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Exciting things happening on my team: @dinabass.bsky.social is taking on a new job covering AI infrastructure @brodyford.bsky.social will add Microsoft to the companies he covers

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NEW: How Elon Musk Muscled His Way Into the FAA FAA employees are on edge. They were told that anyone who impeded progress of the new FAA-SpaceX partnership would be reported to Musk and risked losing their jobs. A ton of scoopy news in this new report. 🎁 www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

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Tech journalism is at its best when there is strong competition to figure out what’s happening at the world’s most valuable and powerful companies. Sad to see this and don’t understand it.

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X's business is having a bit of a resurgence. One factor: Some marketers feel they have to choose between spending money on X or facing a possible legal fight against Elon Musk “You’re buying insurance, you’re not buying advertising" - @lou-paskalis.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

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Elon Musk posts frequently about immigration, and the dangers of letting unauthorized people into the country. Here, @julialove.bsky.social reveals that Musk’s companies have relied on undocumented workers for a rapid expansion in Austin, Texas:

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For my latest story, I reported on the lives of the undocumented contract workers who helped power Elon Musk's expansion in Austin. Sweeping debris, laying plumbing and pouring concrete, these workers built facilities that helped make Musk’s $400 billion fortune. Read for free: bloom.bg/41gG6a3

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BREAKING: Meta’s next big thing is humanoid robots. The company starting a new division to build an AI hardware and software platform to become “the Android” of the humanoid industry. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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New: We spoke to government IT employees/contractors about DOGE. Their warnings were dire. The people who maintain the systems that keep the country working are terrified. "This is the largest data breach and the largest IT security breach in our country’s history—at least that’s publicly known."

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NEW: My colleagues & I analyzed nearly 1.3k hours of footage (>2k videos) from nine wildly popular podcasters and streamers on YouTube to understand how they helped lift Trump to power. Now that he's back in office, the broadcasters are well-positioned to help build support for his political agenda.

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Gearing up for my class at Cal. I made a reader! Plus, some of the books I'm teaching from. S/O to @sarahfrier.bsky.social, @johncarreyrou.bsky.social, @jodikantor.bsky.social, Megan Twohey, Virginia Eubanks, Angus Deaton and many other authors, journalists and professors whose work I draw on.

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A Meta lawyer dropped the company as a client, citing CEO Mark Zuckerburg’s “descent into toxic masculinity and Neo-Nazi madness.” (Not a lawyer, so I assume this is standard boilerplate language.) news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/meta-...

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New: Mark Zuckerberg went on Joe Rogan and lamented the rise of “culturally neutered” companies that have sought to distance themselves from “masculine energy." He says you need that "aggression." It's...I don't even know. Here's a gift link. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Fertility startup Kindbody is fielding takeover interest and considering a sale while seeking to line up $10 million to sustain operations. A fundraising effort earlier this year fell through. By @jackiedavalos.bsky.social and @sarahfrier.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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TikTok still faces a ban if it doesn’t sell its app by Jan 19, a federal appeals court decided: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Biden admin plans to unveil new chip export controls on China as soon as next week, as WIRED first reported (though timing has slid before & could slide again) Latest draft — not yet final — includes fewer Huawei supplier sanctions than earlier proposals www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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The color scheme of this app means that sometimes when a notification comes up, my brain associates it with owing someone money

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The law moves slow part 439,529. After the FTC sued FB in Dec 2020 to break it up, we now have a trial date of Apr 14 2025. FTC says 10-12 weeks, FB says 5-6 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Please listen to this politics-focused Elon explainer series. It’s very very good.

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Incredible when a huge scoop like this from @leahnylen.bsky.social @sisco.bsky.social is confirmed www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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In today's Businessweek Daily, @sarahfrier.bsky.social looks at the opportunity for Trump and his buddies in forcing a TikTok divestment www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

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About a year ago we launched a podcast digging deep into Musk’s growing power. It just got a whole lot more relevant. Recorded this one this morn with @chafkin.bsky.social @danahull.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Bloomberg News reporters are here on Bluesky, covering the world in all its complexities like no one else. Here is a starter pack of our reporters here so far.

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You've probably noticed, but: Bluesky has seen 700k new signups since the election, majority from the US. It now has 14.5m total accounts (not necessarily all active) And Threads is the #1 free App in the US App Store People are looking for an alternative to X www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Ok I definitely haven’t opened this app in too long. Hi!

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Who is Linda Yaccarino, the new Twitter CEO? We explain why Musk picked her and her impossible task ahead: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-05-12/linda-yaccarino-who-is-twitter-s-new-ceo-picked-by-elon-musk

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Did not think seahorses looked at all like horses until toddler pointed and said “neigh!”

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Bloomberg is hiring for two great new roles on the tech team! A reporter covering AI policy/ethics: https://careers.bloomberg.com/job/detail/116035?sd=News A tech editor focusing on our AI coverage: https://careers.bloomberg.com/job/detail/116188?sd=News

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Big tech is losing talent as people move to AI. Fascinating stuff from @sarahfrier.bsky.social https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2023-05-04/meta-google-talent-leaving-for-ai-startups-khosla-says

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Did you say you were … logged off of Twitter? Are you stumped as to why? Same

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"It all went south." Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey — once a supporter of Elon Musk’s $44 billion acquisition of the site — is now offering sharp criticism of the new owner and his handling of the deal https://trib.al/1WU6qDD

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Jack has thoughts on how Twitter turned out…

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Blocks are coming

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This is Marlowe he has good ears

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