El Ministerio del Interior lanza una campaña de propaganda para ensalzar las bondades de VioGen, que parece haber corregido fallos del pasado. A veces este tipo de mejoras llegan tras un buen reportaje, como este de @satariano.bsky.social y @rosertoll.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

A new A.I. divide is forming. As the biggest companies and richest countries scramble for GPUs, much of the world is being left behind. It's a new type of inequality that will go a long way to determining development in the coming years. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

When your CEO is detained on charges related to illegal content it wouldn’t seem to be a great time for a social media business. For Telegram, at least, the business is showing signs of life. In 2024, it broke a profit for the first time and revenue topped $1b. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/23/t...

Some chat last month about the UK parliament trying to force Elon Musk to testify about X’s role in the Southport riots. Here’s the actual letter sent to him last week. A polite invitation rather than a formal summons, with an offer to send somebody else “if you are unable to attend.”

New story out on Mozi, the latest start-up from Ev Williams and Molly DeWolf-Swenson. We talked about loneliness, relationships, mid-life, the history of social media and the promise and horrors of the Internet. Check it out: www.nytimes.com/2024/12/12/t...

When Ukraine's government needed help fighting Russian disinfo on Telegram earlier this year, it turned to Apple. The platform, using the leverage of its app store, has had more influence on Telegram than anyone, even nation states.

"Mr. Huang is no moron." Incredible story from @jessedrucker.bsky.social on how the world's 10th richest person is exploiting estate tax loopholes to avoid $8 billion in taxes. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/05/b...

New story about Telegram's importance in Ukraine. It's indispensable for communication and information, but it's also seen as a growing national security risk. Can the country disentangle itself from the ubiquitous app? www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/t...

My new piece for the New York Times, where I make the case that we need a lot more education to deal with disinformation, not more censorship and fact checks www.nytimes.com/2024/12/06/s...

Meet 'decolonization' expert Nomma Zarubina, codename "Alyssa." All over the US think tank circuit. Knack for meeting ppl. Officials, etc. Just *last week* she posted pics speaking at an event on Parliament Hill in #Canada.. In fact, #FBI says, she's was taking direction from Russian #FSB 1/

Ukraine's digital minister recently described the country's plans for swarms of autonomous A.I. attack drones... www.reuters.com/world/europe...

An October 7 game was removed from Steam at the request of a UK counter terrorism unit: www.404media.co/steam-remove...

I recently sat down with Margrethe Vestager in Brussels as she prepares to close out her term at the European Commission. We discussed her decade in office taking on the biggest tech firms and what comes next, including the influence of Trump and Musk. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/26/t...

W.H. Lung, good lord what a show open.spotify.com/track/5hCiHm...

The Character Limit duo found in London. @rmac.bsky.social @kateconger.bsky.social

Some antitrust wish list from DOJ re: Google: *Sell Chrome *Sell Android or disentangle it from Google services *Let rival search engines display Google results *Share search data with competitors *Stop paying Apple/others to be default search on iPhone/iPad/etc www.nytimes.com/2024/11/20/t...

We obtained dozens of internal documents from Russian digital surveillance companies that outline capabilities to track people online and on their phones.

Well this is interesting and potentially very significant. https://www.ftc.gov/policy/advocacy-research/tech-at-ftc/2023/06/generative-ai-raises-competition-concerns

The latest sign of facial recognition’s creep into everyday life: British grocery stores using it create a database of shoplifters.