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| Jordan Novet / CNBC: |
On Joe Rogan's podcast, Mark Zuckerberg said Biden administration officials would “scream” and “curse” at Meta employees to take down vaccine content, and more — Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg told Joe Rogan in a podcast published on Friday that his company was pressured …
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| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
Zuckerberg slams Apple, saying it hasn't “really invented anything great in a while”, he's “optimistic” that Apple will “get beat by someone” soon, and more — Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg joined the Joe Rogan Experience podcast today for a wide-ranging interview …
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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
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| Angrej Singh / Axios: |
Zuckerberg says Meta's fact-checking was “something out of 1984” and criticized the media for hounding Facebook to clamp down on misinfo after the 2016 election — - Zuckerberg told Rogan, who was a prominent sceptic of the COVID-19 vaccine, that the Biden administration would … | Elizabeth Lopatto / The Verge: |
A look at Zuckerberg's lies on Joe Rogan's podcast, as he tried to get listeners riled up about agencies like CFPB and give GOP a new tech target in Apple — I'll spare you the experience of listening to one of the richest men in the world whine and just tell you straight out …
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| Annie Palmer / CNBC: |
Memo: Amazon halts some of its DEI programs, saying it is “winding down outdated programs and materials” as part of a broader review of hundreds of initiatives — Amazon is halting some of its diversity and inclusion initiatives, joining a growing list of major corporations …
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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Apple opposes a shareholder measure calling for an end to DEI efforts, saying the proposal was an inappropriate attempt to restrict Apple's business operations — Apple Inc. disclosed a 18% pay increase for Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook ahead of its annual meeting next month …
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LinkedIn: Tanya Hayles, Joanne Lipman, Sara Sperling, Keirsten Greggs, Joelle Emerson, and Kristen Parisi
| Julie Bort / TechCrunch: |
OpenAI's crawlers took down e-commerce site Triplegangers by relentlessly trying to scrape the entire site, whose robots.txt file was not properly configured — On Saturday, Triplegangers CEO Oleksandr Tomchuk was alerted that his company's e-commerce site was down.
Bluesky: @valkayec and @glynmoody
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| New York Times: |
Sources detail Zuckerberg's sprint to remake Meta after meeting with Trump at Thanksgiving; he no longer wants to keep his views of how Meta should be run quiet — After visiting President-elect Donald J. Trump in November, Mr. Zuckerberg decided to relax Meta's speech policies.
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X: @palmerluckey, @richardhanania, @dseetharaman, @asanwal, @brianstelter, @dhh, @pt, @pt, @kevinmdraper, @johnbiggs, @mikeisaac, @garymarcus, @mikeisaac, @mikeisaac, and @mikeisaac. LinkedIn: Alberto Alemanno
| Alex Heath / The Verge: |
More: Axios. Threads: @parkermolloy. X: @ericcolumbus, @ericcolumbus, @mikeisaac, @inafried, @swumintheocean, and @jason_kint. LinkedIn: Roy Austin
| Josh Wingrove / Bloomberg: |
| Bloomberg: |
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi, and, a source says, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg are planning to attend Trump's inauguration events this month — - Tech companies, executives donated to Trump's inaugural fund — Industry trying to boost relationship with new administration
More: PC Gamer, CCN.com, and NewsBytes
Bluesky: @zaynaziz, @dopestatistics, @dorothy4climate, @shifterstar, and @kurtwagner. X: @timsweeneyepic
| Ming-Chi Kuo: |
Sources: H1 2025 iPhone shipments to decline ~6%, annual shipments to remain flat at around 220M to 225M units; ultra-thin iPhone's thinnest part will be ~5.5mm — My latest industry research indicates that Apple will encounter more challenging hurdles in 2025, including nearly stagnant iPhone growth …
More: MacRumors, Tom's Guide, MacRumors, Huawei Central, SamMobile, Cult of Mac, Gizmochina, Benzinga, Notebookcheck, 9to5Mac, iThinkDifferent, CNBC, TechSpot, and 9to5Mac
X: @mingchikuo, @wave7jeff, @iryantldr, @tgod34748, @9to5mac, and @spercharged. Forums: MacRumors Forums
| Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security: |
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