Trump says Elon Musk “went CRAZY” and that canceling his government contracts is “the easiest way to save money”, as their One Big Beautiful bill feud escalates
Musk has gone to war with Donald Trump. What happens next? Dan Milmo / The Guardian : Elon Musk signals he may back down in public row with Donald Trump Wired : Elon Musk's Feud With President Trump ...
Sources, including 30+ current and former Meta employees and 10+ US officials, detail Mark Zuckerberg's embrace of Trump, which has yet to pay major dividends
we don't know what the next costume is going to be, but it will be something different. — “It's whatever gets him closest to power.” — www.bloomberg.com/news/feature... Renee DiResta / @noupside :...
Marc Andreessen says VC may be one of the last fields safe from AI after it replaces most workers, as it requires “intangible” skills like psychological insight
gizmodo.com/marc-andrees... Corey Quinn / @quinnypig.com : “ChatGPT, you were at Netscape in the 90s and won the lottery. Give me advice on how I too can win the lottery of a bygone era.” [embedded ...
Leaked letter: Ed Martin, the interim US Attorney for DC, accused Wikipedia of allowing foreign manipulation and propaganda, threatening its tax-exempt status
Wikipedia Bluesky: Senator Sheldon Whitehouse / @whitehouse.senate.gov : Where is the referral from IRS? I've been told for years that DOJ does not investigate IRS matters without a referral. More w...
The GOP's Jim Jordan subpoenas Apple, Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia, OpenAI, and 10 others over alleged Biden pressure to use AI to “censor lawful speech”
Because the bullshit machine needs “woKe AI” and “TeCH cENsoRShIP” fantasies to keep the base distracted while they dismantle services and take away benefits. Renee DiResta / @noupside : Two years ago...
An arbitrator instructs a former Meta employee to stop promoting and publishing her book alleging company misconduct; publisher Flatiron Books earlier objected
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/t... Josh Sternberg / @joshsternberg.com : Guess what book I just bought! — www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/t... Karl Bode / @karlbode.com : this must be the “masculine” adorat...
Meta's Joel Kaplan says Meta “won't shy away” from taking up its case with President Trump if the EU uses its rules to unfairly target Meta's digital products
Note Vance referenced content moderation in his speeches. — Europe is their 2nd largest market... … Renee DiResta / @noupside : This is going to be corporation versus country. A sovereignty fight s...
After a backlash, Meta says newly viral AI-generated profiles on Facebook and Instagram were created in 2023 in “an early experiment”, and it is deleting them
and what you can do with it Mia Sato / The Verge : Meta's AI-generated bot profiles are not being received well Josh Kerwick / Star Observer : Meta Wipes Scrutinised AI Accounts, Including A “Black Qu...
X updates its Creator Revenue Sharing program to pay creators based on engagement with their content from Premium users, not how many see ads in their replies
Are Blue Checks Killing Connection? Sarah Perez / TechCrunch : X changes creator payouts to depend on engagement, not ads Karthik Mudaliar / Neowin : Creators on X will now get paid based on Premium s...
As Meta proudly unveils AI tools, Facebook users find feeds clogged with AI junk, even when Facebook is needed as a civic resource to coordinate disaster relief
by which they mean there are no instances of deep fakes of candidates themselves or voting-related activities. It has been a weird coverage cycle. Mark Little / @marklittlenews : A big concern at the...