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Bio: before the Twitter takeover, Musk promised Jack Dorsey that, if Dorsey ever needed cash, he would buy Dorsey's Twitter stock at the $54.20 takeover price (Dan Primack/Axios) 12-09-2023

Dan Primack / Axios: Bio: before the Twitter takeover, Musk promised Jack Dorsey that, if Dorsey ever needed cash, he would buy Dorsey’s Twitter stock at the $54.20 takeover price  —  Jack Dorsey had second thoughts about supporting Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter, so Musk made Dorsey a secret offer he couldn’t refuse … Lees verder op Tech Meme

As some supposedly “leaked” Harry Styles songs are being sold on Discord, fans and AI-analysis companies struggle to determine if the clips are AI-generated (Jason Koebler/404 Media) 12-09-2023

Jason Koebler / 404 Media: As some supposedly “leaked” Harry Styles songs are being sold on Discord, fans and AI-analysis companies struggle to determine if the clips are AI-generated  —  Dozens of unreleased Harry Styles songs have leaked on underground Discords in the last month.  The fandom can’t decide if they’re real or AI-generated. Lees verder op Tech Meme

How Finnish AI startup Metroc, which helps construction companies find projects, uses prison labor paid €1.54/hour to label data, with widespread public support (Morgan Meaker/Wired) 12-09-2023

Morgan Meaker / Wired: How Finnish AI startup Metroc, which helps construction companies find projects, uses prison labor paid €1.54/hour to label data, with widespread public support  —  In high-wage Finland, where clickworkers are rare, one company has discovered a novel labor force—prisoners. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Amazon announces a service that lets its 2M merchants deliver inventory directly to physical retail stores and warehouses, rolling out broadly later in 2023 (Spencer Soper/Bloomberg) 12-09-2023

Spencer Soper / Bloomberg: Amazon announces a service that lets its 2M merchants deliver inventory directly to physical retail stores and warehouses, rolling out broadly later in 2023  —  – Service brings inventory to stores instead of shoppers’ homes … Amazon on Tuesday announced that the service … Lees verder op Tech Meme

A live blog of the US et al v. Google trial, which starts today, as the DOJ prepares to argue the company illegally protected its internet search monopoly (New York Times) 12-09-2023

New York Times: A live blog of the US et al v. Google trial, which starts today, as the DOJ prepares to argue the company illegally protected its internet search monopoly  —  Here is the latest on the Google antitrust trial.  Opening statements are underway in a major antitrust case against Google … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sources describe Apollo's Yahoo turnaround efforts, including layoffs, asset sales, and new partnerships; Yahoo is on pace to generate $7B in 2023 gross revenue (Rachel Graf/The Information) 12-09-2023

Rachel Graf / The Information: Sources describe Apollo’s Yahoo turnaround efforts, including layoffs, asset sales, and new partnerships; Yahoo is on pace to generate $7B in 2023 gross revenue  —  When speaking about the company he inherited in September 2021, Jim Lanzone is remarkably blunt. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Lyft announces Women+ Connect, a feature that helps match female drivers with female passengers; riders can still match with men when no women are available (Kellen Browning/New York Times) 12-09-2023

Kellen Browning / New York Times: Lyft announces Women+ Connect, a feature that helps match female drivers with female passengers; riders can still match with men when no women are available  —  The company said it hoped to improve safety and encourage more female drivers.  —  Lyft said on Tuesday that it was introducing … Lees verder op Tech Meme