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| Elizabeth Dwoskin / Washington Post: |
Replying to tweets from right-wing users, Elon Musk boosts criticism of Twitter executives Vijaya Gadde and Jim Baker, leading to more users joining the attacks — The targeting of employees by Musk's massive Twitter megaphone is a major concern for workers
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@elonmusk and @elonmusk. More:
New York Times, The Guardian, The Verge, Forbes, India Today, Tortoise, and Tech Policy Press
Tweets: @willoremus, @daveleeft, @esaagar, @ev, @lizzadwoskin, @campuscodi, @daveleeft, @sep, @kellylsims, @cernovich, @mzhemingway, @micsolana, @mmasnick, @willoremus, @taylorlorenz, @atrupar, @karaswisher, @boo, @ktopenn, @sheeraf, @mmasnick, @daveleeft, @esaagar, @willoremus, @jason_kint, @andygrewal, @peterjukes, @johnstarr, @jbarro, @katies, @parismarx, @ngrossman81, @_karenhao, @esaagar, @joshtpm, @richardhanania, @reckless, @elizluke, @yishan, @kayvz, @johnstarr, and @ggreenwald
| Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg: |
Filing: Elon Musk agreed not to post tweets about his Twitter deal that “disparage the company or any of its representatives”; the costs of a breach are unclear — Elon Musk isn't allowed to post tweets about his deal to buy Twitter Inc. if they “disparage the company …
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Fortune, CoinQuora, Wccftech, and The Economic Times
Tweets: @elonmusk, @kairyssdal, @danprimack, @sivavaid, @jessicalessin, @jbarro, @stevenmarkryan, @parismartineau, @kurtwagner8, and @joshua_eaton
| Politico: |
Sources: in a meeting, Twitter's top lawyer Vijaya Gadde reassured staff and cried as she expressed concerns about how the company could change under Elon Musk — Monday was an emotional day at Twitter — even for its executives. — Shortly after billionaire Elon Musk bought …
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Bloomberg and New York Post
Tweets: @brentscher, @aniceburrito, @jpmaheu, @anandwrites, @birnbaum_e, @pkafka, @birnbaum_e, @maxwelltani, @moorehn, and @tszzl
| Lily Hay Newman / Wired: |
Experts speculate as to what Elon Musk's takeover means for Twitter users' privacy; some worry that there is nothing stopping him from accessing users' DMs — The social network's user data and more will soon be at the whims of the world's richest man. Who's worried?
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New York Magazine, MIT Technology Review, LADbible, Fast Company, NBC News, Tech Advisor, and Forkast
| Ellery Biddle / Coda Story: |
A look at the impact outside the US if Twitter threw out its content rules and embraced an absolute commitment to free speech, including in India and Ethiopia — Musk's free speech absolutism could stoke conflict in countries like India and Ethiopia — BY ELLERY BIDDLE 22 APRIL, 2022 - FEATURE
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New York Times and Tech Xplore
Tweets: @senmarkey, @samidh, @reckless, @shiraovide, @benshapiro, @isocockerell, @aprilaser, @katia_patin, @greenhousenyt, @elcalavero, @parmy, and @anthony
| Billy Perrigo / TIME: |
Some Twitter employees fear the acquisition by Elon Musk, who has followers who carry out targeted harassment, could undercut years trying to make Twitter safer — There's an old joke among Twitter employees that being on the platform is like playing a huge online multiplayer game where every …
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Reuters, New York Times, New York Times, NBC News, GameRevolution, and Washington Post
Tweets: @elonmusk, @rottenindenmark, @jayshams, @velodus, @thestalwart, @rbreich, @0knaomi, @realkrauswife, @briannawu, @joepcunningham, and @swodinsky
| Ian Sherr / CNET: |
Apple debuts Self Service Repair in the US for iPhone 12, iPhone 13, and new iPhone SE models, and plans to expand to Europe and add M1 Macs by the end of 2022 — The tech giant says it's offering repair manuals online, along with giving everyday people the chance to buy parts and tools to repair devices themselves.
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Apple, iFixit News, Washington Post, Tom's Hardware, HotHardware.com News, ZDNet, Android Authority, AppleInsider News, 9to5Mac, Livemint, VICE, MacRumors, The Verge, XDA Developers, TechCrunch, Appleosophy, Slashdot, The Verge, Engadget, AppleInsider, MacRumors, and MacStories
Tweets: @kwiens, @bzamayo, @jason_koebler, @themadstone, @kevinriggle, @nickstatt, @kwiens, @dlberes, @reneritchie, @bzamayo, @chriswelch, @emilyrusch, @bdsams, and @pt. Thanks:@iansherr
| William Turton / Bloomberg: |
Sources: data obtained from Meta, Apple, Google, Snap, Discord, and others through fake legal requests have been used to harass women and sexually extort minors — Major technology companies have been duped into providing sensitive personal information about their customers in response …
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Krebs on Security, 9to5Mac, Silicon Republic, AppleInsider, Android Authority, Newslit Daily, Wccftech, MacDailyNews, and Gizchina
Tweets: @williamturton, @nicoleperlroth, @repkenbuck, @evacide, @williamturton, @triketora, @shiraovide, @kurtopsahl, @doctorow, @doctorow, @doctorow, and @doctorow
| Max Read / Read Max: |
Elon Musk won't fix or make significant changes to Twitter because his experience of the service is whatever he tweets, whatever the context, he becomes richer — You're reading Read Max, a newsletter about the future. This edition is free for all. Read Max is an independent newsletter supported by reader subscriptions.
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Tweets: @caseynewton, @mims, @venkatananth, @said_mitch, @ryanlcooper, @jensmithnyc, @ethanhein, @erikgregersen, @mattzeitlin, @vijmn, and @jaredlholt
| Cecilia D'Anastasio / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Twitch is weighing reducing the subscription revenue cut for creators in its partner program from 70% to 50%, among other changes to boost its revenue — Twitch, the Amazon.com Inc.-owned live-streaming website, is weighing potential changes to how it pays top talent …
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PCMag, Forbes, TheGamer, Engadget, Appuals.com, and Game Rant
Tweets: @mrprowestie, @transscribe, @caseynewton, @carnage4life, @somospostpc, @nottheclick, @carcinogensda, @somospostpc, and @cecianasta
| Mark Bergen / Bloomberg: |
YouTube starts testing ads on Shorts, including app-install ads and other promotions; Google says that Shorts now has 30B daily views — YouTube is testing advertisements on Shorts, its short-form video feature that competes with TikTok and Instagram, Google's chief business officer told investors on Tuesday.
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XDA Developers, The Verge, TechCrunch, PhoneArena, Neowin, and Engadget
Tweets: @banunsweettea, @mhbergen, and @thestalwart
| Ashley Carman / Bloomberg: |
Spotify reports Q1 revenue rose 24% YoY to €2.66B, including €282M from ads, up 31% YoY; paid subscribers rose 15% YoY to 182M, despite losing 1.5M in Russia — Spotify Technology SA sank as a flat margin outlook failed to energize investors who have stuck with the stock through …
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Spotify. More:
Music Business Worldwide, Music Industry Blog, Financial Times, TechCrunch, The Verge, CNET, Gizmodo, The Irish Times, Spotify, CNBC, Axios, Deadline, The Hollywood Reporter, and Engadget
Tweets: @pkafka, @spotifynews, @ashleyrcarman, @anthonyc3004, @maxciociola, @jonporty, and @anthonyc3004
| Peter Guest / Rest of World: |
An in-depth look at how governments in 60+ countries have enacted 935+ internet blackouts since 2016 to control populations and silence dissent — Seven years, 60 countries, 935 internet shutdowns: How authoritarian regimes found an off switch for dissent. — PROLOGUE — Special operation and peace
Tweets: @lvandenassum, @aymanm, @violazhouyi, @dfrlab, @robinsonbkk, and @noalsilencio
| Noah Bressner / Axios: |
A federal judge denies Elon Musk's request to scrap a 2018 SEC settlement that requires pre-approval for some of his tweets about Tesla — A federal judge on Wednesday denied Elon Musk's request to scrap a 2018 settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission that required some of his tweets to be preapproved.
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Associated Press, Bloomberg, Reuters, The Verge, Financial Times, The Irish Times, and TechCrunch
Tweets: @elonmusk, @klasfeldreports, @crtrud, @crtrud, @jannwolfe, @alisonfrankel, and @alisonfrankel
| Siva Vaidhyanathan / Slate: |
Twitter's board accepted Musk's deal despite his lack of a plan to boost revenue, profit, or users, as sticking with Twitter meant “less money, more problems” — What if I were to tell you that Twitter is not that important in the world? — Maybe I'm wrong. Maybe it is important.| Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg: |
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New York Post. Tweets: @rmfifthcircuit, @melissakchan, @rmfifthcircuit, @thelastbearsta1, @scottnover, @thelastbearsta1, @rmfifthcircuit, and @thelastbearsta1
| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Enveil, which is working on tools that use homomorphic encryption, raises a $25M Series B led by USAA, after a $10M Series A in February 2020 — Collectively, as we mature as a digital society, many of us are getting more aware, and more wary, of how our profiles and information exist and are used (and misused) online.| Tom Burt / Microsoft On the Issues: |
Microsoft says at least six Russia-aligned actors launched 237+ attacks against Ukraine between Feb. 23 and April 8, including ~40 threatening civilian welfare — Tom Burt - Corporate Vice President, Customer Security & Trust — Today, we released a report detailing the relentless …
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CyberScoop, Reuters, Bloomberg, TechCrunch, New York Times, Zero Day, Wall Street Journal, and CNN. Tweets: @itsreallynick. Thanks:@fxshaw
| Bloomberg: |
Sources: SoftBank and Arm are close to an agreement to regain control of Arm China and oust its rogue CEO Allen Wu; Wu was fired in 2020 but refused to leave — SoftBank Group Corp. and its subsidiary Arm Ltd. are closing in on an agreement to regain control of the chipmaker's China operations …
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Financial Times
| Kevin McLaughlin / The Information: |
Corporate data management and security startup Veza, formerly Cookie.ai, raises $50M led by Accel at a $500M valuation — Accel has led a $50 million funding round for cybersecurity startup Veza at a valuation of around $500 million, CEO and co-founder Tarun Thakur said in an exclusive interview.| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
Doppler, which offers encrypted tools for developers to manage app secrets, raises a $20M Series A led by CRV — Secrets management, or the use of tools to access and create digital authentication credentials, was growing in adoption pre-pandemic. But as the health crises forced businesses … | David Kirton / Reuters: |
Chinese drone maker DJI says it will temporarily suspend business in Russia and Ukraine to ensure its products are not used in combat — Chinese drone giant DJI Technology Co Ltd said it will temporarily suspend all business activities in Russia and Ukraine pending a review, it said.
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Fortune, The Hill, DJI NEWS, CNN, Engadget, Wall Street Journal, Agence France-Presse, Financial Times, caixinglobal.com, The Register, TechSpot, PetaPixel, Tech Xplore, Gizmodo, Gizchina, and PCMag
Tweets: @euromaidanpress, @aggregateosint, @igor_denisov, @mikeykaynyc, and @davidkirton_
| Filipe Espósito / 9to5Mac: |
New Apple Studio Display beta firmware offers minimal webcam quality improvements, suggesting software is not the issue; the culprit may be the ultra-wide lens — When Apple announced Studio Display, it promised “sensational” webcam quality. However, as customers got their hands on the product …
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Six Colors, The Verge, Android Authority, and KnowTechie
| Microsoft - Investor Relations: |
Microsoft reports Q3 revenue of $49.4B, up 18% YoY, net income of $16.7B, up 8% YoY, Office revenue up 12%, LinkedIn revenue up 34%, Windows OEM revenue up 11% — Earnings Release FY22 Q3 - REDMOND, Wash. — April 26, 2022 — Microsoft Corp. today announced the following results …
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CNBC, Thurrott, TechRadar, WinBuzzer, Finbold, Gamereactor UK, and GamesIndustry.biz
Tweets: @dinabass and @patrickmoorhead
| Robert Hof / SiliconANGLE: |
Google Cloud reports $5.82B in Q1 sales, up from $4.05B YoY and above estimates of $5.75B, and an operating loss of $931M, down from $974M YoY — A slowdown in spending on advertising amid the Russian war on Ukraine and the continuing pandemic took a small toll on Google parent Alphabet Inc. today …
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The New Stack, The Economic Times, and The Guardian
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