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| Jahnavi Nidumolu / Reuters: |
Elon Musk says a ~50% ad revenue drop and a heavy debt load kept Twitter cash flow negative; he said in March 2023 the company could be cash flow positive in Q2 — Elon Musk said Twitter's cash flow remains negative because of a nearly 50% drop in advertising revenue and a heavy debt load.
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Threads: @carnage4life, @carnage4life, and @buccocapital
Forums: r/business, r/technology, and r/elonmusk
| Igor Bonifacic / Engadget: |
Bluesky adds the N-word to a “reserved” words list, after users reported that some usernames include the slur, highlighting the site's ongoing moderation issues — The oversight highlighted an ongoing moderation issue at the platform. — Before this week, Bluesky …
More: Scripting News. LinkedIn: Scott Hirleman. Bluesky: @bsky.app, @smenor.com, @sheenaquatro.bsky.social, @epro.social, @reelearlypod.bsky.social, @jaynova.bsky.social, @rubyroberts.bsky.social, @oldunclemalky.bsky.social, @ichneumonidae.bsky.social, @rasmansa.bsky.social, @jay.bsky.team, and @richburroughs.dev
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| Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
Microsoft's disclosures about Chinese government hackers accessing US government email accounts try to obscure the role of the company's zero-days in the breach — Critics also decry Microsoft's “pay-to-play” monitoring that detected intrusions. — On Friday, Microsoft attempted to explain …
More: BleepingComputer, Microsoft Security Blog, CRN, GeekWire, The Record, and Reuters
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Forums: Hacker News, r/cybersecurity, r/technology, and Ars OpenForum
| Alex Ivanovs / Stack Diary: |
Brave appears to be selling copyrighted data for AI training and giving third parties the “rights” to that data, while not disclosing its own robot crawler — And even though there are some concerns about the type of data that was used [...] — I'm fairly certain …
Mastodon: @the_turtle@mastodon.sdf.org, @derekmceachern@infosec …, and @carnage4life@mas.to
Twitter: @jbaert and @kirillzubovsky
Forums: Hacker News and r/privacy
| Tim Bradshaw / Financial Times: |
The UK CMA pushes back its July 18 deadline to block Microsoft's Activision Blizzard acquisition to August 29, which could mean the deal closes within six weeks — New timetable from Competition and Markets Authority means $75bn transaction could be closed within weeks
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Forums: r/pcgaming, r/XboxSeriesX, and r/xboxone
| Jordan Novet / CNBC: |
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denies the FTC's motion for an injunctive relief to stop Microsoft's Activision Blizzard acquisition from closing — In a victory for Microsoft, the U.S. Appeals Court for the Ninth Circuit late on Friday denied the Federal Trade Commission's appeal …
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Forums: r/law, r/technology, and r/neoliberal
| Rhiannon Williams / MIT Technology Review: |
Study: ChatGPT helped writers complete tasks, such as writing press releases or reports, 40% faster and produce work that assessors scored 18% higher in quality — People who use ChatGPT to help with writing tasks are more productive and produce higher-quality work than those who don't, a study found.
More: Mashable and MakeUseOf
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| Anna Tong / Reuters: |
Some tech insiders say that generative AI won't save San Francisco's economy and commercial real estate woes as AI startups bring fewer jobs and automate work — In a frenzy unseen since the birth of social media in the early 2000s, investors are pouring billions into generative AI and fueling a startup boom in San Francisco.| Sohee Kim / Bloomberg: |
A look at Sony-owned Crunchyroll, which has 100M+ registered members, including 11M paid subscribers, as the anime streaming service looks to India for growth — - President says new anime markets like India will drive growth — Global expansion helps owner Sony boost entertainment content
More: Tech in Asia and Livemint
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| Newcomer: |
Despite a generative AI funding mania, data shows that other startup funding remains bleak, with valuations down and few IPOs, deals, and late-stage rounds — The slowdown in public offerings and late-stage financings puts startups in peril — The generative artificial intelligence mania … | Sky News: |
Some Etsy sellers say the platform imposed a 45-day reserve on 75% of their income with no warning, as part of its Purchase Protection program to cover refunds — Sellers say the online marketplace is imposing a temporary reserve on their sales under its new ‘purchase protection programme’ …
Bluesky: @janety.bsky.social. Twitter: @underachievr, @goddesssophia_1, @jaimesm50569428, @erincheshirecat, @leanorfolk, @tinywargames, @oh_someday_, @aprilrosiekay, and @beezeeart
| Christopher Mims / Wall Street Journal: |
Twitter could become irrelevant if the trends driving Threads' success, like network effects, Elon Musk's self-inflicted wounds, and a different vibe, persist — Threads, from Instagram, has many distinct qualities that make it the first credible threat to Elon Musk's vision of what a social network should be
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