Новости за 01.04.2023

What happened Thursday had been anxiously anticipated. It was ultimately disappointing for the former president, who expected a strong show of support from followers who backed him when he rejected the results of a democratic election that cast him from office after four tumultuous years. Although these followers previously staged a revolt in the nation’s capital in his name, few turned out this week when he hoped for a powerful demonstration of continued political force.

This week, there’s some good news for everyone who likes to see our titans of innovation doing what they do best: working at the remotest possible margins of the problems that currently assail the world. A “cultivated meat company” named Vow has created a meatball manufactured from the resurrected flesh of the woolly mammoth. Why, for God’s sake? Vow’s goal, as CEO George Peppou put it, is to “transition a few billion meat eaters away” from eating conventional meat, so they’re going to reinvent it... Читать дальше...

On the eve of Elon Musk’s plan to phase out existing verified accounts and install a new order—in which anyone can pay a monthly fee in order to get a blue checkmark next to their name, as well as a series of other privileges—it seems most users are simply…not interested.

It’s confirmed: Twitter is forcing Elon Musk onto your timelines.

On Friday, Twitter announced the public release of the source code for various parts of the website, including their recommendations algorithm, which drives the much-assailed new “innovation,” the “For You” timeline.

The company described the release as an effort to make “Twitter 2.0” transparent, while also claiming they took additional steps to ensure no released code would compromise user security and privacy (something already under threat). Читать дальше...