Category: Computers and the Internet

Frederick P. Brooks Jr., Computer Design Innovator, Dies at 91

The New York Times – Business:
He was a lead designer of the computers that cemented IBM’s dominance for decades. He later wrote a book on software engineering that became a quirky classic.
Caroline Ellison Was a Little-Known Crypto Trader. Then FTX Collapsed.

The New York Times – Business:
Caroline Ellison, who ran the cryptocurrency trading firm Alameda Research, has found herself at the center of Sam Bankman-Fried’s collapsed crypto empire.
Tumblr Users Are Wary of People Coming From Twitter

The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
Tumblr is seeing an uptick in activity after Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover, but some longtime users are wary of newcomers.
Lawsuit Takes Aim at the Way A.I. Is Built

The New York Times – Business:
A programmer is suing Microsoft, GitHub and OpenAI over artificial intelligence technology that generates its own computer code.
Saluting in Solidarity

The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
As employees in tech face layoffs, an emoji meets its moment.
Inside Sam Bankman-Fried’s Quest to Win Friends and Influence People

The New York Times – Business:
In just three years, the FTX co-founder built a massive operation to woo politicians, regulators and nonprofits to support his crypto goals.
China’s Grandparents Are Done Babysitting and Ready to Go Viral

The New York Times – Business:
Rapping grannies, crooning 70-year-olds and gamers in their 80s are challenging traditional Chinese views about aging and what it means to have a long and happy life.
What Elon Musk Is Doing to Twitter Is What He Did at Tesla and SpaceX

The New York Times – Business:
Firing people. Talking of bankruptcy. Telling workers to be “hard core.” Mr. Musk has repeatedly used those tactics at many of his companies.
Can Big Tech Get Bigger? Microsoft Presses Governments to Say Yes.

The New York Times – Business:
Microsoft’s $69 billion deal for Activision Blizzard, which is undergoing reviews in 16 countries, has become a test for whether tech giants can buy companies amid a backlash.
Inside Gary Gensler’s SEC Campaign to Rein In the Crypto Industry

The New York Times – Business:
Gary Gensler, the chair of the S.E.C., is at the center of a reckoning over the future of cryptocurrency after the implosion of FTX.
Elon Musk Reinstates Trump’s Twitter Account

The New York Times – Business:
Mr. Musk, who had asked Twitter users about whether to bring back the former president to the service, said, “The people have spoken.”
Leg Booty? Panoramic? Seggs? How TikTok Is Changing Language

The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
A new vocabulary — a little fun, a little dystopian — has emerged on the social video platform, as creators try to get around algorithms and strict content moderation. They call it algospeak.