|
November 17, 2022, 8:30 PM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| The Verge: |
Hundreds of Twitter employees post farewell messages and salute emojis in Slack and tweets, announcing their resignations after Elon Musk's “hardcore” ultimatum — Musk gave Twitter staff a deadline to say if they are staying for his cultural reset of the company.
More:
Washington Post, New York Times, Reuters, MacRumors, Engadget, Insider, CNBC, Mercury News, Fortune, IGN, Forbes, BGR, Sky News, and SlashGear
Tweets: @zoeschiffer, @kyliebytes, @alexeheath, @brainiaq2000, @alexeheath, @zoeschiffer, @nitashatiku, @zoeschiffer, @zoeschiffer, @tweetsbyparker, @rmac18, @kyliebytes, @alexeheath, @aoc, @alexeheath, @espiers, @chrisalbon, @joannastern, @gergelyorosz, @aodhan, @satanjeev, @sarahfrier, and @elibelly
| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Elon Musk softens his remote work stance and tries to convince colleagues to stay, as more than anticipated opt to leave ahead of his 5pm ET deadline — Elon Musk gave Twitter Inc. employees an ultimatum to either commit to the company's new “hardcore” work environment or leave.
More:
The Verge, Wall Street Journal, Livemint, Engadget, Fortune, CNBC, and The Information
Tweets: @gergelyorosz, @daveyalba, @gergelyorosz, @topolk, @carlquintanilla, @pt, @erinkwoo, @conorsen, @summerson, @davepell, @biancoresearch, and @daveyalba
| Jack Schickler / CoinDesk: |
Filings: FTX CEO John Ray III, who ran Enron's bankruptcy process, slams SBF's “unprecedented” management, describing a “complete failure of corporate controls” — The former FTX CEO's unconventional style is under the spotlight as bankruptcy professionals pore over the exchange's collapse.
More:
Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, CNBC, Reuters, New York Times, Attack of the 50 Foot …, Protos, Axios, Reuters, Securities Commission of The Bahamas, Associated Press, CNBC, Financial Times, Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, Barron's Online, TechCrunch, Fortune, Semafor, TIME, CNBC, Financial Times, Chicago Tribune, WRAL TechWire, BBC, NewsBTC, Cointelegraph, The Guardian, crypto.news, VICE, CNET, Observer, SiliconANGLE, Bitcoinist.com, Insider, Crypto Briefing, and MarketWatch
Tweets: @kadhim, @kadhim, @kadhim, @dogetoshi, @deitaone, @wassielawyer, @kadhim, @kadhim, @zerohedge, @tadleer, @ftx_official, @suzhupercycle, @tracyalloway, @business, @balajis, @kadhim, @kadhim, @kadhim, @kadhim, @dingalingts, @punk6529, @robaeprice, @simondixontwitt, @turnernovak, @tree_of_alpha, @hedgedhog7, @sindap, @nathantankus, @ne0liberal, @dylanleclair_, @danbarker, @smtuffy, @newmoneyreview, @gazthejourno, @bondhack, @sherlock_hodles, @lizrhoffman, @coloradotravis, @rnr_0, @jyarow, @chris_stewart_5, @rleshner, @investmentshulk, @beijingpalmer, @0xgaut, @mayazi, @apolynya, @fmanjoo, @z0r0zzz, @coloradotravis, @thetranscript_, @simondixontwitt, @scottmelker, @ldrogen, @flglmn, @kaileyleinz, @shaneferro, @ceterispar1bus, @mattyglesias, @spencerjakab, @jonwu_, @martiniguyyt, @stackersatoshi, @mayazi, @dogetoshi, @robinsreport, @gaborgurbacs, @twobitidiot, @matthew_pines, @mikeburgersburg, @ichimikichiki, @jp_koning, @tina_davis, @coloradotravis, @adamscochran, @anthony, @bennetttomlin, @opinion, @hsakatrades, @4xinsight, @firstadopter, @jamesrbuk, @jeffnolan, @croesus_btc, @lawmaster, @noteezzy, @cryptoub, and @nic__carter
| Tracy Alloway / Bloomberg: |
The wildest parts of FTX's bankruptcy filing: its token holdings are worth $659K, Alameda loaned SBF $3.3B, SBF auto-deleted messages about decisions, and more — Lawyers for the bankrupt crypto exchange FTX filed today in Delaware, asking a federal judge to transfer a competing bankruptcy case filed …
More:
Gizmodo, Cointelegraph, Semafor, crypto.news, CNBC, CoinDesk, Decrypt, Watcher Guru, CNBC, and TheStreet
Tweets: @grdecter, @grdecter, @wublockchain, @adamscochran, @apedurden, @collins_belton, @mideastxmidwest, @zerohedge, @jessicakmathews, @zerohedge, @asvanevik, @apompliano, @hsakatrades, @stephanie_murr, @alice_fulwood, @pizzawanchovies, @grdecter, @alice_comfy, @basedkarbon, @venturecoinist, @s_m_i, @adamscochran, @0xdoug, @stackersatoshi, @shannonpareil, @tomgara, @meattc_, @whet, @tomgara, @saylor, @coinmamba, @0xdoug, @ericwallerstein, @jamespmcleod, @lilmoonlambo, @apompliano, @apedurden, @crypto_joe10, @ericwallerstein, @tomgara, @stackersatoshi, @toraykortan, @ttmygh, @josephpolitano, @asvanevik, @halocrypto, @crypto_joe10, @venturecoinist, @s_m_i, @peterschiff, @thestalwart, @alice_comfy, @toptickcrypto, @wublockchain, and @alice_fulwood
| Mitchell Clark / The Verge: |
An update to the About Twitter Blue page shows accounts less than 90 days old won't be able to sign up when the service relaunch, presumably on November 29 — Twitter won't let accounts less than 90 days old sign up for its Blue subscription service when it relaunches (presumably on the 29th) … | Casey Newton / Platformer: |
A Twitter HQ seating chart shows Elon Musk's top five special projects: Blue verified, Blue for business, encrypted DMs, tips on tweets, and longform notes — After demanding the remaining Twitter employees pledge their loyalty, Musk's product priorities are coming into focus — I. Extremely hardcore| Annie Palmer / CNBC: |
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy says the layoffs will continue into 2023, after the company cut roles across its Devices and Books businesses on Wednesday — KEY POINTS — Amazon will continue to lay off employees in the coming year, CEO Andy Jassy wrote in a memo to workers on Thursday.
More:
About Amazon, Silicon Valley Business …, SiliconANGLE, Insider, Barron's Online, CNN, GeekWire, Bloomberg, The Verge, Reuters, CNN, BGR, MarketWatch, and MobileSyrup
Tweets: @kyweise, @delrey, @annierpalmer, and @kantrowitz
| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Meta has fired or disciplined over 24 employees and contractors over the past year for allegedly taking over user accounts, in some cases for bribes — Some workers allegedly accepted thousands of dollars in bribes — Meta Platforms Inc. META -2.31%decrease …
More:
Insider, Gizmodo, Ars Technica, Rolling Stone, Daily Mail, The Wrap, Engadget, SiliconANGLE, The Daily Caller, CNBC, FB DIsabled Me, Neowin, PetaPixel, and The Verge
Tweets: @rywiggs, @mmasnick, @ariehkovler, @jmover, @fabiochiusi, @tonyajoriley, @tonyromm, @jason_kint, @seyitaylor, @samschech, and @dnvolz. Thanks:@sal19
| Thomas Germain / Gizmodo: |
Facebook plans to remove religious views, political views, addresses, and “Interested in”, which indicates sexual preference, from user profiles on December 1 — The update to the world's biggest social network will prevent you from broadcasting certain details in your bio, a farewell to the early days of social media.
More:
TechCrunch, Insider, Social Media Today, Engadget, TechSpot, and CNET
Tweets: @mattnavarra, @caseynewton, @thedylanhafer, and @blakersdozen
| Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: |
Google announces updates to Search, to help users find dishes near them, Maps, with an expanded Live View, and Shopping, adding AR tools for makeup matching — Google announced today that it's introducing a slew of new Maps, Search and Shopping features. The company revealed majority … | Financial Times: |
Analysis: Masayoshi Son personally owes SoftBank close to $5B due to its growing losses; his stake in the Vision Fund 2 is worthless, down from $2.8B in 2021 — Market crash also wipes out value of Japanese founder's stake in second Vision Fund — Masayoshi Son personally owes SoftBank close …
Tweets: @bondhack and @carlquintanilla
| Jon Porter / The Verge: |
Meta launches its company directory on WhatsApp's Business Platform in Brazil, the UK, Indonesia, Mexico, and Colombia after a September 2021 pilot in São Paulo — WhatsApp is officially launching a new business directory feature across Brazil, the UK, Indonesia, Mexico, and Colombia.
More:
Meta, Adweek, PYMNTS.com, Social Media Today, TechCrunch, MSPoweruser, and Engadget
Tweets: @metanewsroom, @nickclegg, and @iansherr
| Mack DeGeurin / Gizmodo: |
US House Select Subcommittee investigation: ID.me made “baseless claims” of COVID-19 unemployment fraud “to increase demand” for its ID verification services — A seven month-long investigation accuses the biometric firm of providing misleading figures …
More:
Bloomberg, PYMNTS.com, Heritage Foundation, CyberScoop, Associated Press, Technical.ly, and Politico
| Tony Romm / Washington Post: |
Congress, slow to pass legislation and offer clear regulations on crypto, wakes up to FTX's collapse as lawmakers wonder if they could have prevented the crisis — The stunning collapse of the world's third-largest exchange has forced politicians to grapple with the costs of legislative inaction
More:
The Daily Beast, CNN, Cointelegraph, Politico, The Block, Payments Dive, and The Block
Tweets: @concodanomics, @cgasparino, @adamscochran, @robblackwellab, @sentoomey, @senwarren, @sambrodey, @crewcrew, @mikemadden, @zachary, @hshaban, @matthewstoller, @adamscochran, @johnedeaton1, @rwpusa, @nkulw, @jenniferisms, @tonyromm, @tonyromm, @cryptolawus, @zachary, @tonyromm, @adamscochran, and @jason_howerton
| Russell Brandom / The Verge: |
An analysis of 22K US broadband bills shows issues like a higher average cost than in Europe at ~$75/month, most have no carrier choice, bogus charges, and more — The Verge and Consumer Reports collected 22,000 internet bills to find out how Americans are getting online. They paint an ugly picture.
More:
Washington Post, CR Advocacy, Consumer Reports, GovTech, and Protocol
Tweets: @mikeddano, @meghann, @russellbrandom, and @karlbode
| Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: |
TikTok begins testing its research API, announced in July, with members of its Content and Safety Advisory Councils, and is working on a content moderation API — Earlier this year, TikTok announced that it's developing a research API to improve access to public and anonymized data about content and activity on its app.| Sam Goldfarb / Wall Street Journal: |
Coinbase's stock is down ~80% in 2022, shrinking its market cap from $81B at its IPO to ~$11B, as the broader crypto market drops and investors lose confidence — Prices of exchange's bonds and stock reflect anxieties after collapse of rival FTX and sharp declines in bitcoin
Tweets: @nina_trentmann and @jessefelder
| Jon Victor / The Information: |
Sources: in May 2022, Google asked managers to categorize 6% of employees, or ~10,000 people, as low performers under its new review system, up from 2% before — As layoffs spread across Silicon Valley, Google has stood out by not cutting employees so far.
Tweets: @joshuaogundu, @jessicalessin, and @aparanjape
| Bloomberg: |
NetEase and Blizzard plan to end their 14-year partnership after January 2023, leaving Chinese players' access to games like Warcraft and Overwatch in question — NetEase Inc. and Blizzard Entertainment Inc. plan to end their 14-year partnership after January, depriving the Chinese firm …
More:
LinkedIn, Reuters, Blizzard Entertainment, Game Developer, GamesIndustry.biz, International Business Times, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, CNBC, TechCrunch, GameSpot, Pandaily, Windows Central, Gameranx, TechSpot, Kotaku, SlashGear, Destructoid, ZDNet, Rock, Paper, Shotgun, VICE, IGN, and Gizchina
Tweets: @tomwarren, @byron_wan, @wario64, @overwatchcaval, @ritacyliao, and @jeffgrubb
| Adam Cochran / @adamscochran: |
[Thread] A timeline of FTX's meltdown, starting from September 30: SBF's jab at CZ, CoinDesk's article, CZ sells FTT, “FTX is fine”, Alameda woes, and more — 1/82 I'll be pinning this detailed timeline, as my final piece covering this topic, as now the case is closed in my mind. This was a crime plain and simple and I'll put no more wind in this criminals sails: FTX: Meltdown. The definitive and chronological thread.
More:
crypto.news and The Information
| Kris Holt / Engadget: |
Microsoft rolls out Discord voice chat integration to all Xbox users after an Insiders test; PlayStation will reportedly get deeper Discord integration in 2023 — Microsoft is now rolling out the Xbox November update, which includes a heap of useful features.
More:
Xbox Wire, XDA Developers, GameSpot, KnowTechie, OnMSFT.com, and Mashable
| Mike Wheatley / SiliconANGLE: |
Astera Labs, a fabless semiconductor startup that offers system-aware integrated circuits, boards, and services, raised a $150M Series D at a $3.15B valuation — Semiconductor design firm Astera Labs Inc. claims to have hit a number of key milestones after closing on a bumper $150 million late-stage round …
More:
Silicon Valley Business … and Crunchbase News
| Meir Orbach / CTech: |
Sources: Palo Alto Networks plans to acquire Cider Security, which helps identify security risks in DevOps pipelines, for $200M in cash and $100M in stock — The startup, which develops an AppSec operating system, will receive $200 million in cash and $100 million in Palo Alto stockSponsor Posts
Subquadratic:
Subquadratic: the LLM built for 12M-token reasoning — SubQ can reason across entire codebases and document sets in one pass with no RAG workarounds. Read how SubQ 1.1 Small holds near-perfect retrieval out to 12M tokens.
Subquadratic: the LLM built for 12M-token reasoning — SubQ can reason across entire codebases and document sets in one pass with no RAG workarounds. Read how SubQ 1.1 Small holds near-perfect retrieval out to 12M tokens.
Cape:
Most carriers track everything. Cape doesn't. — Unlimited talk, text & data, 24-hr metadata deletion, network ID rotation, SIM-attack defense, and more. Switch today and get 29% off for life.
Most carriers track everything. Cape doesn't. — Unlimited talk, text & data, 24-hr metadata deletion, network ID rotation, SIM-attack defense, and more. Switch today and get 29% off for life.
Equals:
Stop vibe coding analytics — Equals AI turns questions about your business into auditable spreadsheet models and dashboards. Build once, iterate for years.
Stop vibe coding analytics — Equals AI turns questions about your business into auditable spreadsheet models and dashboards. Build once, iterate for years.
Zoho:
Zoho Notebook: The free iPad note-taking app every student needs — If you're a student with an iPad, you already have one of the best note-taking devices in your hands. The question is, does your app actually do it justice?
Zoho Notebook: The free iPad note-taking app every student needs — If you're a student with an iPad, you already have one of the best note-taking devices in your hands. The question is, does your app actually do it justice?
IDrive:
Protecting your Cloud Applications Data — Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Salesforce data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.
Protecting your Cloud Applications Data — Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Salesforce data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.Featured Podcasts
The Upstarts Podcast:
Abridge's Shiv Rao: The Doctor Founder Taking On Microsoft In Healthcare AI
Veteran tech reporter Alex Konrad sits down with breakout entrepreneurs taking on the status quo to shake up their fields in AI, design, nuclear energy, space, and more.
Subscribe to The Upstarts Podcast.
Big Technology Podcast:
OpenAI's Bots Break Containment and Hack Hugging Face Autonomously — With Alex Stamos
The Big Technology Podcast takes you behind the scenes in the tech world featuring interviews with plugged-in insiders and outside agitators.
Subscribe to Big Technology Podcast.
Great Chat:
Too big to laugh: how tech lost its sense of humor
A podcast mostly about tech. Brought to you weekly by Angela Du, Sally Shin, Mac Bohannon, Helen Min, and Ashley Mayer.
Subscribe to Great Chat.
Channels with Peter Kafka:
Substack Wants To Become A Social Network; Beehiiv Wants To Stay Invisible
Media and tech aren't just intersecting - they're fully intertwined. To understand how those worlds work, Peter Kafka talks to industry leaders, upstarts and observers.
Subscribe to Channels with Peter Kafka.
Training Data:
Factory's Matan Grinberg: The Coming 'Dark Factory' Where Software Builds Itself
Sequoia Capital partners host conversations with leading AI builders and researchers to develop a deeper understanding of the evolving technologies and their implications.
Subscribe to Training Data.
Tools and Weapons with Brad Smith:
Connecting the Unconnected: Doreen Bogdan-Martin
Microsoft Vice Chair and President Brad Smith speaks with leaders in government, business, and culture to explore the most critical challenges at the intersection of technology and society.
Subscribe to Tools and Weapons with Brad Smith.
About This Page
This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 8:30 PM ET, November 17, 2022.
The most current version of the site as always is available at our home page. To view an earlier snapshot click here and then modify the date indicated.
From Mediagazer
Todd Spangler / Variety:Samuel Stolton / Bloomberg:
Kelcee Griffis / Bloomberg: