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...
Parler agrees to be acquired by Ye, formerly Kanye West, to create “an uncancelable ecosystem where all voices are welcome”; the deal is set to close in Q4 2022
and will also sign up to Truth Social Clare Duffy / CNN : Kanye West's biggest challenge with owning Parler may come from Elon Musk Anousha Sakoui / Los Angeles Times : What to know about Parler, the ...
An interview with Meta's chief AI scientist Yann LeCun on his critics and why today's most popular approaches to AI won't lead to human-level intelligence
(Article is updated with a rebuttal by Gary Marcus in context.) — Yann LeCun, chief AI scientist of Meta Properties, owner of Facebook … Tweets: @intuitmachine , @qhardy , @jon_y_huang , @tiernanray...
Sources: Elon Musk addressed Twitter employees for the first time since agreeing to buy the company in April, discussing potential layoffs, moderation, and more
here's why. Shalini Nagarajan / Blockworks : Elon Musk Teases Crypto Integration At His First Twitter All-Hands Abhishek Mishra / Fossbytes : Elon Musk's First Meeting With Twitter Employees Transcrip...
An in-depth look at Google's “moonshot” plans to run entirely on clean energy by 2030, going beyond pledges by Apple, Amazon, and others
Sundar Pichai wants to head the first giant company run without emissions around the clock. It will take far more than money to achieve Tweets: @aaronrutkoff , @senwhitehouse , @climate , @aaronrutko...
Critics say Microsoft 365's productivity score feature is enabling workplace surveillance by letting managers track employee activity at an individual level
we just don't use the ‘S’ word around here.” 🤦🏿♂ ️ https://www.theguardian.com/ ... https://twitter.com/... @dhh : Holy fuck. The word dystopian is not nearly strong enough to describe the fresh hell...
TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer resigns, sources say after Trump threatened to ban the app; Vanessa Pappas, currently general manager of TikTok, will become interim head
clock is ticking on Microsoft's TikTok buy Newb / New.blicio.us : TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer Quits Anthony Ha / TechCrunch : Daily Crunch: TikTok's CEO resigns Tom McKay / Gizmodo : Walmart Wants to Get I...
New York Times Deputy Tech Editor Quentin Hardy leaving to become the head of editorial for Google Cloud
Tess Townsend / Recode : Tweets: @digiphile , @qhardy , and @mims . See also Mediagazer Tweets: Alex Howard / @digiphile : @qhardy big, hairy, audacious goal, that. Glad you're thinking big, but I am...
Y Combinator boss Sam Altman says he's not going to cut ties with Peter Thiel for supporting Donald Trump
Y Combinator is extremely influential … Robert Hackett / Fortune : Data Sheet—Tuesday, October 18, 2016 Julia Carrie Wong / Guardian : The hypocrisy of Facebook's silence on Peter Thiel's support for ...
Gawker.com announces it will shut down next week, after nearly 14 years of operation
Or was it Nick Denton? Hulk Hogan? Peter Thiel? New York Times : Farhad's and Mike's Week in Tech: Ride-Hailing News Owns the Road Will Oremus / Slate : Who's Left to Embarrass Silicon Valley Now Th...