Sunday, October 16, 2022

Meta says it found an externally-created Meta Workplace account that was used to spoof an internal Instagram system used as "evidence" for The Wire's reporting (Meta)

Meta:
Meta says it found an externally-created Meta Workplace account that was used to spoof an internal Instagram system used as “evidence” for The Wire's reporting  —  This is an ongoing investigation and we will update as it unfolds.  At this time, we can confirm that the video shared …



Analysis: 14 self-driving vehicle tech companies that went public in the past two years have seen an 80%+ average decline in their post-IPO stock price (Joanna Glasner/Crunchbase News)

Joanna Glasner / Crunchbase News:
Analysis: 14 self-driving vehicle tech companies that went public in the past two years have seen an 80%+ average decline in their post-IPO stock price  —  A few years ago, public market investors sometimes lamented the lack of opportunities to directly invest in future-shaping technologies like autonomous driving.



Starlink in Ukraine: Musk, SpaceX, and its government partners should stop finger-pointing, commit to transparency, and figure out a long-term funding solution (Devin Coldewey/TechCrunch)

Devin Coldewey / TechCrunch:
Starlink in Ukraine: Musk, SpaceX, and its government partners should stop finger-pointing, commit to transparency, and figure out a long-term funding solution  —  What appeared earlier this year to be a selfless act of technotopianism, the widespread deployment of Starlink terminals in Ukraine …



New US export controls may affect 43+ senior execs at 16 public semiconductor companies in China, forcing them to choose between US citizenship and their jobs (Wall Street Journal)

Wall Street Journal:
New US export controls may affect 43+ senior execs at 16 public semiconductor companies in China, forcing them to choose between US citizenship and their jobs  —  At least 43 senior executives working with 16 listed Chinese semiconductor companies hold roles from CEO to vice president



Holding platforms accountable for algorithms promoting self-harm is hard because research linking mental health and social media doesn't establish causation (Eleanor Cummins/Wired)

Eleanor Cummins / Wired:
Holding platforms accountable for algorithms promoting self-harm is hard because research linking mental health and social media doesn't establish causation  —  A British court ruled that teenager Molly Russell died in part because of online content—but holding platforms accountable is complicated.



International Federation of Robotics: 500K+ industrial robots were installed in 2021, an all-time high, bringing the number of global installations to 3.5M (Christopher Mims/Wall Street Journal)

Christopher Mims / Wall Street Journal:
International Federation of Robotics: 500K+ industrial robots were installed in 2021, an all-time high, bringing the number of global installations to 3.5M  —  Robots are spreading at a record pace, from their traditional strongholds like making automobiles into nearly every other human endeavor



Saturday, October 15, 2022

Elon Musk claims SpaceX will "just keep funding Ukraine govt for free" even though the Starlink service is still losing money (Ashley Capoot/CNBC)

Ashley Capoot / CNBC:
Elon Musk claims SpaceX will “just keep funding Ukraine govt for free” even though the Starlink service is still losing money  —  Elon Musk said in a tweet Saturday that his company SpaceX would continue to fund Starlink satellite internet terminals for the Ukrainian government as it battles invading Russian forces.



Razer unveils Edge gaming handheld with Android 12, a 6.8" 144Hz screen, and Qualcomm's G3x Gen 1 chipset, available for $400 in January 2023 with Wi-Fi (Cameron Faulkner/The Verge)

Cameron Faulkner / The Verge:
Razer unveils Edge gaming handheld with Android 12, a 6.8" 144Hz screen, and Qualcomm's G3x Gen 1 chipset, available for $400 in January 2023 with Wi-Fi  —  Razer is finally showing off the Edge, its portable Android gaming handheld.  Good news: it looks a lot better than the last time we saw it in December 2021.



Sources: Apple will launch iPad Pros with an M2 chip this month and is working on a Mac mini with M2, Apple TV with A14, and a new entry-level iPad with USB-C (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple will launch iPad Pros with an M2 chip this month and is working on a Mac mini with M2, Apple TV with A14, and a new entry-level iPad with USB-C  —  Apple's next product launch is just days away.  Also: The company withholds new employee benefits from its unionized retail store …



Infosys CEO Salil Parekh clears company's stance on moonlighting: Does not support dual employment and more

Infosys recently reported a bigger-than-expected increase in the second-quarter profit, boosted by strong margin growth. https://ift.tt/hLlTWed

The Wire responds, including an alleged recording of an internal Instagram subdomain and DKIM verification, to Meta's statement questioning its XCheck probe (The Wire)

The Wire:
The Wire responds, including an alleged recording of an internal Instagram subdomain and DKIM verification, to Meta's statement questioning its XCheck probe  —  A point-by-point response to Meta's statement questioning The Wire's story on the ease with which the BJP IT Cell head is able to get Instagram to delete posts he reports.



Internal Meta docs detail its metaverse struggles; Horizon Worlds has ~200K MAUs vs. a goal of 500K by end of 2022; 9% of worlds are ever visited by 50+ people (Wall Street Journal)

Wall Street Journal:
Internal Meta docs detail its metaverse struggles; Horizon Worlds has ~200K MAUs vs. a goal of 500K by end of 2022; 9% of worlds are ever visited by 50+ people  —  Most visitors to Horizon Worlds generally don't return after first month; ‘an empty world is a sad world’



A look at Spotify's podcast exclusivity strategy, which led to 75% audience drops for some Gimlet shows and caused others, like the Obamas, not to renew deals (Simon Owens/Simon Owens's Media Newsletter)

Simon Owens / Simon Owens's Media Newsletter:
A look at Spotify's podcast exclusivity strategy, which led to 75% audience drops for some Gimlet shows and caused others, like the Obamas, not to renew deals  —  The open podcast ecosystem isn't dead yet.  —  Welcome!  I'm Simon Owens and this is my media newsletter.



Sources: amid the Iran war, Asian bankers say rising power prices and energy security are becoming a bigger consideration in data center financing decisions (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg : Sources: amid the Iran war, Asian bankers say rising power prices and energy security are becoming a bigger consideration in ...