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[Thread] Twitter CEO gives context on how Twitter counts spam, saying “multiple human reviews” of thousands of accounts seen as mDAUs have found <5% are spam — Let's talk about spam. And let's do so with the benefit of data, facts, and context...
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| Bloomberg: |
Elon Musk says a Twitter deal at a lower price wouldn't be “out of the question”, speaking to a Miami tech conference crowd; Twitter stock closes down 8%+ — Elon Musk stoked speculation that he could seek to renegotiate his takeover of Twitter Inc., saying a viable deal at a lower price wouldn't be “out of the question.”
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Report: the real-time bidding industry exposes a person's online activity and location 747 times per day on average in the US and 376 times a day in Europe — New data about the real-time-bidding (RTB) system's use of web users' info for tracking and ad targeting, released today …
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The US DOJ says that Moises Luis Zagala Gonzalez, a cardiologist in Venezuela, created, rented to cybercriminals, and profited from Jigsaw and Thanos ransomware — The US Department of Justice today said that Moises Luis Zagala Gonzalez (Zagala), a 55-year-old cardiologist with French … | Jessica Bursztynsky / CNBC: |
Uber unveils a new option to book a bus or a passenger van, a trip itinerary feature for booking rides during an extended trip, event guest vouchers, and more — - Uber announced its latest slate of updates Monday ahead of what's expected to be a busy travel and events season.
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| Todd Bishop / GeekWire: |
Microsoft tells employees it will nearly double its global budget for merit-based salary bumps and raise its range for annual stock-based compensation by 25%+ — Microsoft plans to nearly double its global budget for merit-based salary increases, and increase its range for annual stock-based compensation …
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| Financial Times: |
Regulatory filings show Tiger Global has sold its entire stake in Bumble, Airbnb, and Didi, and ~80% of its stake in Robinhood during 2022's tech stock sell-off — Value of hedge fund's public shareholdings fell by almost $20bn during first quarter — Tiger Global, the hedge fund known … | CoinDesk: |
Luna Foundation Guard says the company depleted its bitcoin reserves from ~80K to 313 and plans to use its remaining assets to compensate UST users — The announcement comes after criticism of the Luna Foundation Guard's “lack of transparency.” — The Luna Foundation Guard (LFG) …
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| Bloomberg: |
Logs: the alleged Buffalo gunman spoke explicitly in a private Discord server about his plans to carry out and livestream an attack since at least December 2021 — The accused gunman behind 10 deaths and 3 injuries in Buffalo, New York, over the weekend had spoken explicitly about his plans …
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MiamiCoin is down ~95% in value from its September peak, after the city promoted it to Miami residents and made millions of dollars through its CityCoins deal — On Feb. 2, the city of Miami cashed out its cryptocurrency MiamiCoin for the first time, depositing $5.25 million into city coffers.
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Apple Podcasts gains storage clean-up tools and annual subscriptions support; this fall, creators will be able to upload podcasts from third-party providers — As the battle for podcaster talent and distribution heats up among providers, Apple this morning announced the launch of several … | Mike Masnick / Techdirt: |
Twitch's takedown of the May 14 mass murder livestream seems to violate Texas' social media law, given that an amendment for terrorism content exceptions failed — As you've no doubt heard, on Saturday there was yet another horrific shooting, this one in Buffalo, killing 10 people and wounding more.Sponsor Posts
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