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VOICE ARCHIVE

Dare Obasanjo

@carnage4life.bsky.social
30 posts
2024-11-30
A decade ago, it was clear to anyone paying attention that Google's actions in search and ads were blatantly anticompetitive, though regulators took years to act.  —  Similarly, Apple's anticompetitive behavior has been obvious for years.  Eventually, the wheels of justice will catch up with them too.
2024-11-30 View on X
The Verge

A look at the DOJ's proposed remedies in the Google Search antitrust case, and why forcing a sale of Chrome might not be biggest threat to Google's power

Selling Chrome might not be the most painful part of the DOJ's antitrust demands for Google.

2024-11-28
Marc Andreessen joined Joe Rogan's podcast to back Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), arguing:  —  • Agencies like the SEC, CFPB and FTC wield excessive power.  —  • Taxes need to be lowered.  —  • Too many federal workers are remote.  —  The billionaire empire strikes back.
2024-11-28 View on X
Business Insider

On Joe Rogan's podcast, Marc Andreessen criticizes the “raw administrative power” of US agencies like the CFPB, SEC, and FTC, talks Elon Musk and DOGE, and more

- Marc Andreessen discussed Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency on Joe Rogan's podcast.

2024-11-27
Despite lots of trends from 2020 coming back, it looks like spending a bunch of money for JPEGs on the blockchain isn't one of them.  —  The NFT fad was definitely an “emperor is wearing no clothes” moment in tech.
2024-11-27 View on X
Bloomberg

Kraken says it is shutting down its NFT marketplace almost two years after launching the service

The NFT fad was definitely an “emperor is wearing no clothes” moment in tech. X: @roundtablespace : KRAKEN'S NFT MARKETPLACE FADEOUT Kraken's ditching its NFT marketplace, starting...

A friend and I debated whether CrowdStrike would lose business after its massive outage.  My friend argued their market dominance and lack of alternatives would keep them safe.  —  They were right—higher-than-expected revenue, an improved Q4 outlook, and a 97% retention rate.  That's true market power.
2024-11-27 View on X
Wall Street Journal

CrowdStrike reports Q3 revenue up 29% YoY to $1.01B, above $982.8M est., a $16.8M net loss, vs. a $26.7M net income in Q3 2023, and raises its FY 2025 outlook

They were right—higher-than-expected revenue, an improved Q4 outlook, and a 97% retention rate.  That's true market power. X: Beth Kindig / @beth_kindig : CrowdStrike $CRWD topped ...

2024-11-25
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has recruited Silicon Valley heavyweights like Marc Andreessen & Travis Kalanick to push for massive federal cuts.  —  The question is whether this will fizzle like Trump's first tech advisory board, as this ragtag group lacks legal authority to set policy?
2024-11-25 View on X
Washington Post

Sources: Bill Ackman, Travis Kalanick, and others are involved in the Department of Government Efficiency; Marc Andreessen is a networker for talent recruitment

Markets Cheer Trump's Treasury Pick Bluesky: Michael J. Stern / @michaeljstern.bsky.social : I've got a suggestion for how Elon Musk can reduce the government deficit: Start paying...

2024-11-24
According to analysis from SimilarWeb, Threads had five times more daily active users in the US than Bluesky, which has just 20 full-time staff and was initially funded by Twitter when Jack Dorsey was its chief executive.  —  Now, Threads is only 1.5 times larger than its rival, Similarweb said. …
2024-11-24 View on X
Financial Times

Similarweb: Bluesky app usage in the US and UK grew ~300% to 3.5M DAUs after Nov. 5; Threads now has 1.5x Bluesky's DAUs in the US, down from 5x before Nov. 5

Social media giant's Threads app makes changes as smaller competitor to X surges  —  Meta's Threads is losing ground …

2024-11-23
The Supreme Court will review a ruling that says it's unconstitutional for the FCC to fund internet services for low-income users via telecom fees.  —  A conservative group originally sued, arguing costs are passed to consumers.  —  But if struck down, does anyone truly believe telecom bills will drop?
2024-11-23 View on X
Associated Press

SCOTUS agrees to hear a challenge against the FCC's $8B per year program to subsidize phone and internet services in schools, libraries, and rural areas

The Supreme Court on Friday stepped into a major legal fight over the $8 billion a year the federal government spends to subsidize phone …

As co-head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), Elon Musk has targeted individual government employees by name, inciting harassment from his followers.  —  The performative cruelty of the Trump era returns, with targets ranging from federal workers to marginalized groups.  [image]
2024-11-23 View on X
Wall Street Journal

Elon Musk, as Trump's efficiency czar, is singling out ordinary federal staffers, including some with climate-related jobs, on X and unleashing his fans on them

As Trump efficiency czar, the billionaire is targeting employees by name on X—sparking pushback  —  Unlimited access across all platforms and devices.

2024-11-21
The DOJ's remedies for Google's search monopoly are drastic and will reshape the internet:  —  • Google must sell Chrome.  —  • Android can't promote Google Search.  —  • No default search deals (costing Apple $20B/year).  —  • Must license search index data to rivals. …
2024-11-21 View on X
Associated Press

Filing: the US DOJ asks a judge to force Google to sell Chrome, restrict Android from favoring Google Search, and ban default search deals on iOS and other Oses

U.S. regulators want a federal judge to break up Google to prevent the company from continuing to squash competition through …

The DOJ's remedies for Google's search monopoly are drastic and will reshape the internet:  —  • Google must sell Chrome.  —  • Android can't promote Google Search.  —  • No default search deals (costing Apple $20B/year).  —  • Must license search index data to rivals. …
2024-11-21 View on X
The Keyword

Google says the DOJ's “wildly overbroad proposal goes miles beyond the Court's decision”, would hurt US consumers, and jeopardize the US' global tech leadership

President, Global Affairs & Chief Legal Officer, Google & Alphabet  —  As part of its lawsuit over how we distribute Search …

2024-11-20
I have no idea if the price of eggs is going to come down next year but the price of sh*tcoins has nowhere to go but up.
2024-11-20 View on X
CoinDesk

Donald Trump picks Howard Lutnick, CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald, which has been a custodian for stablecoin company Tether since 2021, to serve as Commerce Secretary

a sign of crypto's new political clout Dan Alexander / Forbes : ‘The Most Hated Guy On Wall Street’: The Unspoken Story Around Howard Lutnick, Trump's Pick For Commerce Secretary W...

2024-11-19
This proposal seems absurd, as web browsers like Edge, Safari, Firefox, and Chrome rely on search revenue sharing as their primary business model.  —  Buying Chrome only makes sense if Google remains the default search engine—without that, the investment wouldn't be worthwhile.
2024-11-19 View on X
Bloomberg

Sources: DOJ antitrust officials plan to ask a judge to force Google to sell Chrome, license Search data, uncouple Android from Search and Google Play, and more

- Antitrust officials also to seek data licensing, AI measures  — Google says the proposals would harm consumers and developers

2023-07-05
This table is basically a list of features used by the app framed in the scariest way possible.  — Can you give the app your credit card?  Financial Info.  — Does the app collect crash logs?  Diagnostics.  — Is there a map or place check-ins?  Location  — Can you find your friends who use it? …
2023-07-05 View on X
TechCrunch

Meta plans to launch Instagram's standalone Twitter competitor Threads on July 6, per the pre-order App Store listing, which shows screenshots of some features

Amanda Silberling:  —  Instagram's rumored Twitter competitor … PC Gamer : With Elon Musk's Twitter in chaos Mark Zuckerberg sees his chance: Meta's Threads launches Oli Welsh / Po...

This table is basically a list of features used by the app framed in the scariest way possible.  — Can you give the app your credit card?  Financial Info.  — Does the app collect crash logs?  Diagnostics.  — Is there a map or place check-ins?  Location  — Can you find your friends who use it? …
2023-07-05 View on X
The Verge

Instagram briefly launched a basic Threads web UI, offering an early look at what to expect before its July 6 launch; the service appears to have 2,500+ users

Instagram's new Threads app, a Twitter competitor, isn't supposed to launch until July 6th, but the web interface went live for a few hours today for everyone to explore.

2023-07-04
This table is basically a list of features used by the app framed in the scariest way possible.  — Can you give the app your credit card?  Financial Info.  — Does the app collect crash logs?  Diagnostics.  — Is there a map or place check-ins?  Location  — Can you find your friends who use it? …
2023-07-04 View on X
TechCrunch

Meta plans to launch Instagram's standalone Twitter competitor Threads on July 6, per the pre-order App Store listing, which shows screenshots of some features

Instagram's rumored Twitter competitor just dropped on the iOS App Store in the US.  The app will be called Threads …

2023-06-30
Newspapers have fooled themselves into believing that companies like make money from linking to news when it's the other way around and news sites get traffic from these sources.  —  So many news sites are in for a rude awakening.
2023-06-30 View on X
Google

Google tells Canada's government the company will remove Canadian news links from Search, News, and Discover and close News Showcase when Bill C-18 takes effect

President of Global Affairs, Google & Alphabet … The Government of Canada has enacted a new law called Bill C-18 …

2023-06-27
Sturgeon's Law states 90% of everything is crap.  With the rise of generative AI the amount if crap on the internet will soon be closer to 99%. https://www.theverge.com/...
2023-06-27 View on X
The Verge

AI is killing the web with spam sites, mass article producing “AI editors”, AI-generated junk on Etsy, Reddit, and Wikipedia that exhausts moderators, and more

In recent months, the signs and portents have been accumulating with increasing speed.  Google is trying to kill the 10 blue links.

2023-06-17
“Meta, today, has roughly the right price and is working forward to the right device: Apple has started with the right device and will work back to the right price.”  - Ben Evans  —  Food for thought is Apple hasn't created a new device category in its history.  Tim Cook is reaching for the stars.
2023-06-17 View on X
Benedict Evans

Apple Vision Pro shows that current AR/VR devices, like Meta's Quests, aren't good enough to break out of the gaming market and need a step change in capability

Apple Vision Pro Vlad Savov / Bloomberg : Apple's Growth Vision Is Getting Hard for Some to See Robert X. Cringely / I, Cringely : Apple's Vision Pro headset is a hobby. Why won't ...

2023-06-10
A legalistic discussion of whether “someone should push you off of a tall building” is a ban worthy offense misses the point completely.  The question is whether you tolerate openly racist people wishing harm on BIPOC on your app or not?  —  “This is technically not a death threat” is failing the test.
2023-06-10 View on X
TechCrunch

A Bluesky moderation policy change strains its relationship with Black users who expect a crackdown on bigotry even if it conflicts with its decentralized goals

Users expect the site to crack down on bigotry - even if it conflicts with Bluesky's decentralized goals.

2023-06-09
This is the most polite way of saying someone is in full Dunning Kruger mode that I've seen yet.  —  “Hasn't quite dialed it in yet” is definitely one way to put it.
2023-06-09 View on X
Bloomberg

Evan Williams says he was “sad” when Elon Musk bought Twitter after thinking the idea was “interesting and fun” and Musk hasn't “dialed it in quite right yet”

“Hasn't quite dialed it in yet” is definitely one way to put it. @darthbluesky.bsky.social : yes it is just not dialed in quite right that is the issue  —  jfc Tweets: Carl Quintan...