|
December 5, 2022, 1:45 PM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| Ben Thompson / Stratechery: |
A look at the effects of ChatGPT, which has caused an explosion of interest in OpenAI's capabilities and led to questions about AI's impending impact on society — It happened to be Wednesday night when my daughter, in the midst of preparing for “The Trial of Napoleon” for her European history class …
More:
The Guardian, ZDNet, PCWorld, TechCrunch, Metaverse Post, @intelwire@mastodon.social, @elipariser@mastodon.social, @a_l@mastodon.social, @HarrySurden@mstdn.social, Sino Publications, gHacks Technology News, Livemint, @HalvarFlake@mastodon.social, and Moneycontrol
Tweets: @jdjkelly, @goodside, @tqbf, @davidtsong, @goodside, @sama, @moyix, @pwang, @spiantado, @itstimconnors, @sytelus, @raphaelmilliere, @pmarca, @zoink, @rreverser, @levie, @studentactivism, @alexhern, @gfodor, @michaelmartocci, @paulg, @michlbrmly, @elonmusk, @sama, @stephsmithio, @htmleverything, @gfodor, @sama, @summerlinark, @sama, @marypcbuk, @pt, @jsongallagher, @stanislavfort, @levie, @jbenton, @conskeptical, @anothercohen, @altcoinpsycho, @benedictevans, @gsterling, @aripap, @alexia, @tressiemcphd, @conorsmith, @scottadamssays, @birdyword, @billym2k, @benjedwards, @nearcyan, @davidrozado, @amasad, @gergelyorosz, @carnage4life, @justinstorre, @trungtphan, @levie, @leyawn, @benedictevans, @ericrweinstein, @debarghya_das, @markdistef, @marcelpociot, @caseynewton, @benedictevans, @karpathy, @rcbregman, @noahpinion, @autismcapital, @brianroemmele, @stratechery, @jgebbia, @matt_levine, and @paulg
| James Vincent / The Verge: |
Stack Overflow temporarily bans users from sharing responses generated by ChatGPT, pending a final ruling; the site's mods say most ChatGPT answers are wrong — Stack Overflow, the go-to question-and-answer site for coders and programmers, has temporarily banned users from sharing responses generated by AI chatbot ChatGPT.
More:
Meta Stack Overflow, VentureBeat, TechTalks, WinBuzzer, VICE, and Tao of Mac
Tweets: @castillo__io, @halvarflake, @garymarcus, @aaronclauset, @m_nebra, @anildash, @grady_booch, @0xabad1dea, @jjvincent, @grady_booch, @hhariri, @twenseleers, @sameer_singh17, @psidium_, @sina_lana, @jody_lecompte, @ibjiyongi, @tim_stevens, @halvarflake, @matthewcobb, @monkchips, @caseyrosenthal, @harrisosserman, @v21, @jjvincent, @vxunderground, @dcuthbert, @shanselman, @v21, and @strwbilly
| Stephanie Murray / The Block: |
SBF claims FTX CEO John Ray is not working with him, not replying to messages, and made false statements, while dodging questions on Alameda and loaning funds — - Sam Bankman-Fried is taking aim at John Ray, the new CEO of FTX, claiming he's been iced out after the firm filed for bankruptcy protection.
More:
The Block, Fortune, CoinDesk, Bloomberg, New York Post, The Block on YouTube, TheStreet, crypto.news, PYMNTS.com, and CoinGape
Tweets: @fintechintern, @fintechfrank, @fintechintern, @daveweisberger1, @jgreco, @adamscochran, @senatorshoshana, @adamscochran, @crypto_crib_, @0xshual, @davidzmorris, @regulatoryjason, @theblock__, @josharnoldoh, @degenspartan, @mdudas, @alexisohanian, @du09btc, @fintechintern, @adamscochran, @smtuffy, @smtuffy, @mylesudland, @timccopeland, @caspiancey, @stephanie_murr, @thescooppod, @smtuffy, @philgomes, @teanataylor, @coinbureau, @altcoingordon, @thestalwart, @jameswester, @jchervinsky, and @mylesudland
| Ankush Khardori / New York Magazine: |
Unlike Bernie Madoff, SBF has not confessed to criminal conduct, arguing sloppiness and missteps caused FTX's collapse, meaning a US prosecution could take time — On December 11, 2008, Bernie Madoff was arrested and criminally charged with one of the biggest financial frauds in history … | Joshua Oliver / Financial Times: |
More:
Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, New York Post, The Guardian, The Daily Hodl, Mailchimp, Decrypt, CryptoPotato, Wall Street Journal, crypto.news, Coinspeaker, Axios, Inside Bitcoins, CryptoSlate, Forkast, Bloomberg, The Block, Micky, Decrypt, and CryptoGlobe
Tweets: @repmaxinewaters, @sbf_ftx, @brian_armstrong, @autismcapital, @billackman, @brian_armstrong, @autismcapital, @bryvkin, @jbarro, @aosipovich, @wclementeiii, @billackman, @tree_of_alpha, @doombergt, @smdiehl, @bitfinexed, @chrismasterjohn, @birdyword, @doubleeph, @lilmoonlambo, @kadhim, @alistairmilne, @theblock__, @smtuffy, @jbarro, @adamscochran, @ldrogen, @zerohedge, @tobi, @punk6529, @johnedeaton1, @adamscochran, @tomfitton, @iamdcinvestor, @mayazi, @twobitidiot, @byronyork, @warrendavidson, @basedkarbon, @coryklippsten, @intocryptoverse, @kadhim, @nntaleb, @brianstelter, @altcoindailyio, @doubleeph, @jimiuorio, @thedragonfeeder, @zerohedge, @caspiancey, @keubiko, @smtuffy, @mechmarkets, @antoniogm, @trungtphan, @ericbalchunas, @ivanthek, @twobitidiot, @wallstcynic, @cgasparino, @adamsamson, @danprimack, @interfluidity, @nkulw, @khalafroula, and @sdatika1
| Ellen Thomas / Insider: |
Internal memo: Slack CEO and co-founder Stewart Butterfield plans to leave Salesforce in January, says the move has “nothing to do” with Bret Taylor's departure — Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield is leaving Salesforce in January. — Butterfield posted his announcement …
More:
Wall Street Journal, CRN, Reuters, Fortune, The Verge, Bloomberg, TechCrunch, Axios, and CNBC. Tweets: @caseynewton
| Reuters: |
Source: Foxconn plans to resume full production in its Zhengzhou plant in late December or early January, after worker unrest; November revenue fell 11.4% YoY — Apple supplier Foxconn (2317.TW) expects its COVID-hit Zhengzhou plant in China to resume full production around late December to early January …
More:
Softpedia News, Gizmodo, BBC, Nikkei Asia, AppleInsider, MacDailyNews, CNBC, Foxconn, Wall Street Journal, Philip Elmer‑DeWitt, South China Morning Post, BGR, CNN, Wccftech, iThinkDifferent, 9to5Mac, Bloomberg, MacRumors, iPhone in Canada Blog, WRAL TechWire, and The Information
Tweets: @peterhoskinstv and @sino_market
| Parikshit Mishra / CoinDesk: |
USDC stablecoin developer Circle terminates its plan to go public via a SPAC merger with Concord Acquisition Corp., announced in July 2021, by mutual agreement — The firm had announced plans to go public in July of 2021. — Circle, the company behind stablecoin USDC …
More:
Circle, The Block, SiliconANGLE, The Information, TechCrunch, Decrypt, Financial Times, Fortune, CryptoSlate, CryptoPotato, Cointelegraph, Wccftech, CoinGape, and Tech News
Tweets: @jerallaire, @jerallaire, @jerallaire, @thestalwart, @circle, @zackseward, @scaramucci, @gaborgurbacs, @jeffjohnroberts, @mayazi, and @matthewstoller
| NBC News: |
Secret Service report: China-linked APT41 hackers stole $20M+ in US COVID-19 relief benefits, the first known pandemic fraud tied to state-affiliated hackers — Hackers linked to the Chinese government stole at least $20 million in U.S. Covid relief benefits, including Small Business Administration loans …
More:
Reuters, The Hill, New York Post, and Mashable
Tweets: @kevincollier, @jasonatwell14, and @s_fitzpatrick
| Nikhilesh De / CoinDesk: |
Crypto lender Nexo says it will exit the US market altogether in the coming months and immediately halt access to its Earn Interest Product in eight states — Nexo will immediately suspend access to its Earn product in several U.S. states. — Crypto lender Nexo announced Monday …
More:
Nexo.io Blog, The Block, Blockworks, Reuters, CoinGape, and CryptoSlate
| Tim Copeland / The Block: |
Orthogonal Trading defaults on eight loans to lending protocol Maple Finance, totaling $36M, or ~30% of active loans on the protocol, likely due to FTX exposure — - Orthogonal Trading has defaulted on eight loans totalling $36 million on lending protocol Maple Finance.
More:
Maple, Decrypt, CoinDesk, Orthogonal Credit, Medium, and Web3 is going just great
| Ashley Gold / Axios: |
Following tests on Instagram, Meta begins testing age verification tools on Facebook Dating, letting users upload IDs or video selfies screened by partner Yoti — Meta is testing age verification tools on Facebook Dating, a move the company says will make the product safer, per an announcement shared exclusively with Axios.
More:
Meta, PYMNTS.com, The Verge, PCMag, Adweek, TechCrunch, Axios, and MSPoweruser
Tweets: @mattnavarra, @metanewsroom, @saschaosullivan, and @martinsfp
| Simon Sharwood / The Register: |
Rackspace takes down its hosted Microsoft Exchange services and confirms a “security incident”, causing an “extended outage”; customers complain of poor support — Warns recovery could take several days and pledges better support after customer complaints
More:
CRN, DoublePulsar, WinBuzzer, Tech Monitor, InfoRiskToday.com, SecurityWeek, DCD, The Register, TechRadar, BleepingComputer, Search Engine Journal, iTnews, IT Management, and Help Net Security
Tweets: @rackspace, @rackspace, @rackspace, @rackspace, @rackspace, @jwharris, and @rootsecdev
| Ina Fried / Axios: |
Unlike Getty Images, Adobe plans to sell stock images made by artists using generative AI tools like DALL-E, but requires that the images be labeled as such — Adobe is opening its stock images service to creations made with the help of generative AI programs like Dall-E and Stable Diffusion, the company tells Axios.| Financial Times: |
How Hong Kong-based Genesis Block, part-owned by Alameda, helped FTX access hard cash and onboard wealthy clients — Genesis Block helped Sam Bankman-Fried's group access hard cash and onboard wealthy clients — At Sam Bankman-Fried's 29th birthday in March last year …
More:
New York Post and Bitcoinist.com
Tweets: @kadhim, @mikeburgersburg, @airevthingtrnsp, @nikasgari, and @katie_martin_fx
Sponsor Posts
Google:
Try Gemini 3 Pro — Google's newest and most intelligent AI model that helps you bring any idea to life
Try Gemini 3 Pro — Google's newest and most intelligent AI model that helps you bring any idea to life
Shopify:
Transform ML Experimentation with Tangle — Save months of compute time with Tangle, built by Shopify. Try this open-source platform to simplify ML workflows, ensure reproducibility, and seamlessly share with collaborators.
Transform ML Experimentation with Tangle — Save months of compute time with Tangle, built by Shopify. Try this open-source platform to simplify ML workflows, ensure reproducibility, and seamlessly share with collaborators.
Zoho:
Contract Signed. Project Ready. Tasks Created. — Every project begins with a promise; a contract that outlines the deliverables, the timelines, and the terms. But for most businesses …
Contract Signed. Project Ready. Tasks Created. — Every project begins with a promise; a contract that outlines the deliverables, the timelines, and the terms. But for most businesses …
Bitrix24:
Bitrix24 powers the next generation of high-performing businesses — Chat, projects, CRM, and automation — all in one place. Replace dozens of tools so your team moves faster, collaborates smarter, and grows effortlessly.
Bitrix24 powers the next generation of high-performing businesses — Chat, projects, CRM, and automation — all in one place. Replace dozens of tools so your team moves faster, collaborates smarter, and grows effortlessly.
IDrive:
Protecting your Cloud Applications Data — Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Box 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 & Box data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.Featured Podcasts
Hard Fork:
OpenAI Calls a 'Code Red' + Which Model Should I Use? + The Hard Fork Review of Slop
The future is already here. Each week, journalists Kevin Roose and Casey Newton explore and make sense of the latest in the rapidly changing world of tech.
Subscribe to Hard Fork.
Access:
Is Roblox making the internet better or worse? We asked the CEO
A show about the tech industry's inside conversation, hosted by tech reporter Alex Heath and founder whisperer Ellis Hamburger.
Subscribe to Access.
Decoder with Nilay Patel:
Anthropic's quest to study the negative effects of AI is under pressure
A show from the Verge about big ideas - and other problems.
Subscribe to Decoder with Nilay Patel.
Lenny's Podcast:
Why LinkedIn is turning PMs into AI-powered "full stack builders" | Tomer Cohen (LinkedIn CPO)
Interviews with world-class product leaders and growth experts to uncover actionable advice to help you build, launch, and grow your own product.
Subscribe to Lenny's Podcast.
Great Chat:
Code red: our favorite tech rivalries
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.
Big Technology Podcast:
How An AI Model Learned To Be Bad — With Evan Hubinger And Monte MacDiarmid
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.
About This Page
This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 1:45 PM ET, December 5, 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
Robert Channick / Chicago Tribune:Will Sommer / @willsommer:
Tyler Falk / Current:
Upcoming Tech Events
Earlier Picks
| Lauren Goode / Wired: |
Tweets: @laurengoode, @laurengoode, @laurengoode, @laurengoode, @laurengoode, @laurengoode, @wired, @usmanbk77, @tsimonite, @waltmossberg, and @mlevchin
| Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: |
More:
Softpedia News, Thurrott, 9to5Mac, Pocket-lint, Neowin, XDA Developers, Wareable, iDownloadBlog.com, BGR India, Digital Trends, GSMArena.com, iPhone in Canada Blog, SiliconANGLE, iMore, iThinkDifferent, Wccftech, Philip Elmer‑DeWitt, Cult of Mac, Appuals.com, and AppleInsider
Tweets: @mingchikuo, @mingchikuo, @mingchikuo, @mingchikuo, @scobleizer, @rsgnl, @rjonesy, @carnage4life, @rsgnl, and @mingchikuo