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| Mike Masnick / Techdirt: |
Musk's free speech definition is utter nonsense and his suggestions for Twitter completely ignore decades of content moderation iteration on social platforms — from the not-how-any-of-this-works dept — Lots of talk yesterday as Elon Musk made a hostile takeover bid for all of Twitter.
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Livemint, TheStreet, Interconnected, afrotech.com, The Economic Times, Financial Times, VentureBeat, Pixel Envy, Repurposed Drugs, and Slate
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| @yishan: |
[Thread] Ex-Reddit CEO warns Elon Musk that he doesn't understand current internet culture enough to handle the challenges of large social networks like Twitter — I've now been asked multiple times for my take on Elon's offer for Twitter. So fine, this is what I think about that. I will assume the takeover succeeds, and he takes Twitter private. (I have little knowledge/insight into how actual takeover battles work or play out) (long 🧵)
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Tweets: @elonmusk, @paulg, @pmarca, @shaunmmaguire, @waitbutwhy, @techemails, @emileifrem, @pt, @alecmuffett, @chrismessina, @tomlavan, @pt, @karlbode, @kfury, @pt, @yishan, @pt, @nateafischer, @emilygorcenski, @waitbutwhy, @infrahumano, @macaesbruno, @davekarpf, @pmarca, @pmarca, @mark_dow, @mehdirhasan, @jayrosen_nyu, @asemota, @mathewi, @ntrav99, @waitbutwhy, @jeffjarvis, @yishan, @jonrussell, @pmarca, @yishan, @yishan, @yishan, @yishan, @yishan, @repdarrellissa, @pocarles, @bmeiselas, @daniel_rubino, @ggreenwald, @davidsacks, @rowantrollope, @mmasnick, @reckless, @johnbiggs, @dsilverman, @reckless, @yishan, @markpinc, @geoffbaron, @prof_farrell, @briansowards, @megancarpentier, @lesliecampisi, @kevinmarks, @marcowenjones, @barrylyga, @dlauer, @abhymurarka, @hankgreen, @dislekcia, @muddywatersre, @cathyyoung63, @charlesarthur, @edzitron, @maxkennerly, @danprimack, @davemcclure, @levie, @joshelman, and @timodc
| Nathan Baschez / Every: |
Twitter should not only open source its algorithm but also create a marketplace where anyone can build their own algorithms and use the algorithms others create — You don't have to be IN real estate to invest in it. Fundrise is an easy-to-use platform that lets you build …
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Washington Post and Social Media Today
Tweets: @ericnewcomer, @jack, @nbashaw, @ejang, @hkanji, @carnage4life, @theaksheffect, @adhutchinson, and @carlquintanilla
| Josh Kosman / New York Post: |
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the singularity is nearer, The Hill, Tippets by Taps, New York Post, Benzinga, Forbes, and Firstpost Tech
Tweets: @chrisjbakke, @ericnewcomer, @rebeccaforwa, @davidsacks, @willpapper, @maxboot, @tedcruz, @tbskyen, @reuters, @tomwatson, @mtaibbi, @hansmahncke, @nathanbomey, @chriscillizza, @adam_creighton, @paulconstant, @maxkennerly, @lizsimmie, @burnettgracem, @kbandersen, @alexhern, @iyengarish, @arcalinea, @andrewhartar, @thevunderkind, @thoughtwax, @beniaminmincu, and @mikeelgan
| Michael McSweeney / The Block: |
Beanstalk, a credit-focused stablecoin protocol using Ethereum, was exploited for ~$182M in various crypto assets by someone who had amassed governance tokens — Beanstalk, a credit-focused stablecoin protocol built on Ethereum, was exploited Sunday morning.
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Web3 is going just great, Benzinga, Cointelegraph, CoinDesk, Crypto Briefing, SiliconANGLE, and NewsBTC
| Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: |
GitHub says an attacker used stolen OAuth user tokens issued to Heroku and Travis-CI to steal private repository data from dozens of organizations including npm — GitHub revealed today that an attacker is using stolen user tokens (issued to Heroku and Travis-CI OAuth) to download data from private repositories.
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Tweets: @malwarejake, @githubsecurity, @nikcharlebois, @jot, @rstephens, @campuscodi, @jacobian, @marypcbuk, and @quinnypig
| Reed Albergotti / Washington Post: |
Workers at Apple's flagship Grand Central Terminal store in Manhattan start formally collecting signatures to form a union — If successful, the effort would be the first time an Apple retail location has unionized — Workers at Apple's flagship Grand Central Terminal retail location … | Reuters: |
Didi schedules a shareholder meeting for May 23 to vote on delisting its shares from the NYSE, and reports Q4 2021 revenue of $6.4B, down about 12.6% YoY — Didi Global Inc (DIDI.N) will hold an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) on May 23 to vote on its delisting plans in the United States … | Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
The iPad needs a “pro” mode when the device is connected to a keyboard and a trackpad, with Mac-like multitasking, a proper desktop, and more for advanced users — Ahead of Apple's developers conference, here's how I suggest fixing its iPad software conundrum: a “pro mode” …
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9to5Mac, Forbes, The Register, and AppleTrack
Tweets: @stevecla, @drravipateljr, @parkerortolani, @pxy, @yoda, @jamwil, and @markgurman
| Tim Higgins / Wall Street Journal: |
A look at Apple's yearslong effort to design its own silicon to replace Intel chips in Macs, including an interview with Hardware Technologies SVP Johny Srouji — Apple's risky, yearslong effort to design its own silicon paid off when supply-chain disruptions left competitors scrambling
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AppleInsider, iThinkDifferent, iPhone in Canada Blog, 9to5Mac, and Philip Elmer‑DeWitt
Tweets: @leokelion, @aaronwall, @reneritchie, @ravi_711, @mattlynley, @hkanji, @fmbutt, @pocarles, @onelinders, and @brianmcc
| Kate Kaye / Protocol: |
Virtual classroom startup Class is testing Intel's “emotion AI” tech that claims to detect bored, distracted, or confused students, raising privacy questions — When college instructor Angela Dancey wants to decipher whether her first-year English students comprehend what she's trying …
Tweets: @katekayereports, @noopkat, @dinabass, @vickerysec, @frankcatalano, @polycrystalhd, @troy_s, @otdderamin, @katemfd, @grady_booch, @hypervisible, and @nickpopovich
| Rest of World: |
A look at adult webcam “monitors” in Colombia who train models and provide tech support; Colombia has the world's second largest camming industry behind Romania — In Colombia, camming monitors train models, translate chats, and provide tech support.
Tweets: @restofworld, @cengizyar, @helenliwrites, @fogginsophie, and @alexgonzor
| Wall Street Journal: |
Data shows e-commerce as a percentage share of all US retail has almost returned to pre-pandemic levels; in March e-commerce dropped YoY as in-store sales rose — E-commerce retailers that rode a surge of online purchases in 2020 are now grappling with the fact that some customers have returned to stores
Tweets: @d_mccar, @stevenpdennis, @iiiitsandrea, @htsfhickey, @aparanjape, @kjlabuz, @juokaz, @sebasaherrera, @gopalgautham, and @neilretail
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