The anti-hate group that Elon Musk is suing released a new report alleging inaction on racist tweets: "We will not be cowed by bullies,"
@Imi_Ahmed
of
@CCDHate
told me.
today in
@semafor
: shares of gun and bullet manufacturers, prison operators, crypto firms, oil producers, and trump’s media company spiked on monday. any clue what could have happened over the weekend to cause this? anything this week? 🤔
The scoop: Chinese self-driving cars have traveled 1.8 million miles of California roads, collecting detailed data with cameras and sensors. Experts compare the national security threat to that of TikTok, but US action can be described as lax at best 🧵
Spotify is the latest tech company to announce major layoffs, saying today it will cut 600 employees or 6% of its workforce. That makes 40,000 employees out of work *just this month* via cuts at Spotify, Google, Salesforce and Amazon.
Toto, I have a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore. Tech stocks have lost a whopping $1.2 trillion in market value since Tuesday evening, following earnings from Google and Tesla that signaled AI optimism may have expired
I've heard a lot of chatter about Mastodon rising as a Twitter alternative in a post-Musk world (heck, I wrote about it last week: ) but so are publishers you might not expect, like
@SubstackInc
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Scoop🍨: Mercedes has begun selling next-level autonomous cars in California and Nevada after announcing plans to do so last year. They are the first cars in the U.S. that allow drivers a ✋hands-free🤚 experience
Four streaming services raised their prices in October, and *half* cost double their original price. I spoke with analysts about why companies keep increasing prices and when it will end (spoiler alert: it won't)
Meta is spending (and losing) billions on its metaverse vision and investors aren’t totally on board. It has announced even bigger losses in 2023 but has no intention to switch gears.
After French social media app BeReal became popular this summer, Instagram and TikTok began testing features that directly copy BeReal’s platform. TikTok's feature has launched.
SCOOP: Microsoft gave its venture fund $275 million this fiscal year to invest in startups aligned with its business. The amount is consistent with recent years. What the VC arm actually spends: $150M to $250M annually
Elon Musk is planning to charge Twitter users $20 per month for that little blue check mark. Politicians and celebs will likely be able to foot the bill, but it's a high price for journalists whose verification can help combat the spread of disinformation.
Exclusive for
@FortuneMagazine
: 29-year-old self-made millionaire
@lucy_guo
follows up her unicorn Scale AI with a $40 million Series A for new creator economy venture, Passes
For my latest story, I spoke with the
@committeeonccp
's
@CongressmanRaja
(D-IL) who shed light on the lack of reciprocity in how the US treats Chinese goods and services. “We are not allowed to test our autonomous vehicles in China,” he told me.
NEW: Chinese self-driving cars have traveled 1.8 million miles on US roads
“At the time [of the spy balloon], around 30 cars owned by Chinese companies and equipped with cameras and mapping technology were navigating the streets of greater Los Angeles.”
Facebook financially benefited from fake news pushing anti-Rohingya narratives, which led to a genocide, a new report says. “It is a global problem related to Facebook’s business model of keeping people on the platform over protecting human rights.”
Facebook wants to protect its users’ privacy, but it also must follow the laws. Last week, Facebook shared a user's private messages with Nebraska prosecutors, revealing she had an abortion. Did Facebook have a choice?
A while back, I pitched a story about how the economic downturn was impacting creators, assuming they were struggling like the rest of the media industry. What I found—that's not the case. 🧵
Many Hollywood stakeholders are counting on
#AvatarTheWayOfWater
to be a hit. Movie ticket sales still haven't reached pre-pandemic numbers, and streaming has diminished the magic of going to the movies. Here's who needs it to be a triumph and why: