James Block is a first-year medical resident who runs the Dirty Bubble Media blog/newsletter.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-21
James Block
An interview with crypto skeptic James Block, whose damning critique of Signature Bank on his newsletter, Dirty Bubble Media, became the best short call of 2023
Bloomberg · 2024-01-21 · #10
Elon Musk is identified as owner/founder of xAI.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-21
Elon Musk xAI
Dave Mills created the Network Time Protocol (NTP) in 1985 to synchronize time across different computer systems and networks.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-21
Dave Mills Network Time Protocol (NTP)
Dave Mills, creator of the Network Time Protocol (NTP), died at age 85 on January 17.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-21
Dave Mills
The September 2023 survey found 35% of game developers were impacted by layoffs.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-21
game developers layoffs
A September 2023 survey of 3,000+ game developers: 84% were somewhat or very concerned about the ethics of using generative AI and 35% were impacted by layoffs
The Verge · 2024-01-21 · #12
David Bunnell is cofounder of PC Magazine, PC World, and Macworld.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-21
David Bunnell PC Magazine PC World Macworld
In an unpublished manuscript, David Bunnell, co-founder of PC Magazine, PC World, and Macworld, details the origins of the enduring media brands in the 1980s
Technologizer · 2024-01-21 · #8
Google laid off 100 employees from YouTube this week as part of workforce reductions.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-20
Google YouTube 100 employees
YouTube Head of Gaming Leo Olebe was among the 100 employees that Google laid off from YouTube this week
VentureBeat · 2024-01-20 · #21
Leo Olebe, YouTube's Head of Gaming, was among the 100 employees laid off by Google this week.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-20
Leo Olebe YouTube Head of Gaming
YouTube Head of Gaming Leo Olebe was among the 100 employees that Google laid off from YouTube this week
VentureBeat · 2024-01-20 · #21
Dave Mills, creator of NTP, died at age 85 on January 17.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-20
Dave Mills
Dave Mills, who created the Network Time Protocol in 1985 to synchronize time across different computer systems and networks, died at age 85 on January 17
Ars Technica · 2024-01-20 · #3
Ello suddenly ceased operations ('died') in 2023.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-19
Ello
A history of Ello, which defined itself as an alternative to ad-driven social media, from its 2014 launch and funding to its quiet sale and sudden death in 2023
Waxy.org · 2024-01-19 · #33
Yann LeCun participated in an AI panel at the WEF in Davos alongside Andrew Ng, Daphne Koller, Kaifu Lee, Aidan Gomez, with Nick Thompson moderating.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-19
Yann LeCun Andrew Ng Daphne Koller Kaifu Lee Aidan Gomez Nick Thompson World Economic Forum AI panel
World leaders at the 2024 World Economic Forum fret over AI-powered misinformation and job displacement, following excitement about ChatGPT at the 2023 WEF
Washington Post · 2024-01-19 · #29
Shein moved its global headquarters to Singapore in 2021.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-19
Shein Singapore
The CAC's scrutiny of Shein, which has never sold products in China and moved its global HQ to Singapore in 2021, shows the long reach of Chinese regulators
Bloomberg · 2024-01-19 · #20
Aileen Lee is the founder of Cowboy Ventures.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-19
Aileen Lee Cowboy Ventures
Analysis: the total number of US startups with a $1B+ valuation grew 14x from 39 in 2013 to 532 in 2023, 78% today are B2B, 93% are privately valued, and more
TechCrunch · 2024-01-19 · #15
Wayfair cut about 1,750 jobs in 2023.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-19
Wayfair 1,750 jobs cut in 2023
Wayfair plans to lay off 1,650 employees, or 13% of its staff, which it says will result in $280M+ in annual savings; Wayfair cut 1,750 jobs in 2023
Reuters · 2024-01-19 · #13
Meta is bringing its AI research group FAIR closer to the generative AI team, aligning research and product efforts.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-19
Meta FAIR generative AI team
Zuckerberg says Meta wants to build and open source AGI, and brings AI group FAIR closer to the generative AI team; Meta will own 340K+ H100 GPUs by 2024's end
The Verge · 2024-01-19 · #9
Wayfair will lay off about 1,650 employees (\u224813% of its global workforce) and expects more than $280M in annual savings.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-19
Wayfair 1,650 employees 13% of global workforce $280M+ annual savings
Wayfair plans to lay off 1,650 employees, or 13% of its staff, which it says will result in $280M+ in annual savings; Wayfair cut 1,750 jobs in 2023
Reuters · 2024-01-19 · #13
Artifact was created by the co-founders of Instagram.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-19
Artifact Instagram co-founders
A look at the reasons why Artifact failed, including not growing its user base outside the US and user confusion about its ever-growing set of features
TechCrunch · 2024-01-19 · #7
Apple will give employees at least a 25% discount on the Apple Vision Pro according to an internal memo.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-19
Apple Apple Vision Pro
Internal video and memo: Apple sees health care, training, and education as key areas for the Vision Pro, and will give employees a 25% discount on the device
Bloomberg · 2024-01-19 · #4
YouTube is restructuring its creator management organization by consolidating its sports, media, film, and TV creator-management teams into a single team.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-18
YouTube creator management teams sports teams media teams film teams TV teams
Internal memo: YouTube is restructuring its creator management teams, including consolidating various sports, media, film, and TV teams into a single team
Tubefilter · 2024-01-18 · #3
A source says YouTube employs 7,173 people.
rumored 1 article 2024-01-18
YouTube
Email: Google plans to cut 100 employees from YouTube's operations and creator management teams; a source says YouTube employs 7,173 people
New York Times · 2024-01-18 · #4
Google plans to cut 100 employees from YouTube's operations and creator management teams.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-18
Google YouTube operations team YouTube creator management team
Email: Google plans to cut 100 employees from YouTube's operations and creator management teams; a source says YouTube employs 7,173 people
New York Times · 2024-01-18 · #4
Sundar Pichai says Google expects additional role eliminations in 2024, though smaller in scale than 2023 reductions and not affecting every team.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-18
Google employees
Internal memo: Sundar Pichai says Google will see more “role eliminations” in 2024, though “not at the scale” of 2023's reductions and not affecting every team
The Verge · 2024-01-18 · #2
Google has laid off over a thousand employees across various departments since January 10th.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-18
Google employees
Internal memo: Sundar Pichai says Google will see more “role eliminations” in 2024, though “not at the scale” of 2023's reductions and not affecting every team
The Verge · 2024-01-18 · #2
Sheryl Sandberg left Meta in September 2022.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-18
Sheryl Sandberg Meta
Former Meta COO Sheryl Sandberg plans to leave Meta's board and become an informal advisor to the company in May 2024; Sandberg left Meta in September 2022
Axios · 2024-01-18 · #42
Sheryl Sandberg plans to become an informal advisor to Meta in May 2024.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-18
Sheryl Sandberg Meta
Former Meta COO Sheryl Sandberg plans to leave Meta's board and become an informal advisor to the company in May 2024; Sandberg left Meta in September 2022
Axios · 2024-01-18 · #42
Sheryl Sandberg plans to leave Meta's board in May 2024.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-18
Sheryl Sandberg Meta
Former Meta COO Sheryl Sandberg plans to leave Meta's board and become an informal advisor to the company in May 2024; Sandberg left Meta in September 2022
Axios · 2024-01-18 · #42
26% of open-source crypto developers are located in the United States.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-18
open-source crypto developers United States
Research: monthly active open-source crypto developers fell 25% YoY to 22,266 by the end of 2023; 34% of the developers are in Europe, and 26% are in the US
Fortune · 2024-01-18 · #34
34% of open-source crypto developers are located in Europe.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-18
open-source crypto developers Europe
Research: monthly active open-source crypto developers fell 25% YoY to 22,266 by the end of 2023; 34% of the developers are in Europe, and 26% are in the US
Fortune · 2024-01-18 · #34
Research finds monthly active open-source crypto developers fell 25% year-over-year to 22,266 by the end of 2023.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-18
open-source crypto developers
Research: monthly active open-source crypto developers fell 25% YoY to 22,266 by the end of 2023; 34% of the developers are in Europe, and 26% are in the US
Fortune · 2024-01-18 · #34
Ed Newton-Rex is a former VP at Stability AI.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-18
Ed Newton-Rex Stability AI
Fairly Trained, a nonprofit founded by ex-Stability AI VP Ed Newton-Rex, will give certification labels to AI companies that get consent for their training data
Bloomberg · 2024-01-18 · #22