“Who wants to own Twitter? Maybe Elon Musk doesn’t. Sure, maybe he is causing chaos to extract a lower price from the Twitter board, but he just as well may walk away altogether and create a Twitter clone. There is a “60%+ chance from our view Musk ultimately walks from…
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Uber CEO Says Company Will Treat Hiring As A ‘privilege’ In An Email According To CNBC
“Uber will cut back on spending and focus on becoming a leaner business to address a “seismic shift” in investor sentiment, CEO Dara Khosrowshahi told employees in an email obtained by CNBC.” Via CNBC “We will treat hiring as a privilege and be deliberate about when and where we add headcount,” he added.…
Not Much Value To Unlock On Twitter
Twitter is racing to convince advertisers that it will stay safe for brands after Elon Musk assumes control over the organization, as the mission bunches that coordinated a Facebook publicizing blacklist in 2020 caution that the Tesla boss’ emphasis on the right to speak freely of discourse could build harmfulness…
Twitter bans ads that promote climate change denial and contradict the “scientific consensus”, using the United Nations’ IPCC reports to inform its decisions
“Twitter is tackling climate denialism as an Earth Day treat. The social media platform announced on Friday that it will now ban ads that spout climate change denial and propaganda. That means blocking ads that are misleading and “contradict the scientific consensus on climate change.” That consensus is underscored by…
According Dubious Research Elon Musk Uses A Twitter Botnet To Pump Stock Prices
Yesterday, LA Times published an article arguing that Twitter botnets helped Elon Musk build the cult of Tesla. Even speculating that Musk may have created or operated these botnets. However, experts were skeptical of the research. The article uses a tool called Botometer to determine what accounts are bots. The…
The LEGO Group and Epic Games Team Up to Build a Place for Kids to Play in the Metaverse
“Epic Games has already outlined ambitious plans for the metaverse and Thursday the “Fortnite” maker announced it intends to build part of it with Lego. Epic and the LEGO Group have entered a long-term partnership to “shape the future of the metaverse” by constructing a digital experience where children can play safely…
After Elon Musk Bought a 9.2% Stake in Twitter The Company Added him to the Board and Limited His Potential Ownership to Under 15%
“Elon Musk’s rocketship ride to Twitter leadership lit its second stage on Tuesday, when CEO Parag Agrawal welcomed the Tesla and SpaceX founder to the social media platform’s board of directors. […] On Monday, news broke that Musk had taken a 9.2% stake in Twitter to become the company’s biggest…
Report: Facebook Advertisers Can Pursue Class Action Over Ad Rates
According to Reuters U.S. District Judge James Donato in San Francisco ruled yesterday that a lawsuit accusing Meta (Facebook’s parent company) of deceiving advertisers about “potential reach” of ads may proceed as a class action. The lawsuit was first filed in 2018. Ad agency DZ Reserve and other advertisers accused Facebook of inflating…
Zoom News Round Up
Over the last few years Zoom has become a stupidly well know communications tool. A few years ago HR managers panicking, started Googling and implementing Zoom team building ideas. Well, a few years later, it’s more of the same. MacBook Webcams Are the Worst. Here’s How to Look Better on…
After experiencing outages on Tuesday, Spotify and Discord say their services have been restored
Spotify, Discord and several other sites are beginning to recover after experiencing mass outages Tuesday morning. Users on Twitter said they were unable to access their Spotify accounts and experiencing message failures on their Discord accounts at just before 10 a.m. PT Tuesday morning. According to Down Detector, which tracks website…