatlantic.com/ ... X: @mitchhorowitz : After 27 years in publish...
Many outlets have increased reliance on Apple News+; The Daily Beast is set to make $3M-$4M from it in 2024, and Time says it delivers a 7-figure annual revenue
The Scoop — Like many digital publishers, The Daily Beast was struggling at the end of 2023. Bluesky: @jbaer.bsky.social . X: @racheljanfaza , @jeremyreesnz , @ericdkoch , @michaelroston , @journali...
Q&A with Medium CEO Tony Stubblebine on Medium expecting to turn a profit in 2024, distribution, training LLMs, AI-generated content, media layoffs, and more
Reed Albergotti / Semafor : Mastodon: @nicol@social.coop . X: @nbj914 , @emilybell , @bigmeaninternet , @seamushughes , @te_rowley , and @semaforben See also Mediagazer Mastodon: Nicol Wistreich / @n...