Elon Musk says he will rehire a DOGE staffer who resigned following the exposure of his posts advocating for racism and eugenics, after Trump endorsed the idea
“Just for the record, I was racist before it was cool.” — “You could not pay me to marry outside of my ethnicity.” — “Normalize Indian hate.” — www.wsj.com/tech/doge-st... [embedded post] Ryan ...
Meta informs ad partners that it will extend its ban on new election ads for the week leading up to the election until several days after the polls close
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An analysis of 50 Telegram “election integrity” channels with 500K+ users finds disinformation, conspiracy theories, and violent imagery before the US election
Right-wing groups, which use Telegram to organize real-world actions, are urging followers to watch the polls and stand …
Polymarket user Fredi9999, a self-described Frenchman, says he bet $30M+ on Trump after analyzing polls; he can't exit his wagers without crashing the market
Any Guesses? Hristina Vasileva / Cryptopolitan : Polymarket whale carries large unrealized loss after injecting $7M in new Trump bets Turner Wright / Cointelegraph : Frenchman behind Trump Polymarket ...
Glassdoor launches short videos, polls, and images to foster engagement on its platform, and says it has 63M monthly unique users, up from 55M in September 2021
Workplace and salary review platform Glassdoor is drawing inspiration from LinkedIn's roadmap as it is launching short videos …
A look at Rockbridge, a Silicon Valley-backed right-wing donor group co-founded by JD Vance to influence US politics; docs and sources: its 2024 budget is ~$75M
Reuters : X: @wendysiegelman , @randoigno , @wendysiegelman , @reuters , @ppopiel , @davidch80671676 , @josephax , @renenutt , @bazmaniandevil , and @wendysiegelman Forums: Hacker News , r/politics ,...
[Thread] A roundup of recent announcements from researchers, businesses, and academic institutions opposing California's AI safety bill
the real experts — agree the risks are real. We all urge you to pass it into law. Titus Wu / @tituswu100 : Pressure is intensifying on #SB1047, California's controversial #AI safety bill, as lawmaker...
Spotify adds the ability for users to leave comments on podcasts, expanding on polls and Q&As comments will be private by default, and creators can opt out
The company already lets Spotify podcasters offer polls and Q&As, so this new feature could give creators new ways to interact with their audiences.
How Ripple's Chris Larsen became a gravitational force in San Fransisco politics, donating millions to local causes, as he helps Mayor London Breed's reelection
he also spent $42K to cover Breed's big ethics fine in 2021. Unclear how much he'll spend to help Breed get reelected this yr, but he's got strong words for her challengers. Josh Koehn / @josh_koehn :...
Pakistan suspended mobile services across the country as voters went to the polls on February 8; the Interior Ministry cited a deteriorating security situation
Outages in name of security fuel suspicion over polls' legitimacy — Poll workers walk past police officers outside a voting station in Peshawar on Feb. 8.