Saturday, January 14, 2023

How Elon Musk's Twitter moderation cuts boosted hate speech outside the US and Canada, where 75%+ of the service's 280M DAUs live, including in Japan and India (Washington Post)

Washington Post:
How Elon Musk's Twitter moderation cuts boosted hate speech outside the US and Canada, where 75%+ of the service's 280M DAUs live, including in Japan and India  —  With 75 percent of its audience outside the U.S. and Canada, the impact of Elon Musk's moderation cuts has been great elsewhere



Customs data shows China's chip imports fell 15% in 2022 to 538.4B units, the first annual drop since at least 2004; imports grew 17% in 2021 and 22% in 2020 (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg:
Customs data shows China's chip imports fell 15% in 2022 to 538.4B units, the first annual drop since at least 2004; imports grew 17% in 2021 and 22% in 2020  —  China's imports of integrated circuits declined in 2022 for the first time in almost two decades.



An FTX lawyer told the Delaware bankruptcy court that SBF asked FTX cofounder Gary Wang to create a secret backdoor to let Alameda borrow $65B of clients' money (Pete Syme/Insider)

Pete Syme / Insider:
An FTX lawyer told the Delaware bankruptcy court that SBF asked FTX cofounder Gary Wang to create a secret backdoor to let Alameda borrow $65B of clients' money  —  - Bankruptcy lawyers said Sam Bankman-Fried's Alameda had access to a $65 billion credit line from FTX.



Amazon is testing $12/year Prime Lite in India with free two-day delivery and ad-supported Prime Video in SD; Prime costs $18/year or $2.20/month in India (Jagmeet Singh/TechCrunch)

Jagmeet Singh / TechCrunch:
Amazon is testing $12/year Prime Lite in India with free two-day delivery and ad-supported Prime Video in SD; Prime costs $18/year or $2.20/month in India  —  Amazon is quietly piloting a new tier for its Prime membership in India, providing customers with access to popular benefits such as free …



A look at Congo's Virunga National Park, which is running a Bitcoin mine that uses power from a hydro plant to pay salaries and build infrastructure projects (Adam Popescu/MIT Technology Review)

Adam Popescu / MIT Technology Review:
A look at Congo's Virunga National Park, which is running a Bitcoin mine that uses power from a hydro plant to pay salaries and build infrastructure projects  —  In an attempt to protect its forests and famous wildlife, Virunga has become the first national park to run a Bitcoin mine.



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; ...