Tech writer at large, Financial Times
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Great scoop by @annaknicolaou and @madhumita29 and nice to see the music labels trying to get ahead of genAI - but it wont mean anything until they come up with terms that are musician-friendly
What's the new Twitter boss up to? @MsHannahMurphy has some answers
New Twitter CEO tells staff they need to deploy “hand-to-hand combat” to win back advertisers
Among her plans:
- new sound-on, full-screen video ads to run in the TikTok-style video feed
- boost in ads headcount
- facilitate brand deals for celebs
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Great scoop by @madhumita29 @tim @Tabby_Kinder It's a year to the day since Musk made his offer for Twitter, he's been otherwise engaged while AI had its breakout year. No wonder he wants OpenAI to slow down for 6 months
Looking forward to this conversation at the top of the hour. Though predicting what Musk will do next is a bit of a challenge. xitter.cf/i/spaces/1yoJMWMDNqXKQ
Once again @emilybender does an invaluable service deconstructing how we journalists overhype AI. I live in terror she'll take apart one of my pieces one day
I find this reporting infuriating, so I'm going to use it to create a mini-lesson in detecting #AIhype.
If you're interested in following this lesson, please read the article, making note of what you think sounds exciting and what makes you skeptical.
nytimes.com/2022/04/05/techn…
(Trying this again without the typo): Had a fascinating talk with @satyanadella about gaming, the metaverse, and what it all means for the future of software and online competition: ft.com/tech-exchange
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Interesting
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My piece on Musk. Love the comments section: "Peak Musk", say some, but in general a recognition of what he's done. Elon Musk: Interview with FT’s Person of the year ft.com/content/a7f75d25-d710…
You have to love the way @elonmusk has turned what could have been seen as a CEO dumping $20bn of personal stock at the height of a bubble into a debate about tax accountability in which he's cast as the responsible one. Genius!
When Big Tech is the solution, not the problem: a "green grid" for everyone could be a huge win from the rise of cloud data centres. Interesting take from @lesliehook and @DaveLeeFT ft.com/content/0c69d4a4-2626… via @financialtimes
$GME is fascinating on many levels, but some perspective needed. $20bn of market cap is not nothing (and will hurt a lot of people when it evaporates) - but Apple shed 4x that amount today. This revolt looks pretty marginal
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The FT has a vacancy for an accounting correspondent. This is one of the biggest, juiciest beats at the FT. Unfortunately, you would be following @Tabby_Kinder and @miss_marriage who both smashed it but don't let that put you off. ft.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-…
Also fascinating from @DaveLeeFT. Why five star reviews aren't what they seem.
Amazon deletes 20,000 reviews after evidence of profits for posts ft.com/content/bb03ba1c-add3… via @financialtimes
Fascinating from @PatrickMcGee_
Apple: how app developers manipulate your mood to boost ranking ft.com/content/217290b2-6ae5… via @financialtimes
Looking forward to @daveleebbc becoming @daveleeft We havent had a beard around the SF bureau before
I’m thrilled to share that I’ll be joining the @FT’s San Francisco team in January. Deciding to leave the BBC - after 10 years! - has been the most difficult decision of my career, but I could not be more excited to become part of @RichardWaters’s formidable squad.