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| Emma Roth / The Verge: |
Twitter says it will remove tweets and accounts promoting their presence on Facebook, Mastodon, more; Musk says that the policy will be like a “no spam rule” — Twitter will no longer allow users to promote their presence on certain social platforms, including Facebook, Instagram …
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Twitter Help Center, Wall Street Journal, AppleInsider, TechCrunch, Fast Company, BBC, CNBC, CNN, NBC News, Mastodon, Newser, Agence France-Presse, fpt., Fortune, The Guardian, Barron's Online, Insider, IGN, Social Media Today, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Rolling Stone, Mashable, Game Rant, Neowin, The Hill, 9to5Mac, Bloomberg, The Hollywood Reporter, Engadget, Livemint, The Information, iPhone in Canada Blog, Axios, and Dexerto
Mastodon: @jmiers230@techpolicy.social, @donieosullivan@mastodon.ie, @acosta@mstdn.social, @overcastfm@mastodon.social, @psd@mastodon.social, @marcoarment@mastodon.social, @micahflee@infosec.exchange, @ashton@journa.host, @joshuatopolsky@mastodon …, @parkermolloy@masto.ai, @xor@tech.intersects.art, @wongmjane@macaw.social, @parkermolloy@masto.ai, @AnnemarieBridy@mastodon …, @ummjackson@mastodon.social, @SwiftOnSecurity@infosec …, @Pwnallthethings …, @emptywheel@mastodon.social, @b_fung@masto.ai, @schwa@mastodon.social, @sandofsky@mastodon.social, @joshtpm@journa.host, @BGrueskin@journa.host, @Daniel_Rubino@mastodon.cloud, @Pwnallthethings …, @Pwnallthethings …, @matt@toot.mattedwards.org, @seanthegeek@infosec.exchange, @brosandprose@mstdn.social, @mattkenworthy@mastodon.social, @caseynewton@mastodon.social, @arossp@mastodon.social, @paulg@mas.to, @malwaretech@infosec.exchange, @GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social, @jpanzer@mastodon.social, @parkermolloy@masto.ai, @louisgray@mastodon.social, @esther@strangeobject.space, @mmasnick@mastodon.social, @fj@mastodon.social, @rabble@mastodon.social, @stevetex@mastodon.social, @lauren@mastodon …, and @kennwhite@mastodon.social
Tweets: @twittersupport, @facebook, @elonmusk, @ericfreyss, @twittersupport, @paulg, @twittersupport, @jack, @joinmastodon, @mayemusk, @jack, @juddlegum, @elonmusk, @carnage4life, @elonmusk, @goldman, @twittersupport, @elonmusk, @chronotope, @_inremote, @macrocephalopod, @bborrman, @levie, @packym, @kristyt, @howard, @erratarob, @briankrebs, @stillgray, @elonmusk, @pewilliams_, @josephpolitano, @harddrivemag, @alexzac, @adamsinger, @timsweeneyepic, @alexzac, @markharrisnyc, @realgeorgehotz, @dril, @kairossbest, @alexstamos, @jjvincent, @johnhultquist, @rsg, @stevanzetti, @socialistdogmom, @alexstamos, @levie, @tumblr, @benedictevans, @auersusan, @levie, @gergelyorosz, @maxboot, @razlol, @janalbrecht, @nicoleperlroth, @satisfactoryaf, @liv_agar, @richardhanania, @paulg, @carnage4life, @pythianism, @taylorlorenz, @erikvoorhees, @rsg, @benedictevans, @moorehn, @jpbrammer, @juddlegum, @ajreid, @bubbaprog, @jarvis, @lopp, @nextspaceflight, @joshgondelman, @stevanzetti, @janalbrecht, @mattdpearce, @drewtoothpaste, @pt, @parallaxstella, @iamdcinvestor, @kantrowitz, @flodebarre, @jsrailton, @timsweeneyepic, @pwnallthethings, @hasanthehun, @mikeisaac, @punk6529, @nicoleperlroth, @alex, @tcarmody, @vitalikbuterin, @mims, @cdixon, @briankrebs, @photomatt, @firstadopter, @steinekin, @flashboy, @twschaller, @osinteng, @jamesrbuk, @davidcorndc, @dannywallace, @yashar, @gfodor, @vaushv, @mikeisaac, @leftatlondon, @heyjenbartel, @0xabad1dea, @asharangappa_, @sproutwiki, @rsg, @iansherr, @visakanv, @tomabacon, @yashar, @charlottebhc, @szhang_ds, @jake_k, @pkafka, @alexeheath, @oliverdarcy, @larakate, @justinhendrix, @bobby, @ldrogen, @litcapital, @danprimack, @jack, @frankcatalano, @malwaretechblog, @0xabad1dea, @jules_su, @219_eth, @fmanjoo, @adamjkucharski, @jody_houser, @elivalley, @charlesarthur, @andrewperpetua, @brendankeefe, @molly0xfff, @manzirae, @strifequeeneris, @alexisohanian, @briantylercohen, @iansherr, @carnage4life, @cosmonautmarcus, @rubberninja, @tighesammy, @snowden, @whoisalexjacob, @mattdpearce, @harddrivemag, @jasondebolt, @gergelyorosz, @bcmerchant, @pwnallthethings, @jonkristinsson, @nickstatt, @kfury, @adam22, @alexeheath, @realgeorgehotz, @timsweeneyepic, @w_terrence, @scottnover, @alexeheath, @mdudas, @mer__edith, @tonyromm, @snowden, @balajis, @_nngmi, @mattnavarra, @internethippo, @levie, @pamaster2, @jasonschreier, @gfodor, @tonysheps, @miamalkova, @minds, and @pwnallthethings
| Washington Post: |
Elon Musk says polls will decide major policies at Twitter and then launches a poll that asks “Should I step down as head of Twitter?”; “Yes” is leading by 10%+ — After a new policy prompted a backlash, Twitter CEO Elon Musk said future policies would be determined by polls.
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Tweets: @elonmusk, @elonmusk, @elonmusk, @elonmusk, @elonmusk, @bborrman, @jcoviedo6, @erratarob, @pt, @danprimack, @davidsacks, @danprimack, @shaig, @alkapdc, @zsoltwilhelm, @briannawu, @briannawu, @danprimack, @moorehn, @goldman, @howardlindzon, @bfriedmandc, @ashleevance, @washingtonpost, @riptari, @howardlindzon, @howardlindzon, and @briannawu
| Mitchell Clark / The Verge: |
Twitter reactivates some journalists' accounts, after 58.7% of participants in Elon Musk's poll voted to lift the suspension “now” compared to 41.3% “in 7 days” — (The journalists did not reveal his real-time location.) Out of the two poll options, “now” …
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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple is working on a Mac Pro with an M2 Ultra but cancelled the M2 “Extreme” with double the compute power; the Mac Pro could be produced in Vietnam — The new high-end Mac Pro with Apple silicon is behind schedule, and you can blame changes to the company's chip and manufacturing plans.
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9to5Mac, 9to5Mac, iMore, Forbes, MacRumors, iThinkDifferent, fpt., The Verge, AppleInsider, Cult of Mac, AppleInsider, MacRumors, iClarified, SlashGear, fpt., iPhone in Canada Blog, Philip Elmer‑DeWitt, and Engadget
Tweets: @markgurman, @markgurman, and @tariqkrim
| Jasper Ward / Reuters: |
Source: Sam Bankman-Fried plans to reverse his decision to contest extradition to the US; legal experts say any trial is likely more than a year away — Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried is expected to appear in court in the Bahamas on Monday to reverse his decision to contest extradition … | New York Times: |
A profile of ex-FTX Digital Markets co-CEO Ryan Salame, a big GOP donor who emerged as a central player in the FTX scandal after flagging fraud to regulators — The co-chief executive of an FTX unit who told regulators about wrongdoing at the exchange was a big Republican donor. He also bought restaurants.
Tweets: @julieroginsky and @kenvogel
| New York Times: |
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Tweets: @kenvogel, @kenvogel, @kenvogel, @davelevinthal, and @nytimes
| Mitchell Clark / The Verge: |
Google launches client-side encryption for Gmail in beta and lets Workspace administrators sign up until January 20, coming to Gmail for Android and iOS later — Google has launched a beta of its client-side encryption for Gmail, letting businesses apply to test out the feature meant to make … | Alex Cranz / The Verge: |
Netflix, HBO Max, and other streaming services scale back on experimental content that caters to smaller audiences, amid rising costs and increased competition — For a few years, there was a boon of content, and we were all wonderfully spoiled. And now that's over. — It's over.
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Sweet Happiness. Tweets: @benjamintseng, @dubiousca, @blackamazon, @livelyvivian, @cvamped, @tvgrimreaper, @suchin545, and @thislesbianshit
| Bryce Elder / Financial Times: |
Douyin has become China's fourth biggest e-commerce company by GMV, as short videos prove ideal bait for long ads by delivering higher purchase conversion rates — Understanding the appeal of adverts for adverts — Once again, very serious people are talking very seriously about the geopolitical threat posed by dance skits.
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South China Morning Post and Bloomberg
| Paul Sawers / TechCrunch: |
A look at Backstage, Spotify's open-source developer platform used at Netflix, LinkedIn, Epic, Roku, Box, and 200+ others, which the company seeks to monetize — Backstage is used by developers at Netflix, American Airlines and hundreds of other companies — With nearly a third … | Amy Harmon / New York Times: |
A profile of iNaturalist, a not-for-profit social network with an ML algorithm to help users identify 70K plants and animals, driving cooperation and consensus — A not-for-profit initiative of the California Academy of Sciences and the National Geographic Society, iNaturalist says it aims …
Tweets: @kingjen, @ucdavisccs, @nytscience, @femoraleshells, @berkeleyischool, @amy_harmon, and @echinoblog
| Sean Hollister / The Verge: |
Anker's security cameras brand Eufy quietly removed 10 commitments from its privacy page, including encryption, after questions about keeping those promises — It's been two weeks since we reported that Anker's Eufy lied to us about the security of its security cameras, and we've been pushing the company for answers ever since.Sponsor Posts
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