オリンピック取材のため来日しているニューヨーク・タイムズのTariq Panja記者氏は8月2日、ローソンで販売されているたまごサンドを気に入ったらしく「このシンプルなローソンのタマゴサンドは、次のレベルの美食体験だ」として高く評価するツイートをしたところ、同紙記者のJuliana Barbassa記者が 「”it looks slightly radioactive!”（意訳:少し放射能があるように見えるね）」とリプライを送ったことが話題となっているようだ（まとめまとめ）。Barbassa記者によ…
A moment that changed me: I realised I had become a masochist – and quit Twitter
Social media brought me better jobs, close friends and love. But I was ignoring the ways in which the constant criticism and approval were shaping my lifeIn March 2009, I type in “twitter.com” and sign up for the next 12 years of my life. I am 20, in m…
Fleet your last Fleet — the Twitter feature vanishes today
You don’t know what you’ve got ’til it’s gone. After a fittingly fleeting time in the wild, Twitter is banishing its ephemeral stories feature known as Fleets, which debuted in November 2020. Twitter began testing Fleets back in March of last year. The company thought that it might be able to lure people who were […]
Substack doubles down on uncensored ‘free speech’ with acquisition of Letter
Substack announced last week that it acquired Letter, a platform that encourages written dialogue and debate. The financials of the deal weren’t disclosed, but this acquisition follows Substack’s recent $65 million raise. Newsletters are all the rage — Facebook launched its exclusive, celeb-studded Bulletin platform last month, and Twitter acquired the newsletter startup Revue earlier […]
Twitter、写真のトリミング機能の人種や性別の偏りを見つけ出すコンテストを開催
Twitterは7月30日、写真のトリミング処理などで複数のトラブルを抱えている[過去記事その1、その2]が、それを解決する手段としてトリミング・アルゴリズムの偏りを発見する報奨金付きコンテストを開催するそうだ。現在のトリミング処理では、暗い色よりも明るい肌を選択してしまったり、女性の脚と胸が顔よりも優先されるといった人種や性別的な偏りが出てしまっているとの指摘がある（Twitter公式ブログ、エントリーページ、The Register、Engadget、iPhone Mania）。
このためコ…
Square to buy ‘buy now, pay later’ giant Afterpay in $29B deal
In a blockbuster deal that rocks the fintech world, Square announced today that it is acquiring Australian buy now, pay later giant Afterpay in a $29 billion all-stock deal. The purchase price is based on the closing price of Square common stock on July 30, which was $247.26. The transaction is expected to close in […]
A ‘safe space for racists’: antisemitism report criticises social media giants
Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube and TikTok failing to act on most reported anti-Jewish posts, says studyThere has been a serious and systemic failure to tackle antisemitism across the five biggest social media platforms, resulting in a “safe spac…
Big tech companies are at war with employees over remote work
CEOs want workers back at their desks. Employees and the virus have other plans.
Yat thinks emoji ‘identities’ can be a thing, and it has $20M in sales to back it up
I learned about Yat in April, when a friend sent our group chat a link to a story about how the key emoji sold as an “internet identity” for $425,000. “I hate the universe,” she texted. Sure, the universe would be better if people with a spare $425,000 spent it on mutual aid or something, […]
If you’re not Kubla Khan
and are not in Xanadu do not a stately pleasure dome decree!