Memo: Meta terminates major DEI programs, including for hiring, training, and procurement, citing a changed “legal and policy landscape” around DEI in the US
Meta is ending its DEI programs Bradley Cortright / New York Sun : Meta Abandons its DEI Programs Days Ahead of Trump's Inauguration Edith Olmsted / New Republic : Mark Zuckerberg Goes Full MAGA With ...
FTX claims the company was hacked, telling users to delete FTX apps, not install app updates, and not to visit FTX.com, after $600M+ in crypto left its wallets
trustless, permissionless, uncensorable crypto—is the only path forward for the future. This week, we grieved. Next week, we build. @cz_binance : What a sh!t show... And it's going to be crypto's faul...
Google lowers Play Store subscription fees to 15% and fees for ebooks and on-demand music streaming services to “as low as 10%”; IAP cut seems to be unaffected
here are the details Sareena Dayaram / CNET : Google to cut Play Store fees for subscription-based apps next year Chris Wallace / MCV/DEVELOP : Google cuts the Play Store subscription share to 15% Kul...
Google says it has fixed a WebView problem that caused Gmail, Google Play, and other apps to crash
here's how to fix it (Updated) John Diente / International Business Times : Gmail, Android Apps Keep Crashing; Google Identifies Root Cause: Here's What You Can Do Surur / MSPoweruser : Google is work...
Firefox 83 arrives with HTTPS-Only Mode, pinch-to-zoom support, up to 15% better page load performance, and memory usage reduced by up to 8%
Release Notes tell you what's new in Firefox. As always, we welcome your feedback. Tim Hardwick / MacRumors : Firefox 83 for Mac Brings HTTPS-Only Mode, Pinch to Zoom, and Performance Improvements Bo...
Source: Spotify is testing video podcasts in its app, starting with two YouTube stars
Elon Musk: video conferencing … Tweets: Nathan Baschez / @nbashaw : Fascinating test! I am skeptical, given how annoying the videos in playlists like Rap Caviar were, but worth a shot I guess https://...
An in-depth report on stalkerware apps: a technical assessment of their invasive surveillance capabilities, marketing for abusive spouses, security risks, more
Executive Summary — Persons who engage in technology-facilitated violence, abuse, and harassment sometimes install spyware on a targeted person's mobile phone. Tweets: @adam_senft , @einsteinsattic ...
As AWS launches more services based on open source projects, some devs say AWS poses an existential threat by lifting others' work and renting access to it
Community leaders say AWS increasingly poses an existential threat — March 11, a Vice President at Amazon Web Services … Tweets: @mvzelenks , @vineetdevaiah , @mvzelenks , @acsifferlin , @mvzelenks ...
Ecommerce startup Brandless, which sells most of its generic home-goods staples for $3, raises $240M from SoftBank's Vision Fund at a $500M+ valuation
http://www.bloomberg.com/... Jay Kapoor / @jaykapoornyc : Thought there was extra 0 by accident. Nope. $240M. FYI This biz is just over 2 yrs old Seed: $1.5M by Slow Ventures (Mar 16) Series A: $16M b...
Susan Fowler, the Stripe employee who exposed harassment at Uber, is named editor-in-chief of Increment, Stripe's new quarterly magazine for software engineers
As software becomes more important … ina : Login — Google's Rose Hayes, speaking at Thursday's Transform … John Kennedy / Silicon Republic : Susan Fowler to edit Stripe's new software engineering ma...