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| Bruna Horvath / NBC News: |
Zuckerberg says Meta will restore “free expression” on its platforms, including by replacing its fact-checking program with Community Notes, starting in the US — Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the move in a post Tuesday morning. — Meta is scrapping its fact-checking program …
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Mastodon: @stroughtonsmith …, @evacide@hachyderm.io, @bendrath@eupolicy.social, @7sleepersmusic@mastodon …, @gleick@mas.to, @rachaelspooky@cyberpunk.lol, and @kevinrothrock@infosec …
Threads: @zuck, @zuck, @moskov, @brandeebarker, @tanis_em, @katienotopoulos, @dens, @photomatt, @florent.joly, @vishwanathsarangkeller, @gwhitta, @moskov, @kurtwag8, @mcuban, @guillecummings, @davmicrot, @florent.joly, @florent.joly, @davmicrot, @renee.diresta, @sung.kim.mw, @mergesort, @beltzner, @documentingmeta, @drewpusateri, @ianbetteridge, @wongmjane, @karaswisher, and @dsilverman. Instagram: Mark Zuckerberg
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LinkedIn: Alessandro Accorsi, Niall Breslin, Matt Snodgrass, Tonya McKenzie, Viv Conway, Richard Huntington, Ha Phan, Guido Palazzo, and Max Schrems
| Casey Newton / Platformer: |
Ten current and former Meta employees share frustrations over Meta's surrender to the right on speech issues; one called the changes “a precursor for genocide” — “I really think this a precursor for genocide,” a former employee tells Platformer — I. The past| Fox News: |
Donald Trump says Meta has “come a long way” after the company announced it will end its fact-checking program, and that Meta's “presentation was excellent” — EXCLUSIVE: President-elect Donald Trump reacted to Meta's move to end its fact-checking program on Facebook …
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Bluesky: @futbolsound, @donmoyn, @talibkweli, and @sambiddle.com
| David Gilbert / Wired: |
Meta's fact-checking partners, including USA Today, say they were blindsided by Meta's decision to drop them and reject claims of being “too politically biased” — Fact-checkers claim they had no idea the company was going to end their partnerships and are scrambling to figure out the financial implications of the move.
More: The Verge, Associated Press, Business Insider, WinBuzzer, NBC News, and HotAir
Bluesky: @davidgilbert, @katestarbird, @dell, @bevymart, and @couts. Threads: @matthewfacciani. X: @pranavdixit
Forums: r/technews and r/technology
| New York Times: |
Meta will move trust and safety and content moderation teams from California to Texas, to remove concerns “that biased employees are overly censoring content” — The move will end a third-party fact-checking system and rely on users to add notes or corrections to posts.
More: New York Times, Wired, The Hollywood Reporter, Werd I/O, Crikey, ABC, kottke.org, Daily Mail, Northeastern Global News, Time, and ZeroHedge News
Bluesky: @cameronwilson, @milesklee, @daveminca, @thebhp, @juddlegum, @werd.io, @technursejon, @berniemichalik.ca, @biwabankster, @bjetter, @selviano, and @peterdeep.com
Mastodon: @kubikpixel@chaos.social and @stuntbox@mastodon.social
Threads: @zuck, @drewharwell, @karaswisher, @florent.joly, @jacaranda7, @hi.im.vijay, @anildash, @anildash, and @renee.diresta
X: @can, @sfmcguire79, @stokel, @bethanyshondark, @jeffreyatucker, @micsolana, and @esaagar
| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
More: Wired, New York Times, B&T, How-To Geek, and Android Police
Bluesky: @badgerfacts, @kwameopam, @donmoyn, @sambiddle.com, @lmatsakis, @knibbs, and @michaelandfred. Mastodon: @corbin@toot.community
Threads: @zuck, @zuck, @zuck, @esqueer_, and @dsilverman
X: @thetranscript_ and @esaagar
LinkedIn: Richard Addy and Eryk Salvaggio
Forums: r/technews, r/gay, r/LGBTnews, r/technology, and r/transgender
| Adi Robertson / The Verge: |
| Stuart A. Thompson / New York Times: |
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Bluesky: @samveep, @stevekovach, @cherri.tv, @evelyndouek, @jeffjarvis, @grumplicio.us, @ebakerwhite, @imyourchuckleberry, @davidakaye, @mgeist, and @nickjcal. Mastodon: @SheDrivesMobility …. Threads: @mcuban
X: @davidclinchnews, @andymstone, @brookesingman, @francisbrennan, @brookesingman, @brookesingman, @francisbrennan, and @willricci
LinkedIn: Joel Kaplan and Nicola Mendelsohn Cbe
Forums: r/technology and r/Conservative
| Associated Press: |
Las Vegas police say the man who exploded a Cybertruck outside the Trump hotel used ChatGPT to help plan the attack, including to seek info on explosive targets — The highly decorated soldier who exploded a Tesla Cybertruck outside the Trump hotel in Las Vegas used generative AI including ChatGPT …
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X: @jseldin, @jseldin, @garymarcus, @jseldin, @brettforresttv, and @yayathehun
| Jason Koebler / 404 Media: |
Screenshots: Meta's HR team deleted several employees' posts critical of Meta's new board member Dana White, aiming to “help minimize disruption” internally — “Insulting, criticizing, or antagonizing our colleagues or Board members is not aligned with the CEE.”
More: The Atlantic, SFGATE, The Daily Dot, Business Today, MMA Payout, NECN, The Present Age, Gizmodo, and MobileSyrup
Bluesky: @tomwarren.co.uk, @prietschka, @benfowlkes, @mmasnick, @kevinbriody, @romitmehta.com, @emanuelmaiberg, and @hypervisible. Mastodon: @josephcox@infosec.exchange
Threads: @mosseri, @danawhite, and @personality_of_colt
Forums: r/technology, r/neoliberal, and Beehaw
| Nicholas Sutrich / Android Central: |
OnePlus 13 review: excellent battery life, six years of security updates, solid build quality with an IP69 rating, but most AI tools need internet connectivity — OnePlus got everything right with the OnePlus 13 by fixing old problems and breaking new ground in design, build quality, and cameras.
More: CNET, OnePlus on YouTube, How-To Geek, GSMArena Official on YouTube, The Verge, 9to5Google on YouTube, GSMArena.com, PCMag, Tech Advisor, Android Authority, Marques Brownlee on YouTube, Forbes, The Economic Times on YouTube, Gizmochina, 91mobiles on YouTube, Business Standard, ShortCircuit on YouTube, Tech Spurt on YouTube, Gamereactor UK, PhoneArena, MrMobile [Michael Fisher] on YouTube, PhoneArena, Times of India, Mashable, PhoneArena, The Economic Times, The Indian Express, HotHardware, Business Standard, Gamereactor UK, Notebookcheck, TechSpot, Smartprix, Latest from Digital …, CNBC-TV18, IGN, JerryRigEverything on YouTube, Yanko Design, Forbes, Android Headlines, CNET, 9to5Google, ZDNET, Business Insider, SlashGear, Game Rant, Android Central, Android Authority, Android Authority, Android Authority, Android Authority, Tom's Guide, Tom's Guide, GSMArena.com, GSMArena.com, Android Police, XDA Developers, BGR, BGR, 9to5Google, T3 (publication), Trusted Reviews, Tom's Guide, and PhoneArena
X: @mishaalrahman, @oneplus_usa, @snapdragon, @mkbhd, @oneplus, and @oneplus
| Kurt Schlosser / GeekWire: |
Washington state's AG sues T-Mobile, claiming the carrier failed to adequately secure sensitive personal info of 2M+ residents in an August 2021 cyberattack — Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed a consumer protection lawsuit against T-Mobile on Monday, claiming that the Bellevue …
More: Washington State, The Record, BleepingComputer, Seattle Business Journal, Tech.co, TechRadar, and SecurityWeek. X: @agowa
| Hayden Field / CNBC: |
In a statement with his family, Sam Altman denies the sexual abuse allegations made by his sister Ann in a lawsuit and says she faces “mental health challenges” — OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's sister, Ann Altman, filed a lawsuit on Monday, alleging that her brother sexually abused …
More: The Verge, BBC, Bloomberg, TechCrunch, Business Insider, KSDK-TV, and St. Louis Post-Dispatch
| Arno Rosenfeld / The Forward: |
Docs: The Heritage Foundation plans to “identify and target” volunteer Wikipedia editors who it says are “abusing their position” to publish antisemitic content — The conservative think tank told prospective donors that the project was part of its work to combat antisemitism
More: Raw Story. Bluesky: @fraying, @bluepolitico, @culturecrave.co, and @nelbot
Mastodon: @LilahTovMoon@tech.lgbt, @dangillmor@mastodon.social, and @molly0xfff@hachyderm.io. X: @molly0xfff
Forums: r/technology, r/neoliberal, r/wikipedia, r/inthenews, and r/LeopardsAteMyFace
| Berber Jin / Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Anthropic is in advanced talks to raise $2B in a round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners at a $60B valuation; Anthropic was valued at $18B in 2024 — The Amazon-backed OpenAI rival was valued at $18 billion last year.
More: The Information, Reuters, CNBC, The Economic Times, KrASIA, New York Times, The Daily Upside, ZeroHedge News, Silicon Valley Business …, Proactive, TechCrunch, Forbes, The Decoder, and PYMNTS.com
Bluesky: @prietschka. X: @tanayj, @haydenfield, @berber_jin1, @morningbrew, @sunil_trades, @morningbrew, and @andrewcurran_
Forums: Hacker News, r/singularity, and Slashdot
| Bloomberg: |
Samsung reports preliminary Q4 operating profit of ~$4.5B, vs. est. of ~$6.2B, and revenue of ~$51.7B, below est., due to hefty R&D and capacity expansion costs — - Korean company ratchets up push to catch up in high-end memory — Samsung has ceded ground to SK Hynix in lucrative AI arena| Sean Hollister / The Verge: |
Lenovo unveils the $500+ Legion Go S, the first authorized third-party SteamOS handheld, and a $600 Windows model, for May, and a $730 Windows model for January — Lenovo is trying an experiment. In May, it will officially become the very first company outside of Valve to ship …
More: Lenovo StoryHub, Android Authority, GamingOnLinux, Phoronix, TechSpot, Android Police, IGN, PC Gamer, GeekWire, 9to5Toys, Android Headlines, Eurogamer.net, Engadget, Neowin, Phandroid, TechEBlog, and Liliputing
X: @anshelsag. Forums: news.ycombinator.com, r/ROGAlly, r/hardware, r/ROGAllyX, r/LegionGo, r/SteamOS, r/Handhelds, and r/SteamDeck
| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Wall Street wealth management and investment software provider Addepar is in talks to raise $250M at a $3.25B pre-money valuation, up from $2B+ in 2021 — - Over $7 trillion of assets are managed on Addepar platforms — Software company's clients include Morgan Stanley, Jefferies| Taylor Lorenz / User Mag: |
For months, Meta hid posts that included LGBTQ+ hashtags for all users who had their sensitive content filter turned on; Meta claims it “mistakenly” did this — Posts with LGBTQ+ hashtags were hidden under Meta's “sensitive content” policy which restricts “sexually suggestive content”| Emanuel Maiberg / 404 Media: |
Runway users are making real murder videos appear like they came from a Minions movie, likely to bypass automated moderation on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube — People are using the popular AI video generator Runway to make real videos of murder look like they came from one of the animated Minions movies …
Bluesky: @jaredlholt, @acab.dad, @phantasm, @jasonkoebler, and @emanuelmaiberg
| Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: |
The White House launches the US Cyber Trust Mark, a voluntary cybersecurity safety label for internet-connected consumer devices, after unveiling it in 2023 — Today, the White House announced the launch of the U.S. Cyber Trust Mark, a new cybersecurity safety label for internet-connected consumer devices.
More: TechCrunch, Cyber Daily, The White House, The Record, PYMNTS.com, NBC News, Nextgov/FCW, ZDNET, CyberScoop, and The Verge. Mastodon: @chetwisniewski …
| Daniel Wiessner / Reuters: |
The US NLRB says Google is a “joint employer” of ~50 Accenture Flex workers who joined the Alphabet Workers Union in 2023 and must bargain with their union — Alphabet's Google (GOOGL.O) is facing a second complaint from a U.S. labor board claiming that it is the employer …
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