At a meeting of the United Nations Security Council yesterday, @jsrailton.bsky.social mentioned our story on Barcelona's spyware ecosystem.
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai@lorenzofb.bsky.social · 2y agoNEW: I looked into how Barcelona became an unexpected hotbed for spyware startups in recent years, with companies led by Israelis, French, and Italian security researchers. The story is based on interviews and business records. Some people in civil society see this as a concerning development.
Gutted that the stuffed little guy who looks like me is actually Ron Weasley
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Bill Grueskin@bgrueskin.bsky.social · 2y agoIt wasn't long ago that almost every editor in America would be clamoring for a chance to lead the Washpost. Now, according to Axios, Bezos and former Murdoch henchman Will Lewis are seeing one candidate after another drop out for the EIC job. www.axios.com/newsletters/...
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OpenAI’s 2024 event: Live updates for ChatGPT product reveals and demos
OpenAI’s end of the year event is here. The company is hosting “12 Days of OpenAI,” a series of daily livestreams with demos and product announcements through December 23. Follow along live with us to...
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2024: AI wrote the jokes, humans took the credit, and everyone just kept hitting refresh
Kirsten Korosec@kirstenkorosec.bsky.social · 2y agook 2024 is almost over - so wondering - how would you sum up this year in a headline? Shitposts welcome Bonus: we might use it over at TechCrunch's Equity Pod @equity.bsky.social @techcrunch.com
NEW: Trans people centered themselves in a trans case before a very not trans court. Not only was Chase Strangio arguing Wednesday, but a trans plaintiff was in the courtroom, as were many other trans lawyers, journalists, and observers. "Trans people were not hidden Wednesday, and that matters."
Trans people centered themselves in a trans case before a very not trans court
Not only was Chase Strangio arguing, but a trans plaintiff was in the courtroom Wednesday, as were many other trans people: lawyers, journalists, observers. It matters.
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Amazon CTO Werner Vogels on fighting misinformation, tech addiction, and small nuclear reactors
Amazon CTO Werner Vogels on fighting misinformation, tech addiction, and small nuclear reactors
In what has become a bit of an annual tradition, I sat down with Amazon CTO Werner Vogels at AWS re:Invent this week. Another annual tradition now is that Vogels, who joined Amazon in 2004, publishes a series of predictions for the next year. It’d be easy…
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Confirming that I no longer have to go to twitter for earthquake and tsunami confirmation
My kid has to bring a show and tell item to school that starts with the letter X, and all I can think of is Xanax, please help
Scammers appear to be hacking verified Meta accounts to impersonate the company and run Facebook ads asking users to download shady tools likely with malware (Taylor Hatmaker/TechCrunch) Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Nothing but respect for the true King Charles.
AI execs’ big visit to the White House today makes me optimistic that the Biden Administration understands at least some of the risks of the industry’s exponential growth https://www.platformer.news/p/ai-visits-the-white-house
This morning I told my kid I love him, and he replied "I love you more." I have found the secret to a long life, I'm going to live for 10000 years now
Here is a story about a true Canadian hero: https://www.vice.com/en/article/bvjnyv/a-store-selling-heroin-meth-and-cocaine-just-opened-in-canada
Seed-stage rounds might be down, but definitely not out — especially with AI making everyone see dollar signs. Great read from @becca.bsky.social https://techcrunch.com/2023/05/04/seed-stage-deal-valuations-soften/