by Jonathan | Mar 13, 2024 | Short Takes
The Information reports that TikTok loses money, a lot of money: ByteDance investors estimate TikTok lost several billion dollars last year on revenue of roughly $20 billion.
by Jonathan | Mar 12, 2024 | Short Takes
Aaron MacLean in the WSJ with an op-ed reminding us what an armed Europe looked like in the 20th century. (And while he focuses on the 20th century the arguments would hole true for most of the previous 20 centuries) He asks: Do we want European states to rearm, to...
by Jonathan | Mar 12, 2024 | AI, Short Takes
Ars Technica After reportedly interviewing dozens of people and reviewing over 30,000 documents, [the legal firm hired to investigate Altman’s firing] found that while the prior board acted within its purview, Altman’s termination was unwarranted....
by Jonathan | Feb 24, 2024 | Short Takes
You’re not fooling anyone that they aren’t at work…
by Jonathan | Feb 24, 2024 | Short Takes
Tom McKay successfully masqueraded as a “Slackbot” on Slack after leaving Gizmodo in 2022, going unnoticed by the site’s management for several months. The Verge reports: If you’re not glued to Slack for most of the day like I am, then you...
by Jonathan | Feb 22, 2024 | Short Takes