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Meta revamping its content moderation systems with Community Notes is good, but Zuckerberg pretending it's about free speech is bad, and the timing is stupid — from the misinformation-about-disinformation dept — When the NY Times declared in September that “Mark Zuckerberg is Done With Politics …
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Mastodon CEO Eugen Rochko says Meta's moderation changes are “deeply troubling”, and Mastodon will take action on Threads accounts violating Mastodon's policies — Mastodon CEO Eugen Rochko has spoken out about the significant moderation changes announced by Meta on Tuesday …
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| Philip Blenkinsop / Reuters: |
EU rejects Zuckerberg's claim that “Europe has an ever increasing number of laws institutionalizing censorship”, saying it only requires illegal content removal — The European Commission rejected on Wednesday Meta (META.O) chief Mark Zuckerberg's assertion that European Union …
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| Cristiano Lima-Strong / Washington Post: |
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| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Google rolls out Daily Listen, which uses AI to generate a five-minute personalized audio overview of stories and topics that a user follows, to its mobile app — Google is kicking off a new experiment in Search Labs today called “Daily Listen.” It's a bit like NotebookLM's Audio Overviews, while there are also podcast parallels.| Julian Chokkattu / Wired: |
A look at AI-enabled wearables like Bee AI and Omi, with embedded always-on microphones to record conversations around users and provide actionable insights — The latest crop of AI-enabled wearables like Bee AI and Omi listen to your conversations to help organize your life.| Mari Yamaguchi / Associated Press: |
Japan says Chinese hacking group MirrorFace is linked to 200+ cyberattacks from 2019 to 2024 targeting the country's national security and advanced tech data — Japan on Wednesday linked more than 200 cyberattacks over the past five years targeting the country's national security …
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| Peter Eavis / New York Times: |
US dockworkers and shipping industry officials reach a tentative labor agreement, overcoming differences over the introduction of automated machinery at ports — Dockworkers and employers on the East and Gulf Coasts had until Jan. 15 to reach a new agreement that settled differences over automation.
More: The Boston Globe, Politico, and NBC News
| Taylor Nicole Rogers / Financial Times: |
| Richard Lawler / The Verge: |
Adam Mosseri says Meta is adding political content recommendations to Instagram and Threads; Threads' political content control setting will have three options — It's been nearly a year since Instagram and Threads defaulted to blocking recommendations of “political” content from accounts …
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| Bloomberg: |
Sources: SoftBank and its majority-owned Arm are weighing acquiring Oracle-backed Ampere, which designs ARM-based server CPUs; Ampere is exploring its options — Talks could still fall apart, the people cautioned. It's also possible Ampere could end up being bought by another suitor.| Cheyenne Ligon / CoinDesk: |
Do Kwon's criminal fraud trial in the US is scheduled for January 2026; prosecutors expect challenges accessing encrypted devices and translating communications — NEW YORK, NY — Terraform Labs co-founder and former CEO Do Kwon's criminal fraud trial in the U.S. has been tentatively scheduled …
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| Vince Dioquino / Decrypt: |
Court filing: the US government got final approval in the Northern District of California to liquidate 69,370 BTC, worth $6.5B, seized in its Silk Road probe — The ruling does not ensure immediate liquidation of the seized Bitcoin, as federal asset forfeiture requires several administrative processes.| Wall Street Journal: |
Blackstone invests $300M in DDN, which helps organizations store and analyze large amounts of data more efficiently for AI and HPC, at a $5B valuation — The private-equity firm's deal values California-based DDN at $5 billion — Blackstone is investing in a company that helps organizations …
More: Benzinga
| TechCrunch: |
Istanbul-based gaming startup Grand Games, maker of Magic Sort and Car Match, raised a $30M Series A led by Balderton, after securing a $3M seed in 2024 — Gaming startups, specifically those building casual mobile games, are very hot in Turkey right now, and today another one is announcing a sizable round.
More: Tech.eu
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