Sources: Bill Ackman, Travis Kalanick, and others are involved in the Department of Government Efficiency; Marc Andreessen is a networker for talent recruitment
Markets Cheer Trump's Treasury Pick Bluesky: Michael J. Stern / @michaeljstern.bsky.social : I've got a suggestion for how Elon Musk can reduce the government deficit: Start paying his fair share of t...
A profile of data labeler Scale AI, which has a $249M contract with the US DoD and was the first AI company to have an LLM deployed on a classified network
the tech behind chatbots such as ChatGPT — deployed on a classified network after it signed a deal with the Army's XVIII Airborne Corps.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... Charles Rollet / @charlesr...
Sources: Meta is struggling to move hardware manufacturing out of China; after abandoning its smartwatch plans, the company is still working on a wrist wearable
The company needs China's factories as it pushes to become a hardware producer — SAN FRANCISCO — For more than a year … Tweets: @lizzadwoskin , @geoffreyfowler , @pstasiatech , and @rnaudbertrand Tw...
Hundreds of Twitter employees post farewell messages and salute emojis in Slack and tweets, announcing their resignations after Elon Musk's “hardcore” ultimatum
Plus: The GOP releases the moral idiocy … Happy Friday. Oliver Darcy / CNN : Inside Twitter as ‘mass exodus’ of staffers throws platform's future into uncertainty Stephen Warwick / iMore : Is Twitter ...
[Thread] Elon Musk says a “new Twitter policy” will deboost and demonetize “negative/hate tweets” and reinstates Kathy Griffin, Jordan Peterson, and Babylon Bee
This week has been a week. Okay, let's just get into it. — Twitter needs to die Derek Saul / Forbes : ‘Freedom Of Speech, But Not Freedom Of Reach’: Musk Reinstates Kathy Griffin And Jordan Peterso...
Twitter lays off about half its staff, sending a “Your Role at Twitter” email to their company account for those staying and personal account for those leaving
which was maybe ~80-100 people — is down to just two people after layoffs today.... Will Oremus / @willoremus : Here's the first official communication from Twitter's new leadership to its staff, a we...
A look at the US government's handwringing over TikTok and national security concerns, as China's government seeks to protect its powerful app and algorithms
the dozens of congressional letter, etc - have translated into actual action.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... Elizabeth Dwoskin / @lizzadwoskin : Good morning to this brave new Twitter world! NEW...
From shutting down services only in Texas to letting users opt out of hateful content, tech companies are gaming out responses to the state's social media law
Elizabeth Dwoskin / Washington Post :
Peiter Zatko's allegations offer details on Twitter's misinformation policies and failures, including accepting a QAnon proponent into its Birdwatch program
A document from whistleblower Peiter Zatko that details the company's failings in policing misinformation shows what happens when a business model fails Tweets: @markseibel , @baldingsworld , @lizzadw...
Amazon plans to acquire primary health care provider One Medical, which offers in-person, digital, and virtual services, for about $3.9B in an all-cash deal
Amazon is buying One Medical, the so-called “Netflix of primary care,” for $3.9 billion. Ashley Belanger / Ars Technica : Amazon might own your doctor's office after latest acquisition Bloomberg : Ama...