Posts by alexeheath@mastodon.social
(DIR) Post #ATbomBlxlGehiklqts by alexeheath@mastodon.social
2023-03-14T13:23:10Z
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Meta will lay off 10,000 more employees over three rounds of cuts through May and close hiring for 5,000 open roles. “This will be tough and there’s no way around that,” CEO Mark Zuckerberg told employees moments ago. https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/14/23629726/meta-layoffs-mark-zuckerberg-facebook-tech-recruiting
(DIR) Post #ATbomCy3Jnv7QXR1No by alexeheath@mastodon.social
2023-03-14T14:24:43Z
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From Zuckerberg’s note to employees announcing more cuts:- Many managers will be asked to convert to IC roles- He “underestimated the indirect costs” of running low-priority projects- Sounds like junior engineers could be asked to come into the office at least 3 days per weekI’ll have more on all this in this week’s edition of Command Line dropping Thursday https://www.theverge.com/subscriptions/command-line
(DIR) Post #AUuMkrB35yxZ97BAq8 by alexeheath@mastodon.social
2023-04-21T13:34:17Z
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From yesterday’s newsletter: The majority of the team responsible for combating misinformation across Facebook and Instagram was laid off this week https://www.theverge.com/2023/4/20/23692231/most-of-metas-team-dedicated-to-combating-misinformation-was-laid-off-this-week
(DIR) Post #AWQL8A7olYbDDwX2Lg by alexeheath@mastodon.social
2023-06-06T18:42:34Z
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Apple has bought Mira, an AR startup that provides headsets for the Mario Kart ride at Nintendo World. The company also has US military contracts and was formerly advised by Jony Ive. https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/6/23751350/apple-mira-ar-headset-startup
(DIR) Post #AX016mXP8C3a2G4NAO by alexeheath@mastodon.social
2023-06-23T23:50:04Z
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Meta is planning to release its Twitter competitor in mid July, I’m told. It will eventually hook into Mastodon/ActivityPub but not at first. https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/23/23771599/command-line-musk-versus-zuckerberg
(DIR) Post #AX016oRS3IU1wNIeAK by alexeheath@mastodon.social
2023-06-23T23:54:54Z
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Some more reporting on the Fediverse aspect of this app:
(DIR) Post #AX016qJ17cvPinMwIS by alexeheath@mastodon.social
2023-06-23T23:59:12Z
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Seems like this is going to result in Meta’s content moderation policies essentially become the Fedi standard, unless servers want to shut out what will be the biggest server by far. It’s going to be interesting!
(DIR) Post #AXh42xWA9tnwFXOIDY by alexeheath@mastodon.social
2023-07-14T18:11:07Z
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Today’s newsletter has some new usage stats for Threads, plus what Meta execs told employees is coming next during an internal Q&A yesterday. First, the stats:- 70+ billion impressions- 450+ million posts (excluding reposts)- 4.5+ billion likeshttps://www.theverge.com/2023/7/14/23795138/whats-next-for-instagram-threads-twitter
(DIR) Post #AXh42zQD50EO9ecZDU by alexeheath@mastodon.social
2023-07-14T18:12:28Z
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Re: ActivityPub integration, it's still a priority for Threads but a "long" way out. Some other new info:- The biggest region for Threads (by a wide margin) is the US, followed by Brazil.- A team of just 3 product managers, 3 designers, and “50ish” engineers created & launched Threads in 5 months.
(DIR) Post #AbMhUWgvLjvNRbodyy by alexeheath@mastodon.social
2023-10-31T22:45:07Z
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Here's the full transcript of Elon Musk and Linda Yaccarino's internal X all-hands that took place last Thursday, during which Musk said he wants the platform to compete with YouTube, LinkedIn, FaceTime, dating apps, and even your bank.Also: his thoughts on sharing bad news in meetings and the state of journalism https://www.theverge.com/23940924/elon-musk-x-twitter-all-hands-linda-yaccarino-super-app