Tag Archives: Innovation

Emily Birnbaum / Bloomberg:
Google asks a US judge to dismiss a DOJ suit alleging it illegally abused its ad dominance, arguing the government had excluded rivals while defining the market  —  Alphabet Inc.’s Google asked a US judge to dismiss the government’s case against its dominance in the digital advertising market.

Rest of World:
A look at Meta’s “spirit of the policy” exception that lets the company break its moderation rules in conflict zones and crises; critics want more transparency  —  An Oversight Board case from Sri Lanka shows the power of Facebook’s “spirit of the policy” exception

Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Disney eliminates its metaverse unit, cutting ~50 jobs, and ceases work on an Amazon Prime-like program integrating Disney+ and other Disney platforms  —  The unit, once seen as developing a new form of storytelling, had about 50 employees  —  Mickey Mouse has left the metaverse.

Scott Stein / CNET:
An interview with Roblox Studio Head Stefano Corazza on Roblox’s new AI tools, generative AI’s impact on AR/VR, building a more contextual moderation, and more  —  Two new creative tools are the start of possibly a lot more.  —  The world’s biggest metaverse may, arguably, be Roblox.

Wall Street Journal:
Uber Eats is removing 5K virtual brands to declutter the app and introducing new guidelines to stop restaurants from listing multiple brands with the same menu  —  Company plans to stop allowing restaurants to list multiple brands with the same menu  —  Delivery-Only Ghost Kitchens Are Reshaping the Restaurant Industry

The Verge:
Elon Musk says only verified accounts will appear in Twitter’s For You tab and be able to vote in polls as a way to address “AI bot swarms”, starting April 15  —  Twitter users will need a “verified account” to get recommended on the platform’s For You page starting on April 15th …

Zoë Schiffer / Platformer:
Documents: Twitter maintains a list of ~35 accounts which it monitors and offers increased visibility including AOC, Joe Biden, Marc Andreessen, and Elon Musk  —  Congratulations to Ben Shapiro, AOC, and … LeBron?  —  Last week, Twitter began notifying users who were verified under …

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Snap’s head of growth and previously longtime product head Jacob Andreou is leaving the company in May after eight years to join Greylock as a general partner  —  Snap’s head of growth and previously longtime product head Jacob Andreou is leaving the social media company after eight years to join Greylock as a general partner.

Jeremy Hill / Bloomberg:
Filing: a federal judge grants the US government’s request to temporarily halt Voyager’s bankruptcy plan, putting its proposed ~$1B sale to Binance.US on hold  —  A federal judge granted the US government’s request to temporarily halt Voyager Digital Ltd.’s bankruptcy plan …

Binance Blog:
Binance CEO CZ says CFTC’s complaint contains “incomplete recitation of facts” and Binance does not agree with “characterization of many of the issues alleged”  —  Today, the CFTC filed an unexpected and disappointing civil complaint, despite our working cooperatively with the CFTC for over two years.