Starlink's dominance of satellite internet raises alarms about Elon Musk's growing geopolitical sway; Starlink has 4,500+ satellites, or 50%+ of all satellites
The tech billionaire has become the dominant power in satellite internet technology. The ways he is wielding that influence are raising global alarms.
The SFPD arrested IT company owner Nima Momeni for allegedly killing Bob Lee, and say the two men knew each other and were driving together before the killing
Sources: Twitter engineers built a system to boost Elon Musk's tweets over everyone else's after Musk complained Joe Biden's Super Bowl tweet outperformed his
After his Super Bowl tweet did worse numbers than President Biden's, Twitter's CEO ordered major changes to the algorithm
Twitter suspends ~30 accounts sharing private jets' locations via public data, including @ElonJet, which Elon Musk had said he wouldn't ban for tracking his jet
Twitter Inc. has suspended multiple accounts that track the locations of private jets using publicly available flight data …
Twitter updates its private information and media policy with new rules, including suspending accounts “dedicated to sharing someone else's live location”
The suspended accounts include one that followed the private plane of Elon Musk, Twitter's owner.
Sources: Twitter's US ad revenue was 80% below internal expectations for the week of the World Cup's Nov. 20 start, as Twitter keeps missing weekly ad targets
Under Elon Musk, the company has cut its financial expectations as some advertisers request discounts and are offered incentives.
Filing: Elon Musk raises $7.14B for his Twitter bid from Saudi Prince Alwaleed, Larry Ellison, Sequoia, VyCapital, Binance, a16z, and others; Ellison gives $1B
Elon Musk on Thursday disclosed a group of co-investors in his Twitter takeover. The names are impressive, but most of their check sizes aren't. Source: SEC.gov .
Sources: the value of Spotify's deal with Joe Rogan, which covers three and a half years, was at least $200M, twice the $100M that reports suggested at the time
The deal that brought his podcast to Spotify is said to be worth over $200 million, more than was previously known.
Twitter permanently suspends one of Georgia GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's accounts for repeated violations of its COVID-19 misinformation policy
(CNN)Twitter has permanently suspended Georgia GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's Twitter account @mtgreenee, the company confirmed to CNN Sunday morning.
Zuckerberg says he's redirected Facebook teams to serve young adults over older users, and that significant changes to Instagram will lean into video and Reels
Expect changes to Instagram to highlight Reels — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says he's redirected teams within his company to …
Library of Congress bomb suspect livestreamed on Facebook for 71 minutes as he sat in his car surrounded by federal agents before Facebook took down his account
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California launches a digital vaccine verification system built using the open-source SMART Health Card Framework, with QR codes to show COVID-19 vaccine status
Vaccinated Californians now have a new way to show they are inoculated against the coronavirus without carrying around a flimsy paper card. Source: State of California and State of...
An obscure Florida company began acquiring DoD's IP addresses, now totaling 175M, on Jan. 20; DoD says it is a pilot to prevent unauthorized use of its IP space
An obscure Florida company began acquiring DoD's IP addresses, now totaling 175M, on Jan. 20; DoD says it is a pilot to prevent unauthorized use of its IP space
On January 20, 2021, a great mystery appeared in the internet's global routing table. Kim Lyons / The Verge : The Pentagon reportedly gave a small company control of its IP address...
Ring unveils Always Home Cam, an autonomous drone that can fly around inside a house, expected to cost $249.99 when it starts shipping next year
The Always Home Cam is an ambitious new home security device — Ring latest home security camera is taking flight, literally.
Facebook Dating, though separate from a user's main profile, is integrated with Facebook and designed to encourage the use of its properties that harvest info
This morning, Facebook finally launched its long-awaited (or, just as likely, long-dreaded) dating feature.
Facebook Dating launches in the US as an opt-in feature integrated with Instagram, for users 18 and over, with a separate profile
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