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X lifts the permanent ban on Infowars host Alex Jones, after Elon Musk conducted a 24-hour poll, resulting in 70.1% voting in favor of restoring Jones' account — Elon Musk has restored the X account of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, pointing to a poll on the social media platform formerly known …
More: Engadget, Reuters, Telegraph, Politico, Reuters, The Hill, Fortune, Axios, Washington Post, Silicon Republic, Business Insider, Social Media Today, TechCrunch, Gizmodo, The Messenger, PCMag, Deadline, New.blicio.us, CNN, The Messenger, New York Daily News, CNBC, Reclaim The Net, Rolling Stone, South China Morning Post, Bloomberg, Wall Street Journal, Variety, Forbes, WAVY-TV, and New York Times
Threads: @crumbler, @mattbinder, @carnage4life, @oliverdarcy, @malwaretech, @carnage4life, @oliverdarcy, @oliverdarcy, @carnage4life, @seth.abramson, @deanobeidallah, @lorakolodny, @goatburgler, @mossbergwalt, @shannonrwatts, @jnewberger, @shannonrwatts, @ruthzknits, and @karaswisher
Mastodon: @lauren@mastodon …, @lauren@mastodon …, @TodayInTwitter@mastodon …, @rodhilton@mastodon.social, @LeslieBurns@legal.social, @John@socks.masto.host, @I_am_stefan@dembowski.social, @Andy_European@mastodon.online, @UlrikeHahn@fediscience.org, @ariegoldshlager@mstdn.social, and @davidakin@mstdn.ca
Bluesky: @tommyg.bsky.social, @ogdenprime.bsky.social, @adnan.social, @epro.social, and @kenwhite.bsky.social
X: @elonmusk, @jaketapper, @danprimack, @amoneyresists, @karaswisher, @buccocapital, @tszzl, @rabois, @jason, @jason, @wholemarsblog, @nytliz, @eliothiggins, @catturd2, @eliothiggins, @eliothiggins, @johnwilson, @agoldmund, @vivekgramaswamy, @nntaleb, @damonimani, @david_leavitt, @shannonrwatts, and @adamkinzinger
Forums: r/technology, r/WhitePeopleTwitter, r/EnoughMuskSpam, r/RealTesla, and r/Conservative
| Sara Dorn / Forbes: |
In a 2+ hour talk on X with Alex Jones, Andrew Tate, Jack Posobiec, and others, Elon Musk said X should avoid outright bans unless users “do something illegal” — Elon Musk and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, newly reinstated to X after a five-year ban, launched a live-streamed chat …
More: Business Insider, NPR, Livemint, Mediaite, and The Hill
Threads: @owillis1977, @oliverdarcy, @dankim312, @dsilverman, @keubikooriginal, @tapaseaswar, @anneapplebaum2000, @ian_bassin, @benjamin_goggin_, @moskov, @edcarson1971, @noturtlesoup17, @realjuddlegum, @kenpopehat, @cwarzel, @keubikooriginal, and @realjuddlegum
Mastodon: @therobburgessshow …, @StefanThinks@beige.party, @JoshuaHolland@mastodon.social, @GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social, @erosalie@infosec.exchange, @kevinrns@mstdn.social, and @kbeninato@mstdn.party
Bluesky: @caseynewton.bsky.social, @mmasnick.bsky.social, @mmasnick.bsky.social, @bencollins.bsky.social, @mmasnick.bsky.social, @travisview.bsky.social, @kattenbarge.bsky.social, and @bencollins.bsky.social
X: @seyitaylor, @marceelias, @ivanthek, @jason, @tron, @davidsacks, @maryangelaperna, @oneunderscore__, @jason, @shayan86, @benjysarlin, @danalarsen, @brooke, @edzitron, and @gregpinelo
Forums: news.ycombinator.com and r/RealTesla
| Cade Metz / New York Times: |
Paris-based Mistral AI raised €385M from a16z, Lightspeed, and others, sources say at a ~$2B valuation, and releases its open-source La plateforme model — The company has publicly released its latest technology so people can build their own chatbots. Rivals like OpenAI and Google argue that approach can be dangerous.
More: Mistral AI, Mistral AI, TechCrunch, Metaverse Post, Silicon Republic, Bloomberg, TechStartups, Cointelegraph, CoinGape, The Decoder, Tech Xplore, Andreessen Horowitz, Stack Diary, SiliconANGLE, PYMNTS.com, New.blicio.us, and Unite.AI
Mastodon: @MattHodges@mastodon.social. X: @jcsamuelian, @eladgil, @space_colonist, @dctanner, @dchaplot, @alexsablay, @paulbz, @dchaplot, @_philschmid, @tianle_cai, @omarsar0, @alphasignalai, @art_zucker, @karpathy, @realgeorgehotz, @levelsio, @josephjacks_, @abacaj, @lulumeservey, @jxmnop, @unsorsodicorda, @maccaw, @nicoritschel, @abacaj, @arthurmensch, @basedbeffjezos, and @vikhyatk
Forums: Hacker News and Hacker News
| Ashley Carman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple plans to give added weighting to streams of songs mixed in Dolby Atmos from 2024, possibly leading to higher royalties, to push Spatial Audio — - Service will more heavily weigh songs offered in Dolby Atmos — Push could encourage more music labels to adopt the format| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
London-based SumUp, which offers payments and other financial services to ~4M SMBs, raised €285M at a valuation higher than its $8.5B valuation in June 2022 — SumUp — the fintech that provides payments and related services to some 4 million small businesses in Europe …
More: TNW, AltFi, PYMNTS.com, CNBC, UKTN, Silicon Canals, Tech.eu, Tech Funding News, EU-Startups, New.blicio.us, Bloomberg, Finextra, and Crowdfund Insider. X: @sumup
| Quynh Nguyen / Bloomberg: |
Vietnamese media reports Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang sees Vietnam as a potential second home for the Silicon Valley company and plans to open a design center there — Huang, speaking at a Hanoi semiconductor and artificial intelligence conference hosted by a Vietnam ministry Monday …
More: Reuters, Tom's Hardware, Network World, Barron's Online, Metaverse Post, and Cointelegraph
| Ana Swanson / New York Times: |
The US awards the first CHIPS Act grant to BAE Systems, giving the defense contractor $35M to boost production of chips used in F-15 and F-35 fighter jets — The award, which will go to BAE Systems, is part of a new government program aimed at creating a more secure supply of semiconductors.
More: Computerworld, BAE Systems, Inc., NIST, Bloomberg, Associated Press, Verdict, and WRAL TechWire
X: @donal888, @dalperovitch, and @hassankhan
| Kevin Roose / New York Times: |
A look at the Effective Accelerationism movement, which argues for open sourcing AI tools, says AI's benefits far outweigh its harms, and opposes AI regulation — The eccentric pro-tech movement known as “Effective Accelerationism” wants to unshackle powerful A.I., and party along the way.
More: Cryptopolitan. Threads: @jonathangarelick. Mastodon: @adamgreenfield@social.coop. X: @foomagemindset, @almostmedia, @tszzl, @dylan522p, @garrytan, @garrytan, @almostmedia, @basedbeffjezos, and @wttdfp. LinkedIn: James Brusseau
| Washington Post: |
US officials: China's military is ramping up its ability to disrupt key US infrastructure, including targeting a Hawaii utility and a West Coast port in 2023 — A utility in Hawaii, a West Coast port and a pipeline are among the victims in the past year, officials say
X: @matt_schrader_, @ericgeller, @nakashimae, @rc_greenway, and @nakashimae
| Brody Ford / Bloomberg: |
BlackBerry appoints John Giamatteo, an executive since 2021, as its CEO and no longer plans to spin off its IoT and cybersecurity businesses — BlackBerry will reorganize to keep that business in house alongside its cybersecurity unit, the Waterloo, Canada-based company said in a statement Monday.
More: Dow Jones Newswires, Reuters, and BlackBerry
| Olivia Poh / Bloomberg: |
TikTok plans to invest $1.5B in a joint venture with GoTo, aiming to comply with regulations in Indonesia so that TikTok can restart its shopping service there — - Chinese firm will combine its shopping business with GoTo unit — TikTok has used Indonesia as template for global shopping push| Financial Times: |
A look at the race among chip giants to make 2nm chips, as Samsung and Intel see the next leap in chip manufacturing a chance to close the gap with TSMC — TSMC, Samsung and Intel battle to create ‘2 nanometre’ chips in moves that will shape the future of $500bn industrySponsor Posts
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6 AI Trends to Watch in 2025 — Explore insight from Microsoft on key AI advancements that will shape our work and daily lives in the coming year.
Genesys:
The Levels of Experience Orchestration — What's your vision for the future of customer experience? See how AI can transform your business - and take you to the next level.
The Levels of Experience Orchestration — What's your vision for the future of customer experience? See how AI can transform your business - and take you to the next level.
Zoho:
The top employee experience (EX) trends for 2025 — As we move toward 2025, employee experience (EX) is evolving rapidly. Here's a glimpse of the trends shaping workplaces. 1. 2025's best employers will simplify work for their employees.
The top employee experience (EX) trends for 2025 — As we move toward 2025, employee experience (EX) is evolving rapidly. Here's a glimpse of the trends shaping workplaces. 1. 2025's best employers will simplify work for their employees.
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