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Twitter Rehires Some Fired Workers Amid Staffing Changes
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Twitter Now Asks Some Fired Workers to Please Come Back https://
bloomberg.com/news/articles/
2022-11-06/twitter-now-asks-some-fired-workers-to-please-come-back
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Robotics Research Conference in New Zealand December 2022
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Join us in sunny New Zealand 14-18 December for 200 papers, 15 workshops, and 10 Keynote talks on the cutting edge of robotics research. @ToyotaResearch @GoogleAI @DeepMind @amazon @BoschGlobal @IntuitiveSurg
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Twitter’s Risk Calculus Shifts After Going Private
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I would also add that the risk calculus for Twitter has changed. At a large public company, risk is avoided (which can be a good & safer thing, but slows change). Private companies, and especially entrepreneurial ones, make bigger bets with higher risk of failure or big returns.
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Alexa Wake Word Customization Now Available for Years
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Meanwhile, you can rename Alexa‘s wake word for years now.
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Twitter Acquisition: Cost Cutting and Organizational Realignment Strategy
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This is a useful thread to think about changes at Twitter. Some of these changes – massive cost cutting & layoffs, aligning of the goals of the company with the goals of the new owner – are common when firms are bought out. But private equity does it quietly, so we don’t see it.
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TikTok Growth Strategy: Why Going Broad Isn’t Like Facebook
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Because on tiktok everyone things going broad is the way like Fb. It’s not.
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Why Tech Calls Machine Learning Systems ‘AI’
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Machine-learning systems are problematic. That’s why tech bosses call them ‘AI’ https://
theguardian.com/commentisfree/
2022/nov/05/machine-learning-systems-are-problematic-thats-why-tech-bosses-call-them-ai
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Elon Musk Twitter Acquisition Speech Moderation Problems
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That was quoting @reckless in this fantastic article https://
theverge.com/2022/10/28/234
28132/elon-musk-twitter-acquisition-problems-speech-moderation
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Rich Acquisition Impact on Online Communities and Trust Dynamics
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My problem isn't that it was bought by a rich guy, it's all of the things that particular rich guy has said and done about it in just the first week since taking over Communities are delicate, complex things Did you read the thread about the trust thermocline?