2024-11-30
While people are complaining this is a clever design choice. Most non-famous accounts (>~99%) don't receive more than 10 replies for a skeet. The sorting order won't drastically alter their experience. If you get dozens or hundreds of replies the sorting order matters for you to engage effectively. …
Mashable
Bluesky replies now default to appear by “hotness”, which weights liked replies that are more recent more heavily; some say this rewards clout farming like X
Not everyone is happy about it being the default. — Bluesky replies will now default to appear by “hotness” …
2024-04-12
We now have gone from “we are taking away your checkmark” to “you need to pay for a checkmark but you can choose to hide it” to “if you pay us for a better service you can't hide a checkmark.” [embedded post]
Engadget
X tells users that “the hide your checkmark feature of X Premium is going away soon”, after adding blue checks to “influential” accounts with 2,500+ followers
The change comes after X began verifying “influential” users who hadn't signed up for premium.
2024-04-09
On ~$0.25B revenue it's a 5x multiple. Low growth, below average gross margins, and non-existent operating margin would explain the valuation. Though a sweet spot and ideal profile for Vista. [embedded post]
TechCrunch
Vista Equity Partners acquires Model N, a public company focusing on helping health companies automate pricing and compliance decisions, for $1.25B
Paul Sawers / TechCrunch :
2024-03-09
This doesn't look good. Downstream impact of a breach could be devastating, and can last for a long period of time. Even if the breach itself is not that material, it could enable multiple future breaches. Attacks, or cybersecurity, are not a one-off concept. [embedded post]
The Verge
Microsoft says Russian state-sponsored hackers Midnight Blizzard accessed some of its “source code repositories and internal systems” following the January hack
and the Attack Isn't Over Pranav Dixit / Business Today : Microsoft discloses source code theft by Russian hackers Michael Kan / PCMag : Microsoft: Russian Hackers Accessed Company...