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April 8, 2023, 12:35 AM

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Matt Taibbi / Racket News:
Matt Taibbi plans to use Substack Notes instead of Twitter after learning Twitter is blocking Substack links because the company is upset about Substack Notes  —  On staying at Substack, and leaving Twitter, I guess  —  Earlier this afternoon, I learned Substack links were being blocked on Twitter.
The Verge:
Substack's founders criticize Twitter, saying the abrupt change is a reminder of why writers need a platform “that protects the free press and free speech”  —  / Substack's founders say this serves as a reminder of why writers need a platform that 'puts them in charge …
The Verge:
Twitter starts marking Substack links with a warning that the link “has been identified by Twitter or our partners as being potentially spammy or unsafe”  —  Twitter has started marking links to Substack as unsafe.  If you click on a link on Twitter with substack.com in the URL …
Nathan Edwards / The Verge:
Google plans to end support for the Dropcam and the Nest Secure home security system on April 8, 2024, continuing to drop products outside of Google Home  —  Google is ending support for the Dropcam and the Nest Secure home security system in exactly one year, on April 8th, 2024.
New York Times:
Sources and docs: ChatGPT's success made Microsoft and Google willing to take greater risks with their ethical guidelines for ensuring tech doesn't hurt society  —  Technology companies were once leery of what some artificial intelligence could do.  Now the priority is winning control of the industry's next big thing.
Michael Kan / PCMag:
MSI confirms a data breach after a ransomware gang claimed to have stolen its source code, and warns users not to download updates from third-party sources  —  The ransomware group is reportedly demanding $4 million or it will leak the stolen data, which includes company source code.
TechCrunch:
Anthropic's Series C pitch deck shows the AI startup aims to raise up to $5B over the next two years to take on OpenAI and enter over a dozen major industries  —  Anthropic plans to train a powerful model with billions in new funding  —  AI research startup Anthropic aims to raise …
Naomi Nix / Washington Post:
Preetika Rana / Wall Street Journal:
How Uber revamped its app, attracting more drivers and extending its lead on Lyft; YipitData: Uber's US market share grew from 62% in early 2020 to 74% now  —  Dara Khosrowshahi and other executives realized drivers' complaints were valid.  They revamped the app, helping Uber attract workers and extend its lead on Lyft.
Dan Primack / Axios:
Substack shares its financials as required by crowdfunding rules: $11.9M in 2021 gross revenue vs. $2.4M in 2020 and a $22.9M net loss in 2021 vs. $2.3M in 2020  —  When newsletter platform Substack last month launched a crowdfunding campaign, its writers and fans responded with more than $7.5 million …
Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer:
Amazon bans the sale of Flipper Zero, a $169 portable security penetration testing tool for wireless devices, tagging the product as a card-skimming device  —  Amazon has banned the sale of the Flipper Zero portable multi-tool for pen-testers as it no longer allows its sale on the platform after tagging it as a card-skimming device.
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