Donald Trump reversed his position between 2020 and 2024, going from supporting a TikTok ban to opposing efforts to ban it.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-29
Donald Trump TikTok ban
How Donald Trump went from backing a TikTok ban in 2020 to backing off in 2024, as he became a political star on the platform with more than 14.7M followers
New York Times · 2024-12-29 · #5
Justin Sun is engaged in a feud with Coinbase.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-28
Justin Sun Coinbase
A profile of Tron founder Justin Sun, who wants to be the “Elon Musk of the crypto world” and advises the Trump-backed crypto project World Liberty Financial
Wall Street Journal · 2024-12-28 · #21
The abrupt shutdown disrupted customers and partners, leaving users and accounting firms scrambling days before year-end and tax season.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-28
Bench
Bookkeeping startup Bench, which raised $100M+ including from Shopify, closes down effective immediately; several employees say Bench also laid off staff
The Information · 2024-12-28 · #23
There is speculation that DeepSeek-V3's training datasets may contain text generated by ChatGPT.
rumored 1 article 2024-12-28
DeepSeek-V3 ChatGPT-generated text
DeepSeek-V3 sometimes identifies itself as ChatGPT when asked which model it is; some speculate that its training datasets may contain text generated by ChatGPT
TechCrunch · 2024-12-28 · #22
The White House/US reports that the Salt Typhoon Chinese espionage campaign impacted nine telecom companies.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-28
United States White House Salt Typhoon telecom companies
The US says it has identified a ninth telecom company impacted by the Salt Typhoon hacks, and the number of individuals directly impacted is “less than 100”
CyberScoop · 2024-12-28 · #13
Experts say hackers compromised multiple companies' Chrome browser extensions, including Cyberhaven's, in a series of intrusions dating back to mid-December.
rumored 1 article 2024-12-28
Hackers Experts Chrome browser extensions Cyberhaven several other companies
Experts say hackers compromised several companies' Chrome browser extensions, including Cyberhaven's, in a series of intrusions dating back to mid-December
Reuters · 2024-12-28 · #6
An analysis found that mentions of deepfakes or AI-made content in X's Community Notes correlated more strongly with new image-generation model releases than with the 2024 elections.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-28
X mentions of deepfakes AI-made content image generation model releases 2024 elections
Analysis: mentions of deepfakes or AI-made content in X's Community Notes were more correlated with new image generation model releases than elections in 2024
Financial Times · 2024-12-28 · #10
Some conservative critics allege that Elon Musk and X engaged in censorship after the critics challenged his views on H-1B visas.
rumored 1 article 2024-12-28
conservative critics Elon Musk X
Some conservative critics of Elon Musk allege censorship and claim they were stripped of their X verification badges after challenging his views on H-1B visas
Axios · 2024-12-28 · #5
The White House/US says fewer than 100 individuals were directly impacted by the Salt Typhoon hacks.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-28
United States White House individuals
The US says it has identified a ninth telecom company impacted by the Salt Typhoon hacks, and the number of individuals directly impacted is “less than 100”
CyberScoop · 2024-12-28 · #13
Conservative critics claim they were stripped of their X verification badges after challenging Elon Musk's views on H-1B visas.
rumored 1 article 2024-12-28
conservative critics X verification badges
Some conservative critics of Elon Musk allege censorship and claim they were stripped of their X verification badges after challenging his views on H-1B visas
Axios · 2024-12-28 · #5
Better Markets (Dennis Kelleher) alleges Justin Sun's $30M investment in the Trump-backed crypto project is an attempt to buy influence with the administration.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-28
Better Markets Dennis Kelleher Justin Sun World Liberty Financial
A profile of Tron founder Justin Sun, who wants to be the “Elon Musk of the crypto world” and advises the Trump-backed crypto project World Liberty Financial
Wall Street Journal · 2024-12-28 · #21
DeepSeek-V3 sometimes identifies itself as ChatGPT when asked which model it is.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-28
DeepSeek-V3 ChatGPT
DeepSeek-V3 sometimes identifies itself as ChatGPT when asked which model it is; some speculate that its training datasets may contain text generated by ChatGPT
TechCrunch · 2024-12-28 · #22
Microsoft and OpenAI are reportedly in a dispute over Microsoft's continued collection of 20% of OpenAI's revenue.
rumored 1 article 2024-12-27
Microsoft OpenAI 20% of OpenAI's revenue
Source: Microsoft and OpenAI wrangle over Microsoft's stake in the for-profit entity, use of OpenAI's IP, continued collection of 20% of OpenAI's revenue, more
The Information · 2024-12-27 · #6
Nathan Savant suggests developers should stop trying to make games into movies and instead focus on making games that are excellent at being games (prioritize gameplay and unique style).
rumored 1 article 2024-12-27
Nathan Savant games that emphasize gameplay over cinematic presentation
Video game executives say making cinematic games is getting so expensive and time-consuming that investing in graphics is providing diminished financial returns
New York Times · 2024-12-27 · #8
Andrew Nolen argues that diminishing returns on graphics stem partly from gamers' limited ability to perceive incremental graphical improvements (e.g., ray tracing).
rumored 1 article 2024-12-27
Andrew Nolen ray tracing graphical fidelity
Video game executives say making cinematic games is getting so expensive and time-consuming that investing in graphics is providing diminished financial returns
New York Times · 2024-12-27 · #8
Finland says it suspects an oil tanker from Russia's shadow fleet damaged three undersea internet cables on December 25 in the Baltic Sea.
rumored 1 article 2024-12-27
Finland oil tanker (in Russia's shadow fleet) three undersea internet cables Baltic Sea cable
The headline asserts Elon Musk exerts sway over the GOP that could be leveraged by lobbyists.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-27
Elon Musk GOP
Tech lobbyists see new opportunities to expand access to high-skilled H-1B visas and green cards by leveraging the sway of Elon Musk over the GOP
Politico · 2024-12-27 · #11
A holiday blowup over immigration between Trump's tech advisers and the GOP base suggests obstacles to efforts to expand visa and green-card access.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-27
Trump's tech advisers GOP base immigration policy H-1B visas green cards
Tech lobbyists see new opportunities to expand access to high-skilled H-1B visas and green cards by leveraging the sway of Elon Musk over the GOP
Politico · 2024-12-27 · #11
A public intra-right debate emerged between tech-aligned conservatives and MAGA/nativist factions over H-1B visas, exposing tensions and accusations of racial-nationalist bigotry within the coalition.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-27
Tech Right MAGA coalition H-1B visas
US federal lobbying disclosure forms show Meta led efforts to block the passage of the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) in Congress.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-27
Meta Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA)
US federal lobbying disclosure forms reveal how Meta, with a team of 14 directly employed lobbyists, led efforts to block the passage of KOSA in Congress
Politico · 2024-12-27 · #22
Multiple commentators and some industry figures urged reforms to the H-1B program, citing abuses, long green-card wait times, lottery issues, and employer gaming of the system.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-27
Commentators tech community H-1B visa system
Finland says it suspects an oil tanker from Russia's shadow fleet damaged three undersea internet cables in the Baltic Sea on December 25.
rumored 1 article 2024-12-26
Finland oil tanker in Russia's shadow fleet three undersea internet cables
Finland says it suspects an oil tanker in Russia's shadow fleet of damaging three undersea internet cables on December 25, the latest Baltic Sea cable damaged
Financial Times · 2024-12-26 · #7
Analysts claim NVIDIA GPUs often deliver better real-world performance thanks to the mature CUDA software stack, even when their raw hardware specs may be inferior.
rumored 1 article 2024-12-26
NVIDIA GPUs CUDA
Benchmarking AMD's MI300X and Nvidia's H100 and H200; in theory, AMD's GPU has advantages in specs and total cost of ownership, but software bugs hold it back
SemiAnalysis · 2024-12-26 · #26
Commentators note a long-standing reputation that AMD has historically struggled with software (drivers and toolchain), which affects adoption and performance in practice.
rumored 1 article 2024-12-26
AMD
Benchmarking AMD's MI300X and Nvidia's H100 and H200; in theory, AMD's GPU has advantages in specs and total cost of ownership, but software bugs hold it back
SemiAnalysis · 2024-12-26 · #26
Three undersea internet cables in the Baltic Sea were damaged on December 25, described as the latest Baltic Sea cable damage.
rumored 1 article 2024-12-26
Three undersea internet cables
Finland says it suspects an oil tanker in Russia's shadow fleet of damaging three undersea internet cables on December 25, the latest Baltic Sea cable damaged
Financial Times · 2024-12-26 · #7
A power line disconnection follows a series of suspected sabotage attacks on Baltic Sea infrastructure.
rumored 1 article 2024-12-26
Power line disconnection series of suspected sabotage attacks on Baltic Sea infrastructure
Finland says it suspects an oil tanker in Russia's shadow fleet of damaging three undersea internet cables on December 25, the latest Baltic Sea cable damaged
Financial Times · 2024-12-26 · #7
Viewers reported Netflix cut Mina Kimes off for a Squid Game promo and appeared to be figuring out ad breaks on the fly.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-26
Netflix Mina Kimes Squid Game promo NFL pregame/halftime show
Netflix's first livestream of NFL games avoided major buffering and freezing issues that plagued the Tyson-Paul fight for the most part, after early glitches
New York Times · 2024-12-26 · #18
Commentary argues NVIDIA holds a dominant position in AI GPU hardware driven by its mature CUDA software stack and PTX ecosystem, creating a strong competitive moat.
rumored 1 article 2024-12-26
NVIDIA CUDA PTX AI hardware
Benchmarking AMD's MI300X and Nvidia's H100 and H200; in theory, AMD's GPU has advantages in specs and total cost of ownership, but software bugs hold it back
SemiAnalysis · 2024-12-26 · #26
Some members of the new Tech Right are discovering or recognizing MAGA's racial-nationalist bigotry.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-26
some on the new Tech Right MAGA's racial-nationalist bigotry
How H-1B workers from India and other countries help the US remain dominant in tech, as some on the new “Tech Right” discover MAGA's racial-nationalist bigotry
Noahpinion · 2024-12-26 · #4
Japan Airlines' network equipment was hit by a cyberattack, disrupting its systems.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-26
Japan Airlines network equipment
Japan Airlines halts ticket sales after a cyberattack hit its network equipment, causing delays to more than 40 flights, and says flight safety was not impacted
New York Times · 2024-12-26 · #3