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.



Docs: Israeli AI chip startup Hailo is pursuing an urgent IPO via a SPAC merger at a valuation of less than $500M; it was last valued at $1.2B in 2024 (Meir Orbach/CTech)

Meir Orbach / CTech : Docs: Israeli AI chip startup Hailo is pursuing an urgent IPO via a SPAC merger at a valuation of less than $500M; ...