- Elon Musk is negotiating his new Twitter fees in real time with Stephen King.
- Ad giant IPG advises brands to pause Twitter spending after Musk takeover.
- Scoop: Musk team working to reboot Vine this year.
- Twitter discontinues ad-free articles for Blue subscribers.
- Welcome to hell, Elon.
- Elon discovers micropayments. Sigh.
- What kind of open networks are out there?
- Pixelfed - Federated Image Sharing.
- Interview: FCC commissioner says government should ban TikTok.
- US curbs on microchips could throttle China's ambitions and escalate the tech war.
- Italy to ban 'illegal' raves following Modena party.
- My tweet promoting our conversation with Rabble made Piers Morgan's show.
- Google Hangouts is dead, half-baked RCS is not a replacement.
- Roblox and Parsons School of Design are creating a digital fashion course.
- Google acquires Twitter-backed AI avatar startup Alter for $100 million.
- Amazon Music goes free for Prime members on Shuffle Mode.
- Amazon makes staff cuts at Amp, the app it launched this year to 'reimagine radio'.
- NASCAR: Ross Chastain's daring wall-riding move legal for now.
- Google's AI image model Imagen is getting a very limited public outing.
- Google's new prototype AI tool does the writing for you.
- Google is discontinuing support for the standalone Street View app and pulling it from app stores.
- Google One for Android gets slick homescreen redesign.
- Google expands flood and wildfire tracking.
- Google revamps Assistant parental controls and adds a kids' dictionary.
- Google's putting its Lens image search right on its home page.
- Google Play Android games now available on PC in beta.
- YouTube's new Primetime Channels puts 34 streaming services in one place.
- Google's building package tracking right into your Gmail inbox.
- How John Deere built its own cellular network for its factory.
Picks:
- Stacey - Google Nest Wifi 6E review.
- Jeff - Twitter co-founder Dorsey holding onto stake in company.
- Jeff - Mastodon Patreon.
- Jeff - Infinite conversation.
- Ant - Wacom Cintiq Pro 27 Announced.
- Ant - Daniel Suarez's Critical Mass book is available.
- Ant - Family bragging moment: 20-Year Streak Broken.
- Ant - Thank you Press Democrat.
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