Mark Zuckerberg admitted that Meta failed to anticipate major changes in social media use that contributed to the success of its rival TikTok, which he called a “very effective competitor.” In an interview with Stratechery on Oct. 12, Zuckerberg said that he “sort of missed” the way that people currently “interact with discovered content” through social…
Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg Says He Missed a Massive Shift in Social Networking
Australia’s New Digital Identity: One Step Closer to China, Experts Warn
October 17, 2022
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Critics of the ongoing plans to expand Australia’s digital identity system are warning it could eventually be used to restrict the liberties of its citizens—in a way akin to that already employed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Currently, using a digital ID—known as myGovID—in Australia is optional and has been rolled out for federal…
Elon Musk Says Starlink Adding Donation Feature After Ukraine Funding Controversy
October 17, 2022
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Billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk said that SpaceX would be rolling out a feature letting people donate Starlink satellite internet units to places in need, after Musk said that the rocket company couldn’t continue to fund Starlink in Ukraine “indefinitely.” Musk said in an Oct. 17 post on Twitter that SpaceX would add a donate…
Kanye West to Buy Parler to Cement Its ‘Uncancelable’ Status, Protect Conservative Views
October 17, 2022
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Billionaire musician Kanye West is buying Parler, the free speech-championing social media app that rose to prominence amid allegations that rival Twitter was suppressing conservative voices. Parler, which bills itself as “the world’s pioneering uncancelable free speech platform,” announced the purchase agreement in principle in a press release on Oct. 17, the same day that…
South Korea’s KakaoTalk Partially Restored After Fire at Data Center Fire Causes 11-Hour Outage
South Korea’s tech powerhouse Kakao Corp. has restored 40 percent of its data center’s servers 11 hours after a fire at its data center caused service disruptions across some of the nation’s most used tech platforms. Servers hosted at a data center operated by SK C&C in Pangyo, south of Seoul, caught fire on Saturday, causing…
States Seek to Depose Fauci, Other Top Officials in Big Tech–Government Censorship Case
October 16, 2022
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Plaintiffs in the high-profile case that’s uncovered evidence of big tech companies and government officials colluding to censor users are seeking to depose 10 top officials, including Dr. Anthony Fauci. The attorneys general of Louisiana and Missouri and other plaintiffs asked a U.S. court in a recent motion to allow them to depose Fauci, President…
Musk: SpaceX Might Keep Funding Satellite Service in Ukraine
October 16, 2022
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NEW YORK—Billionaire Elon Musk suggested in a Saturday tweet that his rocket company SpaceX may continue to fund its satellite-based Starlink internet service in Ukraine. But Musk’s tone and wording also raised the possibility that the Tesla CEO was just being sarcastic. Musk frequently posted on Twitter jokes and sometimes goes on unusual tangents, such…
Apple Workers Vote to Unionize 2nd US Store
October 15, 2022
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NEW YORK—Apple Inc. retail workers voted to form a union at an Oklahoma location, the U.S. National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) said on Friday, making it the tech giant’s second U.S. store to organize. Employees at the Apple Penn Square store in Oklahoma City voted 56 to 32 in support of joining the Communications Workers…
Rupert Murdoch Considers Combining Fox, News Corp.
Rupert Murdoch has started a process that could reunite his media empire, News Corp. and Fox Corp. disclosed on Friday, saying they would consider combining at his behest, nearly a decade after the companies split. Both have formed special committees to review proposals of a potential combination, they said. If a deal goes through, the…
Musk Has a ‘Super App’ Plan for Twitter—It’s Super Vague
Elon Musk has a penchant for the letter “X.” He calls his son with the singer Grimes, whose actual name is a collection of letters and symbols, “X.” He named the company he created to buy Twitter “X Holdings.” His rocket company is, naturally, SpaceX. Now he also apparently intends to morph Twitter into an…
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