@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialMicrosoft launches the Publisher Content Marketplace in partnership with Condé Nast, Hearst, AP, and others, to let publishers license content to AI companies (Anu Adegbola/Search Engine Land)
https://searchengineland.com/microsoft-launch…
@Techmeme@techhub.socialSources: in the EU, US criticism over censorship has been met with disbelief and anger, and some Big Tech lobbyists acknowledge US accusations are overstated (Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/37d47387-7e31-484a-8c8a-f01efbeb4151
@holger_moller@bildung.social"Content creation is, at heart, about 'getting help to the people.' It's about trusting that if someone can be fully helped with an article, they don't need deeper help. And if they need deeper help, your generosity in your content creation helps them to trust that help is available. It helps them to know whether you are someone who can help them."
Mark Silver
#Zitate
@rmdes@mstdn.social
@seeingwithsound@mas.toGamification enhances user engagement and task performance in prosthetic vision testing https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.64898/2025.12.20.25342740v2 "Three Argus II users completed circle localization and motion direction discrimination in clinical and gamified ver…
@cheeaun@mastodon.social🤔 "Add text-autospace to status content" https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/pull/37694
From Webkit blog (
@cdarwin@c.imSharing content to Mastodon is getting easier with the addition of a universal “Share to Mastodon” button for the decentralized social media platform.
Announced on Monday, the widget allows users to share content on any Mastodon server by connecting your Mastodon account and redirecting you to the server that account is on.
The blog post announcing the feature also explains that the tool “works entirely in your browser: there is no tracking data, and it does not store any infor…
@jensilber@mastodon.social @Techmeme@techhub.socialSources: the White House is debating whether to allow Tencent to maintain stakes in US and Finnish video game companies; Tencent holds a 28% stake in Epic Games (Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/dc140eb8-77e5-4b54-b643-637f66371ec2
@benny@norden.social"Wir haben den Content optimiert, warum ranken wir nicht?" ⏳
Vielleicht liegt's gar nicht am Content. Sondern am Server.
Time to First Byte (TTFB) misst, wie schnell der Server überhaupt antwortet. Über 800ms wird's kritisch — und Google misst mit.
Trotzdem schauen die meisten nur auf Bilder und JavaScript, wenn PageSpeed rot leuchtet.
pagespeed.web.dev zeigt den TTFB direkt an. Kostenlos.
Erst das Fundament, dann die Fassade. 🏗️
@Kingu@sakurajima.moeMozilla want us to have content for some "study" on "Transparency"
https://www.mozillafoundation.org/en/campaigns/demand-the-data-whats-really-going-viral/
Sorry @…
@memeorandum@universeodon.comInside the plan to kill Ali Khamenei (Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/bf998c69-ab46-4fa3-aae4-8f18f7387836
http://www.memeorandum.com/260302/p132#a260302p132
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialLexisNexis-owner Relx, Reuters-owner Thomson Reuters, and other stocks fell 10% after Anthropic launched Claude Cowork tools that automate legal work (Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/48ec5657-c2e7-4111-a236-24a96a8d49e7
@iam_jfnklstrm@social.linux.pizza
@wwwgem@social.linux.pizzaIf you're looking for the Newspipe/Tubular experience on your Google/Android TV, check Smartube
https://github.com/yuliskov/smarttube
I can finally enjoy videos again on my TV :D
@heiseonline@social.heise.deAV Linux und MX Moksha 25.1: Frischzellenkur für Pakete
AV Linux und MX Moksha wenden sich vor allem an Content Producer. Die aktuelle Fassung 25.1 aktualisiert zahlreiche zentrale Pakete.
https://www.
@rmdes@mstdn.socialGrav Bridgy Fed Plugin https://rmendes.net/content/bookmarks/2026-02-02-grav-bridgy-fed-plugin
@Techmeme@techhub.socialSources: US Commerce Dept. has finished review of Nvidia's license to sell China H200s, but the State Dept. seeks tighter restrictions, delaying final approval (Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/d963c6c9-3618-4d83-8efe-eccf74cd637f
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@tante@tldr.nettime.org"It's not that any of the other streaming services are good, but Spotify is almost certainly the worst. Do not trust it. Do not let it turn your enjoyment of music into stats and algorithmic playlists."
(Original title: Spotify Haters Club)
https://knru.polin.ski/spotify-haters-
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialPublicis CEO Arthur Sadoun says the company is among the few in the sector to crack the use of generative AI, and pledges another €1B for AI and data operations (Daniel Thomas/Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/6a79ac6a-3a44-422a-aa12-32a9ac9d0cb9
@metacurity@infosec.exchangeMetacurity is the only independent daily cybersecurity newsletter that is written outside the usual cyber press echosphere and is a refreshing alternative to vendor-driven content and PR-flavored threat intelligence.
Every day, Metacurity publishes critical infosec developments that CISOs, security engineers, IT decision-makers, and infosec practitioners should know, scanned from thousands of sources and expertly summarized.
I've never asked on social media before, but if yo…
@Techmeme@techhub.socialSources: Texas Instruments is in advanced talks to buy chip designer Silicon Laboratories for ~$7B, a premium to Silicon Labs' market cap of $4.4B as of Tuesday (Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/c7b3eaa5-a650-400d-beda-ba71d44cc8e7
@axbom@axbom.me
@detondev@social.linux.pizzaThank you for creating Korean content!
@boris@cosocial.caGOOSEFISH
Community mascot options just expanded.
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@ErikJonker@mastodon.socialGoed punt van het FD. Het gelijk van de groene gekkies.
https://fd.nl/opinie/1587969/het-gelijk-van-groene-gekkies?gift=fm1v0&utm_medium=social&utm_source=link&utm_camp…
@rmdes@mstdn.socialGrav Bridgy Fed Plugin https://rmendes.net/content/bookmarks/2026-02-02-grav-bridgy-fed-plugin
@digitalnaiv@mastodon.socialFast alle Jugendlichen nutzen KI, viele erkennen Fälschungen nicht mehr, und das Vertrauen in Demokratie sinkt. Gleichzeitig wächst die Sehnsucht nach echten Erfahrungen und verlässlichem Journalismus. Wir diskutieren bei #9vor9 den ARD-Trendradar 2026 und Chancen für die Öffentlich-Rechtlichen.
@cyrevolt@mastodon.socialSome non-news, but good to raise awareness.
TL;DR "structural waste amplified by CI/CD pipelines, security scanners, and AI-driven code generation"
... just cache your stuff or pay for hosting, thanks.
https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/28/open_source_opinio…
@emd@cosocial.ca
@kidehen@mastodon.socialHere’s a Feed Generator Skill I knocked up that generates feeds for pages that lack this important content syndication and discovery feature.
How do you use it?
From any AI or AI agent environment that supports skills packaged using SKILLS.md docs.
Read on..
@memeorandum@universeodon.comExplosions hit Venezuelan capital Caracas (Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/46ee8a0f-d421-4f7d-9514-297a576ec346
http://www.memeorandum.com/260103/p6#a260103p6
@markhburton@mstdn.social'Hoy.. Venezuela, mañana.. Cuba o Colombia, pero también países europeos que no adopten los marcos políticos de EEUU –como apuntan algunas declaraciones de Trump y la Estrategia de Seguridad Nacional – y que contengan recursos o territorios con rutas interesantes para Washington, como es el caso de Groenlandia, perteneciente a Dinamarca.'
Los bombardeos de EEUU en Venezuela y el secuestro de Maduro: un crimen internacional de agresión con consecuencias para Europa
@smurthys@hachyderm.ioMastodon now has a "Share tool" to share content to Mastodon. I'm actually making this post using that tool. 😎🤓
https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/03/a-new-share-button/
@Techmeme@techhub.socialTether CEO Paolo Ardoino says initial plans to raise $15B to $20B were a "misconception"; sources say Tether's advisers have floated raising as little as $5B (Jill R Shah/Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/3f7f0306-4bc2-43e1-8370-ea251229e5b6…
@burger_jaap@mastodon.socialSome interesting figures from a new report by the Energy Transition Commission:
All electric cars are more energy efficient than plug-in hybrid and combustion engine vehicles, and weight is much less of a factor (in part due to regenerative braking).
https://www.
@mikeymikey@hachyderm.ioThe Planet Crafter is currently on sale on #Steam for about $12 and I've already put 13 hours into it and it's a *fantastic* survival crafter where you terraform an entire planet from Mars-like conditions all the way to Earth-like
I'm probably 10%? of the way into the content so far and it's still super engaging. Watching the atmosphere change color, clouds and rainfall appear, seeing life start to spread - it's so so rewarding
Plays well on CrossOver on macOS, *but* whatever they did for mouse logic on the game makes it fail to register clicks in CrossOver. Fortunately gaming controller support is present and excellent, so I've been using that.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1284190/The_Planet_Crafter/
@anneroth@systemli.socialDie radikale Linke ist auch nicht mehr, was sie mal war.
66% solide Demokrat*innen.
https://berlin-monitor.de/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/BerlinMonitor2025_Aktuell.pdf
@karlauerbach@sfba.socialBy-the-way, it is time for us to review that aspect of international law that is known as the "head of state doctrine".
https://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2279&context=ilj
@buercher@tooting.chDans un arrêt rendu le 19 novembre, le TAF vient d’en faire la démonstration en prenant position sur un recours contre la loi fédérale sur le renseignement (LRens), qui autorise de facto le SRC Š espionner massivement les Suisses, sans limite ni contrôle. Afin de respecter les droits fondamentaux ainsi bafoués, le parlement fédéral est invité, dans un délai de cinq ans, Š réviser sa copie, approuvée Š 65,5% par la population lors d’un référendum en 2017.
https://www.letemps.ch/suisse/autorisant-la-surveillance-de-masse-des-suisses-y-compris-des-journalistes-et-avocats-la-loi-sur-le-renseignement-devra-etre-revisee?shouldPreventPurchase=true&inAppView=3.19.0&didomiConfig.user.externalConsent.value={"purposes":{"consent":{"enabled":["abtesting-p6FL2BYL","audiencem-hJxaeGrR","cookies","create_ads_profile","create_content_profile","device_characteristics","geolocation_data","improve_products","market_research","measure_ad_performance","measure_content_performance","parselyne-Ya2EC4dG","select_basic_ads","select_personalized_ads","select_personalized_content","use_limited_data_to_select_content"],"disabled":[]},"legitimate_interest":{"enabled":[],"disabled":[]}},"vendors":{"consent":{"enabled":["amazon","c:aws-cloudfront","c:bannerwise-EeHwBjLT","c:chartbeat","c:cloudflare","c:echobox-GqD96L9K","c:forecast-ZRJPAUT7","c:googleana-4TXnJigR","c:hotjar","c:jsdelivr-xdD77X6w","c:jw-player","c:kameleoon-experiment","c:kameleoon-personalization","c:keycdn","c:linkedin","c:magnitein-ePEpbCQ7","c:meta-43HDmFRa","c:microsoft","c:nonli-jnWf8kqD","c:pianohybr-R3VKC2r4","c:pinterest","c:spyri-XAtBPx3i","c:tapadinc-VDTUUcKw","c:tiktok-KZAUQLZ9","c:unrulygro-nKyLqdKi","c:youtube","facebook","google","twitter",1,10,1020,1021,1028,1046,1069,108,109,11,1126,12,120,1269,128,13,130,131,1310,132,136,137,138,142,143,1449,154,156,16,164,202,209,21,211,23,238,24,241,243,25,253,264,28,284,290,30,301,32,36,39,4,412,422,45,469,475,493,50,519,52,559,58,61,612,617,68,684,69,73,76,77,783,790,793,80,81,811,84,85,855,898,91,92,95,965,98],"disabled":[]},"legitimate_interest":{"enabled":[],"disabled":[]}},"user_id":"36B03261-8BC8-4FB4-A026-0543FF748710","created":"2025-05-28T08:36:56.058Z","updated":"2025-11-08T21:05:15.048Z","source":{"type":"app","domain":"ch.letemps.LT"},"action":"webview"}
@cdarwin@c.im#Gleichschaltung is a German word that means “coordination” or “synchronization.”
Gleichschaltung refers to a process of #Nazification designed to turn Germany into a single party state under Hitler and the Nazi Party.
Even children were brought into the Nazification process. Participation in t…
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialNetflix co-CEO Greg Peters says he is "nervous" about severe job cuts after Paramount's WBD acquisition and "a bunch of people are going to lose their jobs" (Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/16df7df4-6863-43d1-a8cb-2f7afe320ab4
@Techmeme@techhub.socialSources: Telefónica and Liberty Global, co-owners of Virgin Media O2, are set to lead a ~£2B acquisition of UK's fourth-largest broadband network, Netomnia (Kieran Smith/Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/cb3ffce2-f60e-45a9-8875-4521f461700b
@rmdes@mstdn.socialepsteinvisualizer.com - a graph explorer of the Epstein emails #Epstein https://rmendes.net/content/bookmarks/2026-02-04-epsteinvisualizer-com-a-graph-explorer-…
@Techmeme@techhub.socialSam Altman says OpenAI is amending its DOD contract to ensure AI isn't used for domestic surveillance of US persons, the NSA is excluded from the deal for now (George Hammond/Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/653fabd7-03da-467a-b2bf-03f226fe2a29
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@memeorandum@universeodon.comIran conflict: Iraq's crude production on cusp of collapse (Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/459a0b0a-4f8c-44ff-bcd2-473701313353
http://www.memeorandum.com/260303/p74#a260303p74
@Techmeme@techhub.socialAn interview with Kai-Fu Lee on his startup 01.ai, which builds agentic AI tools for companies, why he thinks China will beat the US in consumer AI, and more (Eleanor Olcott/Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/5d71bb69-25e0-4425-8ac8-635b7a8abb68
@Techmeme@techhub.socialSources: banks are marketing at least $56B in investment-grade data center construction loans tied to Oracle's leases, as they seek out new buyers for the loans (Michelle Chan/Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/90aa74a5-b39d-4131-a138-367726cb18fb
@boris@cosocial.caWe’re looking at global aggregation of blog tags again. Send your suggestions to @leaflet.pub
@kevinmarks.com any opinions or learnings you’d like to share from the Technorati days?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technorati
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@memeorandum@universeodon.comJeffrey Epstein emails reveal extensive ties with top Goldman Sachs lawyer (Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/1fdb1850-7ff8-4ca5-bc91-f4b683aad063
http://www.memeorandum.com/260203/p33#a260203p33
@Techmeme@techhub.socialDating apps are pivoting to Asia as swipe-right fatigue hits the West; India, China, and Indonesia ranked among the top five markets by downloads in 2025 (Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/6269bc1f-0380-4150-8bad-8ead98ba1b48
@seeingwithsound@mas.toCalibrated simulations for dynamic focusing of ultrasound through the temporal window #ultrasound
@iam_jfnklstrm@social.linux.pizza @Techmeme@techhub.socialThe UK government commits an initial £40M to an AI research lab, modeled on its DARPA-inspired ARIA, seeking breakthroughs in science, healthcare, and transport (Madhumita Murgia/Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/41f522fc-10f5-4e5e-b64a-eb515799c265
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@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialSources: Meta and News Corp sign a multiyear AI content licensing deal that will pay the media company up to $50M a year; News Corp also has a deal with OpenAI (Alexandra Bruell/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.
@rmdes@mstdn.socialMixpost Now Available on ClawHub for OpenClaw Users - Mixpost https://rmendes.net/content/bookmarks/2026-02-03-mixpost-now-available-on-clawhub
@Techmeme@techhub.socialLondon is set to become the first city where both US and Chinese robotaxis operate, as Waymo and Baidu prepare to launch their robotaxis in the city in 2026 (Tim Bradshaw/Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/a507f9d0-c0b2-43e3-9e2b-7ea04dbdb8d4
@cdarwin@c.imWhat kind of sick scam is this?
@… Dear user Mastodon!
The Mastodon team is excited to inform you that your content is capturing the audience's attention. We would like to offer you an opportunity for collaboration, where you can earn rewards for your posts.
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@memeorandum@universeodon.comVenezuela After Maduro (Foreign Affairs)
https://reader.foreignaffairs.com/2026/01/03/venezuela-after-maduro/content.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/260104/p3#a260104p3
@Techmeme@techhub.socialSources: the European Commission plans a new antitrust probe into Meta over its rollout of AI features in WhatsApp; the probe will not fall under the DMA (Barbara Moens/Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/66f20eec-1734-4eea-9ca3-7ac1d88258ab
@Techmeme@techhub.socialEU officials and policymakers say the EC will intensify its enforcement of the DMA and DSA in 2026, a move expected to renew clashes with US Big Tech and Trump (Barbara Moens/Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/ca6f3062-f286-4a13-b81d-6e2a35c91fdc
@memeorandum@universeodon.comThe Epstein rot goes deep (Edward Luce/Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/3f8277cd-2b47-49ff-b264-fd7ce89c924f?accessToken=zwAGSe8m9smYkc8_gnfNK0dJ_9OyZP186JySTw.MEYCIQDPeRoGcKOWd2Wtrm5q_tl_G8pOjtwA9ngEd9n6xgnGywIhAK-C5Evzz0rAuq7tvY3jBsDA3kZnJx2hsE9FUdlZ_QdS&sharetype=gift&token=808810cd-c86f-4327-9f36-27d5885314c6
http://www.memeorandum.com/260203/p64#a260203p64
@Techmeme@techhub.socialFiling: West Co, founded by Biz Stone and Evan Sharp, raised $29M; it launched the invite-only social app Tangle, "designed for intentional living", in November (Tim Bradshaw/Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/6a33af09-99a3-49c2-be50-4cc47656903f…
@Techmeme@techhub.socialOfcom fines AVS Group, which runs 18 adult sites, £1M under the OSA, the largest penalty so far, and threatens action against a "major social media company" (Daniel Thomas/Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/abe78aa2-6e62-419b-925c-9818e86e7179
@seeingwithsound@mas.toDid you see the sound? A Bayesian perspective on crossmodal perception in low vision https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2025.12.24.696433v1 Temporal "audiovisual interactions are constrained by the presence of a usable visual signal"
@memeorandum@universeodon.comKevin Warsh faces Senate battle as lawmakers object to Donald Trump's attacks on Federal Reserve (Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/c93d25f5-2f35-4320-9fab-05e963086733
http://www.memeorandum.com/260203/p140#a260203p140
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialSource: CBS News may cut ties with new contributor Peter Attia, a wellness expert, after the latest trove of Epstein emails revealed Attia's Epstein links (The Wrap)
https://www.thewrap.com/creative-content/tv-shows/peter-attia-epstein-cbs-param…
@Techmeme@techhub.socialMicrosoft launches the Publisher Content Marketplace in partnership with Condé Nast, Hearst, AP, and others, to let publishers license content to AI companies (Anu Adegbola/Search Engine Land)
https://searchengineland.com/microsoft-launch…
@memeorandum@universeodon.comCitadel's Ken Griffin says Trump White House has 'enriched' family members (Amelia Pollard/Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/129b8bd0-53b2-472d-bd65-1377517f9c52?accessToken=zwAGSffXFNOAkc8Sm4vQU7JHLdO9ZRN3UX-cUg.MEUCIQCvUDo9m5L40a0apHoac__U6zFnDC7HpO7k2pUoFYIuMgIgRHn47Br50OtVEMq9dBB6nutIVWpKSkxFba_LHbqfEkU&sharetype=gift&token=e465ca7a-4cc2-4f0f-881f-0a6863daf67a
http://www.memeorandum.com/260203/p144#a260203p144
@seeingwithsound@mas.toGeneralization and extinction of learned fear alter primary sensory input to the brain (of mice) https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.02.25.708099v1
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialNBCU says some brands are paying a record $10M for 30-second Super Bowl ad slots this year, with advertisers paying an average of $8M, matching 2025's peak (Daniel Thomas/Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/44e59e86-cd65-447f-86b9-93d564276d4c
@Techmeme@techhub.socialSources: Meta has signed a multiyear AI content licensing deal with News Corp worth $50M per year; the deal will run for at least three years (Alexandra Bruell/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/busi…
@Techmeme@techhub.socialIndia orders X to fix Grok to block the generation of obscene content, giving it 72 hours to submit an action-taken report or risk losing "safe harbor" immunity (Jagmeet Singh/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/02/india-orders-mus…
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialCondé Nast licenses its content for use across Microsoft Copilot experiences and hires Vasanth Williams as its new chief product and technology officer (Mark Stenberg/Adweek)
https://www.adweek.com/media/conde-nast-vasan…
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialSome YouTube creators are using AI tools to make videos for kids and babies, raising concerns that such AI content may negatively impact early brain development (Alexandra S. Levine/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20
@Techmeme@techhub.socialSources: Reflection AI, which is developing open foundation models, seeks to raise $2B at a $20B valuation, after raising $2B at an $8B valuation in October (Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/07073c8f-7176-471c-ac69-ef1458845fb2
@Techmeme@techhub.socialAI conferences have rushed to restrict the use of LLMs for writing and reviewing research papers in recent months after being flooded with AI-generated slop (Melissa Heikkilä/Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/54e274c5-de86-4b3e-96a9-95a46b5e48a0
@Techmeme@techhub.socialYann LeCun says Llama 4's "results were fudged a little bit", and that the team used different models for different benchmarks to give better results (Melissa Heikkilä/Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/e3c4c2f6-4ea7-4adf-b945-e58495f836c2
@memeorandum@universeodon.comGas prices soar as Iranian attacks force shutdown of Qatari production (Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/dac7a77d-e0f4-4f52-a3d4-55b145e67347
http://www.memeorandum.com/260302/p68#a260302p68
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialReddit surpasses TikTok as the fourth most-visited social media service in the UK, likely driven by changes to Google's search algorithms and AI deals (Michael Savage/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/03/re…
@memeorandum@universeodon.comCBS News Expected to Cut Ties With Contributor Peter Attia Over Epstein Links | Exclusive (The Wrap)
https://www.thewrap.com/creative-content/tv-shows/peter-attia-epstein-cbs-paramount/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260202/p53#a260202p53
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialAt a US Senate hearing, Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos committed to a 45-day theatrical window and discussed a meeting with Trump, YouTube, residuals, and more (Deadline)
https://deadline.com/2026/02/netflix-warner-bros-senate-antitrust-1236707208/
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@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialX announces a policy change suspending users from Creator Revenue Sharing for 90 days if they post AI-generated videos of an armed conflict without disclosure (Andre Revilla/Engadget)
https://www.engadget.com/social-media/x-to
@Techmeme@techhub.socialMultiple AWS developers say they are asked to take on new roles with AI tools' assistance, and engineers are now required to complete technical writing tasks (Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/433f41f2-bf6d-4bdf-a561-50ab516bc62d
@Techmeme@techhub.socialSources: Waymo nears a $16B round, valuing it at $110B; Alphabet will contribute $12B , with a16z, Dragoneer, Mubadala, Sequoia, and DST Global participating (Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/94663caf-6c98-4883-b3f0-cc763a3b95ff
@Techmeme@techhub.socialSources: SpaceX, OpenAI, and Anthropic could IPO in 2026; those three deals alone would exceed the total proceeds from roughly 200 US IPOs in 2025 (George Hammond/Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/bf607829-dca5-497d-b1a1-ca945d32a8c6
@Techmeme@techhub.socialIDC expects Apple to ship just 45,000 units of the Vision Pro in Q4 2025; Sensor Tower says Apple cut digital ad spend for the headset by 95% in 2025 (Michael Acton/Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/ab817ba1-15ec-473f-b609-5b5016b3258d
@Techmeme@techhub.socialAnalysts and manufacturers expect smartphone, PC, and consumer electronics prices to rise by as much as 20% in 2026, as AI demand drives up memory chip costs (Song Jung-a/Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/1f471189-2277-4d5d-822b-78eba6060755
@Techmeme@techhub.socialTikTok USDS says users "may temporarily experience lags in posting content" due to an issue at Oracle's Ashburn data center, the second Oracle outage in a month (Stevie Bonifield/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/tech/888647/tiktok-us-oracle-outage-mar…
@Techmeme@techhub.socialReddit surpasses TikTok as the fourth most-visited social media service in the UK, likely driven by changes to Google's search algorithms and AI deals (Michael Savage/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/03/re…
@Techmeme@techhub.socialX announces a policy change suspending users from Creator Revenue Sharing for 90 days if they post AI-generated videos of an armed conflict without disclosure (Andre Revilla/Engadget)
https://www.engadget.com/social-media/x-to
@Techmeme@techhub.socialSources: DeepSeek plans to release its multimodal model V4 next week and worked with Huawei and Chinese AI chipmaker Cambricon to optimize V4 for their products (Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/e3366881-0622-40a7-9c34-a0d82e3d573e
@Techmeme@techhub.socialTrump Mobile delays plan to launch its gold-coloured smartphone, initially promised for August 2025, saying the recent US government shutdown delayed deliveries (Michael Acton/Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/29fc1e75-7bec-4011-acc3-603e51cf9fe2
@Techmeme@techhub.socialHow Nokia has reinvented itself for the AI revolution by expanding into cloud services, data centers, and optical networks, and by partnering with Nvidia (Kieran Smith/Financial Times)
@Techmeme@techhub.socialFrance blocks Eutelsat's ~€550M sale of its ground antenna business to EQT, calling it Europe's only Starlink competitor; France has a 29.6% stake in Eutelsat (Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/e8c5ee5d-602e-4ce0-8954-cc35c50cc2e4
@Techmeme@techhub.socialHow diamonds are being converted to quantum sensors by inserting tiny imperfections, opening up potential uses in medicine, brain-computer interfaces, and more (Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/0b309cd2-aa74-428e-b37b-067665ef17ea
@Techmeme@techhub.socialUK-based Octopus Energy reaches a deal to sell about $1B of equity in Kraken Technologies, its tech spin-off, at an $8.65B valuation to a syndicate of investors (Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/eaad78f4-b52c-4116-ad1b-3e79694ebeed
@Techmeme@techhub.socialSources: Satya Nadella is focused on the increasing AI competition from Amazon and Google; Microsoft Deputy CTO Dee Templeton says Nadella is in "founder mode" (Rafe Rosner-Uddin/Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/255dbecc-5c57-4928-824f-b3f2d764f635…
