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As Web3 takes proliferate, it's worth noting there are two distinct “is Web3 bullshit?” questions: an open-ended technical question, and whether it will “win” — And is that even the right question? … Is web3 bullshit? The hazy vision of new decentralized internet …
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| Drew Harwell / Washington Post: |
Twitter says it mistakenly suspended 12 accounts after “coordinated and malicious reports” targeted researchers and journalists, and will review its new policy — Far-right activists had urged their followers to use a new company rule to target anti-extremism researchers and journalists
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| Alexandra S. Levine / Politico: |
Clearview AI is set to win a US patent for facial recognition technology that the company says is the first to cover a “search engine for faces” — The government is moving to award a lucrative patent for a “search engine for faces,” a technology that has members of Congress and privacy advocates up in arms.| Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: |
Meta says it is testing a Split Payments feature for Messenger in the US that lets users share the cost of bills and expenses — Facebook Messenger announced today that it's starting to test out a new “Split Payments” feature that introduces a way for users to share the cost of bills and expenses through the app.
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| Ben Munster / Decrypt: |
Profile of eGirl Capital, a VC firm run by 12 anonymous cartoon characters and two “doxxed” individuals, that has invested up to $10M in crypto projects — When, earlier this year, executives at an Ethereum project called Arbitrum joined a business call with a buzzy new investment firm …
Tweets: @readdanwrite, @decryptmedia, and @ben_munster
| Anne Steele / Wall Street Journal: |
Spotify removed the work of hundreds of comedians, including John Mulaney and Kevin Hart, amid a fight with royalty administration agency Spoken Giants — A push for royalty payments on comedic material sidelines work of Kevin Hart, Tiffany Haddish and hundreds of others| Drew Harwell / Washington Post: |
Profile of Twitch streamer Tyler Steinkamp, including the loneliness and rage that comes with streaming game battles and real-world moments for 50 hours a week — NEW LONDON, Mo. — Just before midnight, six hours into his 10-hour Twitch live stream, Tyler Steinkamp's rage begins to erupt.| Swathi Moorthy / Moneycontrol: |
Users and experts reveal Clubhouse's content moderation struggles in India, amid a deluge of 18+ rooms, adult content, and harassment and bullying — Moneycontrol pieced this story from conversations with nearly a dozen people who are users, creators, psychologists, industry experts, and civil society organisations.
Tweets: @revathirajeevan, @triketora, @carnage4life, @kpswathi, @kpswathi, @kpswathi, @chandrarsrikant, and @chandrarsrikant. Thanks:@tsuvik
| Bloomberg: |
Profile of Group-IB CEO Ilya Sachkov, who is charged with treason in Russia, sources say for allegedly giving the US info about Fancy Bear's 2016 operation — Ilya Sachkov, who's been charged with treason in Russia, is alleged to have given the U.S. information about the “Fancy Bear” …
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| Mary Ann Azevedo / TechCrunch: |
Life House, which offers hotel management software, raises a $60M Series C co-led by Kayak and Inovia Capital, bringing its total funding to over $100M — Inovia Capital, Tiger Global also backed the startup, which has developed software aimed at hotel operators
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BetaKit, PR Newswire, PhocusWire, Skift, Bloomberg, Hotel Management, Travel Weekly, and Bestgamingpro. Tweets: @bayareawriter
| Bloomberg: |
Profile of Roblox CEO David Baszucki, aka “builderman” on Roblox, who sees his company playing a significant role in the metaverse — In March his online gaming company went public with a $40 billion market valuation. — A parent's first glance at kids playing Roblox can be bewildering.
Tweets: @klee_adrian
| Brandy Zadrozny / NBC News: |
How online activists helped close BOO, an MLM scheme that sold $110 bags of dirt as alternative medicine on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok during the pandemic — The social media posts started in May: photos and videos of smiling people, mostly women, drinking Mason jars of black liquid …
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