|
December 14, 2022, 2:20 PM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| Jody Serrano / Gizmodo: |
Twitter permanently suspends @ElonJet, a bot that tracked Elon Musk's jet, after its creator said Twitter shadowbanned it; Musk said he would not ban the bot — Days after @ElonJet accused Twitter of shadowbanning, it's been suspended. Musk had said he wouldn't ban the account even though it was a “safety” risk for him.
More:
BuzzFeed News, Wall Street Journal, TechCrunch, Ars Technica, The Verge, Mercury News, Reuters, Semafor, Barron's Online, CNBC, Engadget, Livemint, PCMag, Forbes, VICE, Insider, iPhone in Canada Blog, The Shortcut, @GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social, @mmasnick@mastodon.social, Mashable, @emptywheel@mastodon.social, @elonjet@mastodon.social, @GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social, @mmasnick@mastodon.social, Rolling Stone, Axios, New York Post, and Business Today
Tweets: @jxcksweeney, @jxcksweeney, @jxcksweeney, @jxcksweeney, @jxcksweeney, @jxcksweeney, @donie, @anthony, @donie, @nickywoolf, @sofakissen, @leo_puglisi6, @schwarz, @armystrang, @normative, @cabel, @seannorton_, @acabylonbee, @ksosint, @joncoopertweets, @frankluntz, @jamesrbuk, @esqueer_, @parismarx, @jakesherman, @nkulw, @williamturton, @cwarzel, @pitdesi, @acabylonbee, @ettinger, @mattsheffield, @justinbaragona, @bydavidgardner, @schwarz, @edludlow, @k, and @iansherr
| Jack Dorsey / Revue: |
Reacting to the “Twitter Files”, Jack Dorsey says attacking Twitter staff is dangerous, calls for an open social media protocol, and commits $1M/year to Signal — By subscribing, you agree with Revue's Terms of Service and Privacy Policy and understand that jack's will receive your email address.
More:
PCMag, The Verge, NPR, Gizmodo, Wall Street Journal, Insider, International Business Times, TechCrunch, Reuters, Engadget, Watcher Guru, New York Post, One Degree, crypto.news, Coinspeaker, and Silicon Republic
Tweets: @jack, @jack, @jack, @jack, @gergelyorosz, @jack, @kgosztola, @balajis, @parismarx, @gidmk, @tylerblack32, @ritapanahi, @fyrescotch, @vodkapundit, @patrickmoorhead, @snowden, @gergelyorosz, @nberlat, @seanparnellusa, @shonaghosh, @matthewstoller, @bgrueskin, @stevenvoiceover, @lorakolodny, @silvermanjacob, @mattwelch, @neilcybart, @donie, @silvermanjacob, and @crypto_mckenna
| Bloomberg: |
Interviews with dozens of Elon Musk's former employees and partners portray his Twitter as a Shakespearean psychodrama, resulting in something close to disaster — It was Day 5 of Elon Musk's riveting, rambunctious takeover of Twitter Inc. The owner and self-proclaimed Chief Twit had spent … | Platformer: |
Sources: Twitter is considering forcing all users to opt in to personalized ads and share their location data but may let Blue users opt out of personalized ads — Agree to personalize your ads — or else — A month ago, when Elon Musk's Twitter first set out to revamp the Twitter Blue subscription …
More:
Techdirt, TechCrunch, Insider, AppleInsider, Thurrott, iPhone in Canada Blog, Appuals.com, KnowTechie, and Wccftech
| New York Times: |
More:
International Business Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Daring Fireball, CNBC, Insider, and Axios
Tweets: @mikeisaac, @catmsilverman, @kimzetter, @chrislhayes, @naveedajamali, and @prchovanec
| Matt Levine / Bloomberg: |
SBF's “carelessness” fraud defense, after misrepresenting risk management and funneling customer money to Alameda, is a confession the SEC sees straight through — Oh Sam — I. — Here is how you run a futures exchange: — You offer some bets on some propositions, say, whether Bitcoin will go up or down.
Tweets: @qasimrashid, @bruno_j_navarro, @matt_cassidy, @imagethief, @matt_cassidy, @70sbachchan, @crypto, @rationalwalk, @matt_levine, @mattrosoff, and @eliotwb
| Kat Tenbarge / NBC News: |
The SEC charges eight influencers with securities fraud, allegedly using Twitter and Discord to manipulate stocks since at least January 2020 in a ~$100M scheme — The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged eight influencers with securities fraud, the agency said Wednesday.
More:
U.S. Securities …, U.S. Department of Justice, Reuters, PYMNTS.com, The Record, Engadget, The Verge, Bloomberg, CNN, Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, VICE, CryptoSlate, Semafor, CNBC, and CoinGape
Tweets: @rjwile, @fbihouston, @spencerjakab, @kevincollier, @felixsalmon, @colinjones, @secgov, @colinjones, @mrzackmorris, @stockmktnewz, and @kattenbarge
| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
Tesla rolls out an update, adding support for Steam on 2022 Model S and Model X vehicles or newer with 16GB of RAM, Apple Music, upgraded Light Show, and more — Tesla's new “Holiday Update” adds a few long-awaited new features, including the ability to play games from Steam in your car and support for Apple Music.| Financial Times: |
Sources: Arm concludes Alibaba and other Chinese companies can't buy its high-performance Neoverse V chip tech as the US and the UK would not approve its export — Alibaba among groups unable to purchase top designs — Alibaba, the Chinese tech giant, cannot buy some of the most advanced chip designs …
More:
Tom's Hardware, The Register, TechPowerUp, Reuters, WinBuzzer, and Tech Monitor
Tweets: @annasophiegross, @mattocko, @byron_wan, @chadbown, and @sariarhohavren
| Meghan Bobrowsky / Wall Street Journal: |
As Tesla's stock drops ~60% in 2022, on pace for its worst year on record, investors criticize Elon Musk's involvement in Twitter and his lack of focus on Tesla — Supporters of Tesla and Musk are asking questions about who is running the electric-vehicle maker
More:
Reuters, International Business Times, Forbes, CNBC, Barron's Online, MarketWatch, The Guardian, and Bloomberg
| Bloomberg: |
Memo: Changpeng Zhao warns Binance staff to expect a “bumpy” several months but that the exchange “will survive any crypto winter”, after huge user withdrawals — Binance Holdings Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Changpeng Zhao warned his colleagues to expect tough months ahead …
More:
Decrypt, Bitcoinist.com, The Information, Bloomberg, The Guardian, CNBC, Crypto Daily, Ethereum World News, CryptoPotato, PYMNTS.com, and Cryptonews
Tweets: @cz_binance, @cz_binance, @cz_binance, @cryptotea_, @cryptomanran, @binance, and @crypto_crib_
| Igor Bonifacic / Engadget: |
Twitter plans to shut down newsletter platform Revue on January 12, 2023 and delete all data, after acquiring the company in January 2021 — One day after Jack Dorsey took to Revue to share his thoughts on the Twitter Files, the company announced it would shut down the newsletter platform early next year.
More:
The Verge, Reuters, TechCrunch, Revue Help Center, and @caseynewton@mastodon.social
Tweets: @northmantrader, @stephenrobles, @adriana_lacy, @ianpinnell, @substackinc, @johnonolan, and @martinsfp
| Jamie Crawley / CoinDesk: |
Senators Elizabeth Warren (D) and Roger Marshall (R) introduce the Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act, including KYC requirements for wallets and miners — The proposal will bring know-your-customer rules to crypto participants such as wallet providers and miners.
More:
Senate.gov, Engadget, Decrypt, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren …, Coin Center, CNN, Reuters, The Block, and Bitcoin Magazine
| Wall Street Journal: |
Tether plans to stop secured loans issued and denominated in its tether stablecoin at some point in 2023, after WSJ reported on the potentially risky practice — The rapid growth of Tether's lending program raised concerns about its ability to meet redemptions in a crisis — Created with sketchtool.
More:
tether.to, Cryptonews, and Coinspeaker
Tweets: @tether_to, @jp_koning, @wublockchain, and @stevenkelly49
| Bill Allison / Bloomberg: |
The DOJ charges SBF with violating campaign finance laws, creating a showdown over what may be the biggest illegal infusion of money into US politics in decades — Sam Bankman-Fried, the second biggest Democratic donor in the 2022 election cycle, is charged with violating campaign finance laws …
More:
CoinDesk, Daily Mail, U.S. Department of Justice, and Washington Free Beacon
Tweets: @dlauer, @epsilontheory, @kenvogel, @jerrydunleavy, @advisercounsel, @thestalwart, @kenvogel, @pearkes, @kenvogel, @mtredden, @jim_edwards, and @ericliptonnyt
| Rohan Goswami / CNBC: |
More:
CoinDesk, Reuters, CNBC, Bloomberg, BBC, Yahoo Finance, Cointelegraph, Bitcoin News, Bloomberg, and Inside Bitcoins
| Bloomberg: |
Despite pledges, FEC filings show AT&T, Amazon, Intel, Comcast, and others quietly restarted donations to Republican election deniers ahead of the 2022 midterms — Some of the biggest technology and telecom companies jettisoned pledges made in the wake of the US Capitol assault …
Tweets: @accountable_us, @wbenjaminson, and @dinabass
| Reuters: |
An investigation details the global supply chain that continues to offer Russia access to Western components and electronics, including from Intel and AMD — In March this year, a new firm appeared in Turkey's corporate registry. Azu International Ltd Sti described itself as a wholesale trader …
More:
TechSpot. Tweets: @hoanssolo, @paulg, @sambendett, @agathedemarais, @mironov_fm, and @kofmanmichael
| Naomi Nix / Washington Post: |
The son of an Ethiopian professor murdered in November 2021 sues Meta in Kenya, alleging Facebook algorithms promote hateful and violent content for engagement — Lawsuit alleges the social media giant is fueling violence and hate across Eastern and Southern Africa.
More:
BBC, PCMag, Deutsche Welle, Bloomberg, Forbes, Foxglove, TIME, NBC News, Associated Press, and CNET
| Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: |
YouTube expands its tools to curtail toxic comments, sending users a notification when their comment is removed and temporarily banning them from commenting — Toxic and hateful comments on YouTube have been a constant headache for the company, creators and users.
More:
YouTube Help, Ars Technica, Gizmodo, Neowin, Fortune, Engadget, Livemint, and TechSpot
| Nilay Patel / The Verge: |
Q&A with Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg on closing the Tumblr deal, profitability, content moderation, Apple's rules, Twitter, lessons for Elon Musk, and more — What can Elon learn from Tumblr? — We have to talk about Twitter, right? Elon Musk bought it.| Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez / Fortune: |
PayPal launches an integration with MetaMask that allows users to purchase and transfer ETH, rolling out to all US customers in the coming weeks — Users of the popular MetaMask Web3 wallet will soon be able to buy the second-most-popular cryptocurrency, Ether, via PayPal.
More:
CoinDesk
Sponsor Posts
Meta:
Open Source AI: Available to all, not just the few — Meta's open source AI enables small businesses, start-ups, students, researchers and more to download and build with our models at no cost.
Open Source AI: Available to all, not just the few — Meta's open source AI enables small businesses, start-ups, students, researchers and more to download and build with our models at no cost.
Zoho:
The crossroads of AI and SaaS — Enabling businesses of all sizes to build products in-house and disqualifying SaaS tools that are not AI-powered. In a span of just two years, AI has made a name for itself as the key driver for innovation.
The crossroads of AI and SaaS — Enabling businesses of all sizes to build products in-house and disqualifying SaaS tools that are not AI-powered. In a span of just two years, AI has made a name for itself as the key driver for innovation.
Genesys:
Executive Insights: The Era of Contact Center AI Copilots — How AI copilots are transforming customer experience and agent performance.
Executive Insights: The Era of Contact Center AI Copilots — How AI copilots are transforming customer experience and agent performance.
Tribe AI:
Build AI products that matter — Tribe AI helps organizations rapidly deploy AI solutions that have real business impact. We bring together world class AI talent and tooling to drive differentiated results.
Build AI products that matter — Tribe AI helps organizations rapidly deploy AI solutions that have real business impact. We bring together world class AI talent and tooling to drive differentiated results.Who's Hiring In Tech?
Techmeme Ride Home:
Fri. 12/20 - Gemini Flash Thinking
The day's tech news, every day at 5pm ET. Fifteen minutes and you're up to date.
Subscribe via
Apple Podcasts,
Spotify, or
RSS.
About This Page
This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 2:20 PM ET, December 14, 2022.
The most current version of the site as always is available at our home page. To view an earlier snapshot click here and then modify the date indicated.
From Mediagazer
New York Times:Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
Jack Dunn / Variety:
Upcoming Tech Events
More News
| Sarah Krouse / Wall Street Journal: |
More:
The Verge, TechCrunch, Variety, Android Headlines, Tom's Guide, Verizon, CNET, Deadline, The Streamable, The Hollywood Reporter, and 9to5Mac. Tweets: @bysarahkrouse
Earlier Picks
| Lauren Feiner / CNBC: |
More:
US Senate, HotHardware, CNN, Ars Technica, Total Telecom, BBC, and Bloomberg
Tweets: @greg_price11, @zachtratar, @ashleevance, @kanthan2030, @binarybits, and @lorakolodny
| Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
More:
Sophos News, Mandiant, SentinelOne, Dark Reading, Infosecurity, and SecurityWeek
Tweets: @kimzetter and @hoont
| Jennifer Elias / CNBC: |
More:
The Verge, 9to5Google, Gizmodo, Windows Central, MobileSyrup, and Artificial Intelligence …
Tweets: @marie_haynes, @grady_booch, @grady_booch, and @glenngabe
| Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: |