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Feb 2
Capture, who's looking after the children? | FT Film
An FT drama starring Jodie Whittaker (Dr Who), Paul Ready (Motherland), Shaniqua Okwok (It's a Sin), looks at online harm, regulation and responsibility. The...youtube.com · Feb 2 · Video
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Mark Zuckerberg is finally embracing his new role as Meta's Chopper-in-Chief. Here are the plans he just laid out to further cut costs in 2023.
by Kali HaysInvestors have been calling for months for the social media giant to pull back on spending. The founder and CEO just got on board with the plan.businessinsider.com · Feb 2 · Article
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Splunk and Rivian cuts jobs amid biggest layoffs since the end of the dot-com bubble - SiliconANGLE
Splunk and Rivian cuts jobs amid biggest layoffs since the end of the dot-com bubble - SiliconANGLE.siliconangle.com · Feb 2 · Article
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Zuckerberg and Intel are shipping the proceeds from their layoffs straight to Wall Street
by Therese PolettiWall Street long groused about cash-generating tech companies refusing to pay dividends and buy back stock. That is no longer a problem, in multiple respects.marketwatch.com · Feb 2 · Article
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TheSkimm lays off nearly 10% of staff amid a slew of cuts across digital media
by Elaine LowThe newsletter publisher and digital media company TheSkimm, which focuses on millennial women, laid off nearly 10% of its workforce, or about 17 staffers,...businessinsider.com · Feb 2 · Article
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OnePlus 11 Shades
Visit this page on desktop to resize and move the shades:) Who's looking forward to the OnePlus 11 launch?? https://oneplus.com/launch/11.twibbon.com · Feb 2 · Article
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Facebook Parent Meta's Revenue Beats Expectations Amid Cost Cuts
by Queenie WongMeta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says the social media giant is focusing on becoming more efficient.cnet.com · Feb 2 · Article
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Meta lost $13.7 billion on Reality Labs in 2022 as Zuckerberg's metaverse bet gets pricier
by Jonathan VanianIn its first full year as a separate business, Meta's Reality Labs unit racked up huge costs, bringing its total operating loss to $13.72 billion.cnbc.com · Feb 2 · Article
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Everyone’s Dissolving Their Pillowy Filler Faces
by Sangeeta Singh-KurtzThe filler era has ended. Now, everyone’s scooping out their face.thecut.com · Feb 2 · Published: Feb 1 · Article
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Exposed: How British Gas debt agents break into homes of vulnerable
by Paul Morgan-BentleyBritish Gas routinely sends debt collectors to break into customers’ homes and force-fit pay-as-you-go meters, even when they are known to have extreme vulnera.thetimes.co.uk · Feb 2 · Article
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WSJ News Exclusive | Leaders of Self-Driving-Truck Company Face Espionage Concerns Over China Ties
by Kate O’Keeffe and Aruna Viswanatha in Washington and Heather...A national-security review sparked concerns over TuSimple executives’ alleged technology transfer to China.wsj.com · Feb 2 · Article
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THE WORST THING WE READ THIS WEEK: Why Is the New York Times So Obsessed With Trans Kids?
A question to ask. At length.popula.com · Feb 2 · Published: ~Feb 1 · Article
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AI Image Generators Keep Messing Up Hands. Here's Why.
by Pranav DixitIt all comes down to the images AI is learning from.buzzfeednews.com · Feb 2 · Published: Jan 31 · Article
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Abortion, Every Day (1.31.23)
by Jessica ValentiTennessee bill would jail women who make 'false' police reports to get abortions.jessica.substack.com · Feb 2 · Published: Jan 31 · Article
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Child welfare algorithm faces Justice Department scrutiny
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Justice Department has been scrutinizing a controversial artificial intelligence tool used by a Pittsburgh-area child protective...apnews.com · Feb 2 · Published: Jan 31 · Article
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Inside three turbulent months at Foxconn’s iPhone factory
Workers describe a peak production season marred by labor protests and Covid-19 chaos, right as Apple reconsiders its China supply chain.restofworld.org · Feb 2 · Published: Jan 31 · Article
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Meta Myths
Meta deserves a bit of a discount off of its recent highs, but a number of myths about its business have caused the market to over-react.stratechery.com · Feb 2 · Published: Oct 31 · Article
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DeepMind spent years trying to break away from Google. Insiders detail a secret plot sparked by distrust and driven by fears the search giant would sell its...
by Hugh LangleyAlmost from the moment Google acquired DeepMind, the leading AI research group was hatching a plan to go independent. Code name: Mario.businessinsider.com · Feb 2 · Published: Sep 11, 2021 · Article
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Live Flight Tracker - Real-Time Flight Tracker Map | Flightradar24
by Flightradar24View flight on Flightradar24.flightradar24.com · Feb 2 · Article
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Atlassian shares drop despite better-than-expected revenue and earnings - SiliconANGLE
Atlassian shares drop despite better-than-expected revenue and earnings - SiliconANGLE.siliconangle.com · Feb 2 · Article
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Amazon's advertising business grew 19%, while Google and Meta both deal with slowdowns
by Jonathan VanianAlthough Amazon's ads business constitutes a small fraction of the $149.2 billion in revenue the company recorded in its fourth quarter, it's growing fast.cnbc.com · Feb 2 · Article
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Apple Q1 revenue: iPhone down 8% YoY to $65.8B, Mac down 29% YoY to $7.7B, iPad up 30% YoY to $9.4B, Wearables, Home and Accessories down 8% YoY to $13.5B
By Kif Leswing / CNBC. View the full context on Techmeme.techmeme.com · Feb 2 · Article
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Google is making a change to its earnings report next quarter that shows just how important AI has become
by Thomas MaxwellAlphabet will disclose its investments in AI on future earnings reports. The move signals the company's seriousness about competing in the AI race.businessinsider.com · Feb 2 · Article
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Suspected Chinese spy balloon found over northern U.S.
by Courtney Kube“The United States government ... is tracking a high-altitude surveillance balloon that is over the continental United States right now," said a Pentagon...nbcnews.com · Feb 2 · Article
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A New Bubble Is Forming for AI Startups, But Don’t Expect a Crypto-like Pop
by Kate ClarkVenture capitalists have dumped crypto and moved on to a new fascination: artificial intelligence. As a sign of this frenzy, they're paying steep prices for...theinformation.com · Feb 2 · Article
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Apple's lower iPhone sales drive first profit miss since 2016
by Stephen NellisApple Inc on Thursday reported sales and profits that missed Wall Street expectations driven by weak iPhone sales after COVID lockdowns in China disrupted...reuters.com · Feb 2 · Article
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Amazon reports $149B in revenue for holiday quarter, beating estimates, but shares fall 6%
Amazon beat revenue expectations for its fourth quarter as the company continues to navigate various headwinds. The Seattle tech giant reported revenue of...geekwire.com · Feb 2 · Article
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Amazon's cloud business reports 20% growth in fourth quarter, missing estimates
by Jordan NovetAmazon Web Services is still growing faster than its parent company, but the unit is seeing a deceleration as businesses reel in spending.cnbc.com · Feb 2 · Article
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From industry ‘greed’ to workforce shortages, Sanders and Cassidy lay out health committee agenda
by Sarah OwermohleThe Senate finally made long-expected committee assignments official, kickstarting a new session for the top health committee under an unlikely pair.statnews.com · Feb 2 · Article
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Indians find easy workarounds to watch BBC’s banned documentary on Modi – Rest of World
On January 21, India’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting banned the sharing of a BBC documentary for “undermining the sovereignty and integrity of...restofworld.org · Feb 2 · Article
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Elon’s New API Pricing Plan Seems Perfectly Designed… To Help Send More Users And Developers To Mastodon
Huh. It had actually felt like quite some time since Elon Musk had last done something so stupid as to send a new bunch of users to Mastodon. But, apparently...techdirt.com · Feb 2 · Article
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Reddit employees who lost their jobs are livid that the company is painting them as low performers: 'A cruel and dishonest way to kick a person when they're...
by Dan WhateleyRecent job cuts at Reddit have confused and upset some insiders, who don't understand their scope or how they were decided.businessinsider.com · Feb 2 · Article
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Story, over: Billionaire blows up thriving local news outlet | Ricochet
Victoria’s Capital Daily was profitable, popular and a critical darling. Then the owners of Overstory Media Group fired most of its staff.ricochet.media · Feb 2 · Article
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Harvard is shutting down a disinformation research hub | Semafor
by Ben SmithThe university says the center is being shut for bureaucratic reasons.semafor.com · Feb 2 · Article
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What to Expect From Samsung and Google's Mixed Reality Partnership
by Scott SteinNo headset was announced, but here's what we think might happen.cnet.com · Feb 2 · Article
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Tracers In The Dark. Andy Greenberg, Author & Senior Writer, WIRED.
Andy Greenberg is a Senior Writer at WIRED and author of the new book, “Tracers in the Dark: The Global Hunt for the Crime Lords of Cryptocurrency.” In this...soundcloud.com · Feb 2 · Article
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Rep. Ilhan Omar ties GOP vote on her committee post to her identity as a Muslim woman of color
by Grace PanettaOmar – one of the first two Muslim women elected to Congress – says her expulsion is part of “continued targeting of women of color” by Republicans.19thnews.org · Feb 2 · Article
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Research finds women are 65% more likely than men to lose jobs in ongoing wave of tech layoffs
Tech layoffs are impacting women at a disproportionately higher rate than men, representing a possible setback for the industry’s efforts to improve its...geekwire.com · Feb 2 · Article
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Apple reports earnings after the bell Thursday
by Kif LeswingAnalysts expect the iPhone maker to post its first year-over-year revenue decline since 2019.cnbc.com · Feb 2 · Article
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Columbia Journalism Review's big fail: It published 24,000 words on Russiagate and missed the point
by David CornThe magazine's attempted take-down of the media's coverage bolsters Trump's phony narrative.motherjones.com · Feb 2 · Article
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Amazon to report quarterly results after market close
by Annie PalmerAnalysts will be watching to see if Amazon CEO Andy Jassy has made progress on reeling in expenses after the company announced 18,000 layoffs.cnbc.com · Feb 2 · Article
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WSJ News Exclusive | FBI to Search Mike Pence’s Home for Additional Classified Materials
by Aruna Viswanatha and Sadie GurmanThe Justice Department is in talks with former vice president’s legal team about scheduling search, say people familiar with the matter.wsj.com · Feb 2 · Article
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Meta Soars by Most in Decade, Adding $100 Billion in Value
by Isabella SimonettiMark Zuckerberg’s company recorded its biggest daily market gain in nearly a decade, as the mood brightens among tech investors.nytimes.com · Feb 2 · Article
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Transformers: more than meets the eye
by Jon Evans♫Attention heads use their power to infer the structural relationships♫.aiascendant.substack.com · Feb 2 · Article
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Not in Steph Curry’s Backyard
by Alissa WalkerAnother famous resident of Atherton, California — the country’s wealthiest Zip Code — has some concerns about multifamily zoning.curbed.com · Feb 2 · Article
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Hustle bros are jumping on the AI bandwagon
by James VincentA revealing look at the threats posted by AI junk.theverge.com · Feb 2 · Article
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How to Boost Mastodon Server Performance with Redis
by Martin HellerA default Mastodon installation is fine for a tiny server, but it takes work to make it scale. Here’s what to know before you get started.thenewstack.io · Feb 2 · Article
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Kagan: How tech companies use Industry Analysts, Influencers and media
by Jeff KaganIf you want to win in a competitive marketplace, being seen and heard in the chaotic and noisy industry is key to breaking out from the crowd.rcrwireless.com · Feb 2 · Article
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RIP Twitter bots: A list of some of the world's favorite accounts | Semafor
by Diego MendozaA list of some of the quirky, useful, and influential Twitter bot accounts from across the world.semafor.com · Feb 2 · Article
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Bosses Are Back in Charge
by Chip Cutter and Theo FrancisAfter years of navigating a tight job market, some executives say attrition is slowing, hiring challenges are easing and dynamics are changing; ‘from famine...wsj.com · Feb 2 · Article