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| Riley Griffin / Bloomberg: |
Mark Zuckerberg lamented the rise of “culturally neutered” companies that have sought to distance themselves from “masculine energy” — - Rogan interview is latest in sign of shift toward Trump — CEO says Biden staffers would ‘scream’ and ‘curse’ about Covid
More: Werd I/O, Pixel Envy, PowerfulJRE on YouTube, Le Monde, The Information, New York Post, Althouse, The Economic Times, HuffPost, AppleInsider, Livemint, 9to5Mac, Power Line, Patently Apple, The Hollywood Reporter, Gizmodo, Variety, and The Daily Wire
Bluesky: @caseynewton, @thekvetch, @layeredstrange.uk, @christinescreen, @jaywillis.net, @ddowling, @pharmesq, @saltcreekbrews, @daniloc.xyz, @tdmoss, @rich-bryant.uk, @mattnegrin, @danielkraus.com, @ajaanmark, @flannerydean, @edroso, @jotatx, @wolfgang.bremer.co, @o.simardcasanova.net, @katieharbath, @hueythekingfish, and @juddlegum
Mastodon: @samiamsam@mastodon.social, @alebaffa@famichiki.jp, and @mergesort@macaw.social. Threads: @mollyjongfast
X: @autismcapital, @shannonrwatts, @mikeisaac, @ashleymayer, @joshuaogundu, @bostonjoan, @randy1116, @ejmiller25, @rufustsuperfly, @morgbgreat, @wolfstrength, @keysmashbandit, @_carol_romero, @selinawangtv, @lou_j_welch, @amydiehl, @varadmehta, @intothefuture45, @paulrudnickny, @c_fpeterson, @arthurcruzd, @jakebrodes, @mikeisaac, @teroterotero, @unusual_whales, @mikeisaac, @mikeisaac, @aidnmclaughlin, and @garymarcus
LinkedIn: Foster Coulson, Rachel Wasserman, and Sharon O'Dea
| Financial Times: |
Some advertisers raise brand safety concerns over Meta's content moderation changes, fearing a surge in harmful content and misinformation on its platforms — Facebook owner's move to loosen policing of online content has raised fears over a surge in misinformation| Aitor Hernández-Morales / Politico: |
More: The Decoder, The Mahablog, The Irish Times, and New York Times
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LinkedIn: Andrew Soteriou, Noah Gift, and Alberto Alemanno
Forums: r/politics, r/AnythingGoesNews, r/inthenews, r/europe, r/Destiny, r/eutech, and r/europeanunion
| Elizabeth Lopatto / The Verge: |
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| Tyler Wilde / PC Gamer: |
Tim Sweeney says Big Tech leaders, who used to pretend to be Democrats, are now pretending to be Republicans to skirt antitrust laws and “crush competitors” — The Trump administration is expected to be softer on antitrust cases, which as we know are one of Sweeney's major pursuits.
Bluesky: @baroness. X: @timsweeneyepic, @matthewstoller, and @dhh
Forums: Hacker News, r/SocialistGaming, r/americanoligarchy, and r/AnythingGoesNews
| David Allen Green / Financial Times: |
How aligning with Trump's new administration lets Meta and X pivot from futile cooperation with the EU and other jurisdictions to confrontation and coercion — Behind the alignment of X and Meta with Trump is a cold business logic — and a position of weakness rather than strength
More: TheJournal.ie. Bluesky: @danielagabor, @jwsidders, @henrymance, and @ianfraser. Mastodon: @davidallengreen …
LinkedIn: Lindsay Pentelow and Stuart Lambert
Forums: r/ukpolitics and r/technology
| Michael Savage / The Guardian: |
UK's tech secretary says its Online Safety Act is “not up for negotiation,” after Zuckerberg vowed to work with Trump to pressure countries “censoring” content — Senior cabinet minister promises not to dilute new measures despite Zuckerberg's attacks on countries ‘censoring’ content
More: Morning Star, The News International, BBC, The Independent, and The Guardian
Forums: r/unitedkingdom, r/technology, and r/ukpolitics
| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
A look at Apple's plans for 2025, a year likely to be seen as a stepping stone toward more revolutionary products, rather than one of remarkable innovation — Apple plans a loaded 2025, with plans for an overhauled iPhone line, new AI features, a smart home push and updates to products it hasn't refreshed in a while.
More: Benzinga, Engadget, 9to5Mac, 9to5Mac, 9to5Mac, Appleosophy, TechCrunch, The Verge, Supercharged, 9to5Mac, Wccftech, Digital Trends, and Cult of Mac
| Paul Sawers / TechCrunch: |
Matt Mullenweg deactivates the accounts of several WordPress.org members, some of whom have been leading a push to create a new fork of the open-source project — Automattic CEO and WordPress co-creator Matt Mullenweg has deactivated the accounts of several WordPress.org community members …
More: Hi, I'm Heather Burns, WordPress.org, The Verge, anderegg.ca, acecomments.mu.nu, WinBuzzer, Computerworld, and Search Engine Journal
Bluesky: @mor10.com, @carnage4life, @tcarmody, @daniloc.xyz, @serrata.org, and @elkmovie
Mastodon: @m@goopply.com, @roytanck@mastodon.online, @baldur@toot.cafe, @jalefkowit@vmst.io, @berniethewordsmith@masto.es, and @jalefkowit@vmst.io
X: @jdevalk, @wpengine, @webdevlaw, @vinnysgreen, @ryancduff, @arniepalmer, @daniel_iser, @okko, @audrasjb, @agressiva, @deviorobert, @sereedmedia, and @p3ob7o
Forums: Hacker News, r/programmingcirclejerk, r/Wordpress, Beehaw, and Slashdot
| Ethan Mollick / One Useful Thing: |
As researchers talk about the arrival of supersmart AI, far fewer voices are trying to envision and articulate what a world awash in AI might actually look like — What to make of the statements of the AI labs? — Recently, something shifted in the AI industry.| Abigail Bassett / The Verge: |
A look at Watch Duty, a free app that has become a crucial lifeline for LA during the wildfires by showing active fires, evacuation zones, and other vital info — ‘We view what we are doing as a public service,’ says the cofounder of the nonprofit that millions of people are relying on to stay safe.
More: Gizmodo, The San Francisco Standard, New York Times, Six Colors, and Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
Bluesky: @anildash.com, @lainna, @katlaronde, @rmac, @lainna, @shannonosaka, @wolfiesmom, @hepatitisme, and @alexheath
X: @watchdutyapp, @watchdutyapp, @franklinleonard, @michaelmiraflor, @katewillett, @renfromberkeley, @davidmarcus, @officialhambly, @watchdutyapp, and @watchdutyapp. LinkedIn: Kevin Bullock. Forums: r/technews
| Jon Keegan / Sherwood News: |
A case study of the amount and kinds of ads in 12 shows on the ad-supported tiers of Netflix, Peacock, Disney+, Max, Paramount+, and Hulu — We watched 12 shows on six platforms to find out how much of your life you give up to save a few bucks each month. — It's getting harder to avoid ads on streaming video.
More: CNBC and Simon Owens's Media Newsletter
Bluesky: @chicagomike and @sherwood.news
X: @raywongy, @ranimolla, and @atty_at_claw
| John Micklethwait / Bloomberg: |
Bloomberg EIC John Micklethwait predicts AI's impact on journalism: jobs will change, not vanish, reporting and breaking news will remain valuable, and more — The news business is facing its next enormous challenge. Here are eight reasons to be both optimistic and paranoid.| Tyler Cowen / Bloomberg: |
US export controls may have slowed China's AI progress but they also spurred DeepSeek to innovate and release DeepSeek-V3, a top LLM, without the latest chips — A promising new model shows that innovations in artificial intelligence don't necessarily depend on the latest chips.
More: Time, ChinaTalk, and South China Morning Post
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