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| Alexa Corse / Wall Street Journal: |
In a memo to Twitter employees, CEO Linda Yaccarino said the platform is “on a mission to become the world's most accurate real-time information source” — Linda Yaccarino, who joined company last week, describes her mission to employees — Twitter's new chief executive told employees …
More: The Verge, Insider, Fortune, MarketWatch, gHacks Technology News, Coinspeaker, Techlusive, BBC, Livemint, Gizchina, Gizmodo, The Information, Neowin, BGR, CoinGape, Insider, CNBC, Variety, Insider, and Deadline
LinkedIn: Rob Chesnut. Bluesky: @djcentos7.bsky.social. Tweets: @lindayacc, @lindayacc, @lindayacc, @lindayacc, @lindayacc, @scottbudman, @joserosado, @keithedwards, @mehdirhasan, @juansaaa, @zaleskiluke, @lindayacc, @patricklenton, @jamespmanley, @kremlintrolls, @tylerhower, and @sarahfrier
| Reuters: |
Jack Dorsey says India threatened to shut Twitter down unless the company complied with orders during farmer protests, a claim India calls an “outright lie” — Twitter was threatened with shut down in India, Nigeria and Turkey unless it complied with orders to restrict accounts …
More: Breaking Points on YouTube, BBC, Bloomberg, Nikkei Asia, CoinGape, The Hindu, Reuters, Hindustan Times, Times of India, The News Minute, Inc42 Media, The Wire, The Indian Express, Newslaundry, Livemint, Livemint, MediaNama, BloombergQuint, Techlusive, TechCrunch, Insider, and ChinaTechNews.com
Tweets: @rajeev_goi, @esaagar, @journoviv, @bendobrown, @krystalball, and @kantrowitz
| CNBC: |
The US FTC files for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction to block Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard — - The FTC on Monday filed a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction seeking to block Microsoft's proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard.
More: The Verge, Bloomberg, Wall Street Journal, Reuters, United States District Court, Northern District of California, CNN, GamesIndustry.biz, PCMag, Silicon Republic, Washington Post, IGN, Associated Press, Rock, Paper, Shotgun, TrueAchievements, Coinspeaker, Video Games Chronicle, Gamereactor UK, Wccftech, CNET, TechSpot, GeekWire, SlashGear, Newser, Seattle Business Journal, Push Square, Polygon, Thurrott, SiliconANGLE, Twinfinite, Dot Esports, Gizmodo, Press Start, Financial Times, TechCrunch, The Information, Eurogamer.net, OnMSFT.com, For The Win, Game Rant, ExtremeTech, VentureBeat, TheGamer, Ars Technica, Neowin, MobileSyrup, iPhone in Canada Blog, Windows Central, PC Games Insider, GameSpot, BigTechWire, Engadget, New York Post, and Game Developer
LinkedIn: Ulysse Isnardi. Tweets: @bradsmi, @fosspatents, @tomwarren, @matthewstoller, @danprimack, @fosspatents, @matthewstoller, @fosspatents, @lulumeservey, @adamnash, @stephentotilo, @deeketweak, @deeketweak, and @levie
Forums: r/news, r/XboxSeriesX, and r/Games
| Dell Cameron / Wired: |
A declassified ODNI report from 2022: the US has amassed troves of “sensitive and intimate information” about Americans purchased from commercial data brokers — A newly declassified report from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence reveals the federal government is buying troves of data about Americans.| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
Over 7,000 subreddits have gone private or read-only to protest Reddit's API pricing changes; the site experienced issues for about two hours on June 12 — Reddit went through some issues for many on Monday, with the outage happening the same day as thousands of subreddits going dark to protest the site's new API pricing terms.
More: Platformer, Ars Technica, Reddark, Engadget, BBC, On my Om, NBC News, azure.status.microsoft, TechSpot, Stratechery, Android Headlines, The Guardian, Bloomberg, Social Media Today, MacRumors, Polygon, The Verge, CNN, TheGamer, Decrypt, Tech.co, PCWorld, MobileSyrup, MacStories, SlashGear, Wall Street Journal, Kotaku, New York Post, TechPowerUp, UPROXX, Digital Trends, Fortune, Mashable, The Independent, Twinfinite, Livemint, and Windows Central
Mastodon: @ernie@writing.exchange, @rodhilton@mastodon.social, @soatok@furry.engineer, @danyork@mastodon.social, @Newmy@writing.exchange, @Meyerweb@mastodon.social, @ericleamen@mastodon.social, @paul@tapbots.social, @carnage4life@mas.to, @codinghorror@infosec.exchange, @viticci@mastodon …, @jerry@infosec.exchange, and @mainframed767@infosec …
Tweets: @lensprotocol, @rsgnl, @sarthakgh, @legotrillermoth, @mikeisaac, @bloodbecoming, @om, @xenopanther, @buccocapital, @_danilo, @rsgnl, @mbdailyshow, @can, @austen, @jeremiahdjohns, @artemr, @luke_metro, @randfish, @twostraws, and @arrington
Forums: Hacker News, r/apolloapp, r/Save3rdPartyApps, r/hackernews, r/apolloapp, r/NoShitSherlock, r/TrueAnon, Slashdot, and Ars OpenForum
| Molly White: |
Unpacking Coinbase's flawed talking points in its battle with the SEC, including the argument that “securities laws written in the 1930s can't apply to crypto” — Coinbase is trotting out its usual flawed arguments now that it's facing a lawsuit from the SEC, and more pushback is needed.
More: Congressman Tom Emmer, Decrypt, Bloomberg, Watcher Guru, Protos, Inside Bitcoins, Forkast, NBC 7 San Diego, and Bitcoinist.com
Mastodon: @davidgerard@circumstances.run. Tweets: @brian_armstrong, @warrendavidson, @molly0xfff, @crypto, @yugacohler, and @hkanji. Forums: Hacker News
| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Netflix is in talks to livestream its first sporting event this fall, a celebrity golf tournament with professional golfers and Formula One drivers — Tournament to include celebrities from Formula One series ‘Drive to Survive’ and golf program ‘Full Swing’
More: Engadget, Neowin, MarketWatch, TechRadar, Broadband TV News, The Verge, and Barron's Online
Bluesky: @mick.bsky.social and @edbott.com
Tweets: @mahemoff, @katebennett_dc, @jtoonkel, and @norock
| Avram Piltch / Tom's Hardware: |
Google's Search Generative Experience seems like an “AI plagiarism engine” that cobbles together snippets of text from a variety of sites, often word-for-word — The Search Generative Experience seems more like a text-copying experience. — Search has always been the Internet's most important utility.| Andrew Cunningham / Ars Technica: |
M2 Ultra Mac Studio review: a small, fast, efficient, and quiet desktop that has a good port selection and is a better deal than the new Mac Pro for most users — The realities of Apple Silicon make the Studio the best bet for most pros. — The original Mac Studio, despite the absence of …
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Forums: Ars OpenForum and MacRumors Forums
| Matt Levine / Bloomberg: |
By capitalizing on crypto lending services' high interest rate promises, 3AC's founders played the bubble perfectly, getting rich as 3AC's lenders went bankrupt — Programming note: Money Stuff was supposed to be off today but I got bored so here you go. — What are the 3AC guys up to?| Biz Carson / Bloomberg: |
In a first, Larry Ellison passes Bill Gates to become the world's fourth-richest person with a $129.8B net worth; ORCL has risen 42% in 2023 on the AI boom — The optimism around artificial intelligence boosted both Oracle Corp.'s stock — and founder Larry Ellison's net worth — to record highs on Monday.| Max Read / New York Times: |
How Jimmy Donaldson, aka MrBeast, became a viral sensation for his absurd acts of altruism and pitching subscribing as an act of charity, sometimes literally — Jimmy Donaldson, a.k.a. MrBeast, has become a viral sensation for his absurd acts of altruism. Why do so many people think he's evil?
More: The Information and Dexerto
Tweets: @georebekah, @deftlyinane, @readmaxread, @kvanvalkenburg, and @alexnpress. Forums: Hacker News
| Financial Times: |
The EU reaches a long-awaited deal on rules that could let 28M gig workers get social security and more, and plans to discuss the proposals with its parliament — Member states agree to rules that could give employment benefits to Uber drivers and food delivery riders
More: The Verge, MarketWatch, Android Headlines, Engadget, Reuters, NBC News, The City, Gothamist, New York Times, Gizmodo, Los Angeles Times, Fast Company, and Tech Xplore
Tweets: @beerg, @ian_c_johnston, and @carlpackman
| Samuel Stolton / Bloomberg: |
Sources: the EU is set to hit Google with a formal antitrust complaint regarding the company's ad tech, with a statement of objections coming as soon as June 14 — Google is set to be hit with a formal antitrust complaint from the European Union that could pave the way for massive fines … | Financial Times: |
A look at the global network of subsea internet cables, dominated by companies from France, the US, and Japan, as China circumvents US curbs to build its own — Nearly 1.4mn kilometres of metal-encased fibre criss-crosses the world's oceans, speeding internet traffic seamlessly around the globe.
More: MIT Technology Review and Light Reading
Tweets: @byron_wan, @ian_bott_artist, @jimpethokoukis, @lukolejnik, and @digitalcampbell
| Krystal Hu / Reuters: |
Sources: SoftBank plans a new round of Vision Fund layoffs, impacting up to 30% of the staff at the unit; Vision Fund had 349 staff at the end of March 2023 — SoftBank Group Corp (9984.T) is planning a fresh round of layoffs at its Vision Fund investment arm, two people familiar with the matter said … | Financial Times: |
Investor letter: Insight Partners slashes the $20B target for its latest fund to $15B, after raising just $2B since June 2022, citing a “great reset in tech” — New York-based venture capital firm said it will scale back the pace of its dealmaking as valuations have slumped| Larry Dignan / Constellation Research: |
Oracle reports Q4 revenue up 17% YoY to $13.84B, vs. $13.73B est., cloud services and license support revenues up 23% YoY to $9.4B, and net income up 4% YoY — Oracle's infrastructure as a service business gained momentum in the fourth quarter courtesy of generative AI workloads, according to CTO Larry Ellison.
More: Oracle, diginomica, iTnews, Tech News Outlet, Reuters, Dow Jones Newswires, Bloomberg, CNBC, and Barron's Online
Tweets: @kylejudah and @dominiccampbell
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