Despite Elon Musk's opaque approach, the “Twitter Files” give a peek at moderation at scale and are a win for transparency, while failing to prove systemic bias — Twitter's new owner, Elon Musk, is feverishly promoting his “Twitter Files”: selected internal communications from the company …
SBF agrees to testify before a House committee on December 13 but remains quiet about a request from a Senate committee, which could issue a subpoena — The FTX founder said on Twitter he would appear before a House committee next week, but was quiet about a similar request from a Senate committee.
Istanbul-based delivery startup Getir closes its acquisition of Berlin-based rival Gorillas, valuing the group at $10B, and sources say Gorillas alone at ~$1.2B — Combined group worth $10bn represents a fall in valuation as investors turn against lossmaking tech start-ups
SoftBank-backed Indian e-commerce firm Snapdeal drops its $152M IPO plans, after filing in December 2021, amid a tech stock rout — SoftBank-backed Indian e-commerce firm Snapdeal has decided to pull the plug on its $152 million IPO, the company told Reuters, making it the latest casualty …
Singapore-based Amber Group, one of Asia's largest crypto exchanges, cuts 40% of its staff, scraps retail operations, and terminates its Chelsea FC sponsorship — Amber Group, one of Asia's leading crypto trading and lending platforms, is cutting jobs, scrapping retail operations and terminating …
As US prosecutors reportedly investigate FTX and Alameda's role in orchestrating LUNA and UST's collapse, a look at the timeline of events and evidence — The latest twist in the downfall of crypto maven Sam Bankman-Fried is prompting a reexamination of the implosion of the Terra algorithmic …
Sources: a letter by Foxconn founder Terry Gou to China's leadership, sent over a month ago during unrest in Zhengzhou, helped accelerate looser COVID-19 rules — Foxconn Technology Group founder Terry Gou warned that the government's strict policies would threaten its position in global supply chains
The EU sets a December 28, 2024, deadline for all new smartphones, headphones, handheld game consoles, and other devices to use USB-C for wired charging — We finally have a final official deadline for when new phones sold in the European Union — including future iPhones — will have to use USB-C for wired charging: December 28 2024.
A look at Prisma Labs' Stable Diffusion-based image generation app Lensa, which costs $36 per year and exploded in popularity after adding “magic avatars” — Social media is celebrating. Artists are protesting. What's the real cost of an AI-generated portrait?
Sources: Dutch officials plan new controls on exporting chipmaking equipment to China as soon as January, potentially impacting ASML, following US curbs — Dutch officials are planning new controls on exports of chipmaking equipment to China, according to people familiar with the matter …
Docs detail cybersurveillance company Altrnativ, started by Eric Leandri, who co-founded search engine Qwant and was lauded as France's digital privacy defender — This story is part of the series Leaked: The Altrnativ world of cybersurveillance. Read the rest.
Patricia Cohen / New York Times : How Schneider Electric is using AI in call centers and manufacturing to complement employees' work ...
