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| Newley Purnell / Wall Street Journal: |
Elon Musk's Twitter has reinstated several Hindu nationalist accounts that were popular in India; upon returning, some have tweeted material denigrating Muslims — Human-rights groups say they have seen a rise in anti-Muslim material on the platform — Elon Musk's Unconventional Management Style: Former Employees Share Stories
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Mastodon: @dangillmor@mastodon.social. Tweets: @kanchangupta, @ryangrim, @kanchangupta, @gerryshih, @newley, @aaschapiro, @sarahemclaugh, @mc_of_a, @mattyglesias, @tvietor08, and @bradmossesq
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| Akriti Sharma / Reuters: |
Microsoft resolved a networking issue impacting Teams, Azure, Outlook, and other services, taking them offline in India, Japan, the UK, and elsewhere for hours — Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) on Wednesday said it had recovered all of its cloud services after a networking outage took …
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| Kalhan Rosenblatt / NBC News: |
Wharton School Professor Christian Terwiesch found OpenAI's ChatGPT was able to pass a final exam for the school's MBA program, scoring between B- and B — ChatGPT uses AI to pass final exam at UPenn's Wharton — New research conducted by a professor at University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School found …
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Microsoft reports Q2 revenue up 2% YoY to $52.7B, net income down 12% YoY to $16.4B, Dynamics 365 revenue up 21% YoY, and LinkedIn revenue up 10% YoY — Earnings Release FY23 Q2 Microsoft Cloud Strength Drives Second Quarter Results REDMOND, Wash. — January 24, 2023 …
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| Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: |
Apple's new 256GB Mac mini with M2 and 512GB 14-inch MacBook Pro with M2 Pro have slower SSD read and write speeds than M1 models due to fewer NAND chips — While the new Mac mini with the M2 chip has a lower $599 starting price, the base model with 256GB of storage has slower SSD read …
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| Financial Times: |
Sources: Marc Benioff's controversial acquisitions, focus on growth over profits, celebrity relationships, and philanthropic pursuits have vexed shareholders — Marc Benioff helped build software group into a Silicon Valley giant but shareholders are agitating for change
Tweets: @muradahmed and @ivanlevingston
| Wesley Hilliard / AppleInsider: |
Apple releases iOS 12.5.7 and macOS 11.7.3 to patch security issues on older devices including the iPhone 5S and the 2013 MacBook Air, Mac Pro, and MacBook Pro — Apple has provided iOS 12.5.7, macOS 11.7.3, and other updates for older devices that can't be updated to the latest releases.
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| Bryce Elder / Financial Times: |
FT Alphaville closes its Mastodon server and reflects on why running a social media site is a bad idea, including reputational, legal, and security risks — Extinction looms for FTAV's Mastodon presence — A few months ago, FT Alphaville thought it might be fun to host a Mastodon server.| Federico Viticci / MacStories: |
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Mastodon: @viticci@mastodon …, @whalecoiner@indieweb.social, @ianbetteridge@mastodon.me.uk, and @mark@tapbots.social
Tweets: @vpieters, @mgsiegler, @davewiner, @stop, @graham_lrr, @mrrooni, and @chancehmiller
| Leah Nylen / Bloomberg: |
The DOJ sues Google, joined by California and seven other US states, calling for the breakup of its ad tech business that allegedly monopolizes the US ad market — The US Justice Department and eight states sued Alphabet Inc.'s Google, calling for the break up of the search giant's ad-technology business …
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Mastodon: @fredericl@mastodon …. Tweets: @joshua_sisco, @sarafischer, @thejusticedept, @matthewstoller, @matthewstoller, @swodinsky, @file411, @superwuster, @repcicilline, @stevesi, @brave, @_imjason, @tarunchitra, @loudmouthjulia, @nash076, @googlepubpolicy, @ericgarland, @jason_kint, @jason_kint, @digiphile, @adamkovac, @kantrowitz, @tonyajoriley, @jason, @pkafka, @b_fung, @swiftstories, @jenn_elias, @nycsouthpaw, @future_of_music, @thatjenmonroe, and @jason_kint
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| Nate Lanxon / Bloomberg: |
After unofficial walkouts in 2022, hundreds of Amazon workers in a UK warehouse are striking, an unprecedented step in the country, after 98% voted in favor — Hundreds of Amazon.com Inc. fulfillment center workers in the UK plan to strike on Wednesday as part of unprecedented industrial action by the company's British employees.| Yogita Khatri / The Block: |
Gemini-owned NFT platform Nifty Gateway's co-founders Duncan and Griffin Cock Foster step down, as Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss battle to save Gemini — - Nifty Gateway co-founders Duncan and Griffin Cock Foster are leaving Gemini. — Their departure comes amid challenging times at Gemini, which acquired Nifty Gateway in 2019.
Tweets: @dccockfoster, @niftygateway, @dccockfoster, @dccockfoster, and @mdudas
| Emily Mullin / Wired: |
A look at Google Research spinout Osmo, which has raised $60M led by Lux Capital and GV to use AI to create aroma molecules for perfumes, shampoos, and more — Google Research spinout Osmo wants to find substitutes for hard-to-source aromas. The tech could inspire new perfumes—and help combat mosquito-borne diseases.
Tweets: @wolfejosh, @wolfejosh, and @wolfejosh
| Mitchell Clark / The Verge: |
Twitter for web no longer defaults to the algorithmic feed and remembers which timeline the user had open last; the update is coming to iOS and Android “soon” — Twitter should now be less annoying about pushing its “For You” algorithmic timeline.
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| Arjun Kharpal / CNBC: |
Dutch chip equipment maker ASML reports Q4 sales up 29% YoY to €6.4B, 2022 net sales up 13% YoY to €21.1B, and forecasts 25% revenue growth in 2023 — - Dutch chip equipment maker ASML forecast a 25% jump in 2023 revenue. — ASML CEO Wennink said China accounted for around 15% …
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| Alexander Martin / The Record: |
Riot Games says the company won't pay a ransom after hackers exfiltrated source code for League of Legends, Teamfight Tactics, and “a legacy anticheat platform” — Riot Games, the video game developer and esports organizer, said on Tuesday that it had received a ransom email following a social engineering attack last week.
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VICE, Rock, Paper, Shotgun, Game Rant, TechRadar, GamesIndustry.biz, GamingBolt, and Destructoid
Tweets: @riotgames, @riotgames, @riotgames, and @josephfcox
| Samuel Stolton / Politico: |
Sources: EU antitrust regulators plan an investigation into Microsoft over Teams, focusing on tying the service to Office, after a complaint by Slack in 2020 — European Union antitrust enforcers are planning to open an antitrust probe into Microsoft over its video and messaging service Teams … | Anna Gross / Financial Times: |
Two European businessmen acquire small UK telecoms company Truphone for £1, following a lengthy government review since backer Roman Abramovich was sanctioned — Truphone bought by two European businessmen following months of uncertainty after sanctions on Russian oligarch
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