Category: Computers and the Internet

Twitter Tries Calming Employees as Deal With Elon Musk Looms

The New York Times – Business:
With Mr. Musk’s $44 billion deal to buy Twitter set to close no later than Oct. 28, the company is trying to reassure workers about their employment and compensation.
Do You Have Messy Handwriting? We Want to See It.

The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
Is your penmanship a mess? Can you often not read your own handwriting? Share something you wrote and later found hard to decipher.
A Coming-Out Party for Generative A.I., Silicon Valley’s New Craze

The New York Times – Business:
A celebration for Stability AI, the start-up behind the controversial Stable Diffusion image generator, represents the arrival of a new A.I. boom.
A.I.-Generated Art Is Already Transforming Creative Work

The New York Times – Business:
Only a few months old, apps like DALL-E 2, Midjourney and Stable Diffusion are changing how filmmakers, interior designers and other creative professionals do their jobs.
Instacart Is Said to Pull Plans to Go Public This Year

The New York Times – Business:
The food delivery company had been moving toward a public offering, but the window for such deals is shutting amid market turmoil.
Snap Earnings Show Revenue Growth Slowing but 19% More Users

The New York Times – Business:
The maker of Snapchat has been struggling with a sharp slowdown in its advertising business.
Ahead of Midterms, Disinformation Is Even More Intractable

The New York Times – Business:
Ahead of the midterm elections, the proliferation of alternative social media sites has helped cement false and misleading information as a defining feature of American politics.
Texas Sues Google for Collecting Biometric Data Without Consent

The New York Times – Business:
Ken Paxton, the state attorney general, said products like Google Photos and the Nest camera had violated Texans’ privacy rights.
U.S. Details How It Plans to Police Foreign Firms

The New York Times – Business:
A government committee issued new guidelines for how it determines penalties for foreign companies that break agreements to protect U.S. national security.
Amazon Labor Union Loses Election at Warehouse Near Albany

The New York Times – Business:
By a 2-to-1 ratio, the group had its second defeat since a surprise victory in April on Staten Island.
Meta Forced to Sell Giphy After British Antitrust Order

The New York Times – Business:
The sale is the first time Meta has been forced by regulators to sell a part of its business, a sign of increased antitrust scrutiny around the world.
Elizabeth Holmes Case Takes On More Drama Ahead of Sentencing

The New York Times – Business:
The founder of Theranos, the failed blood testing start-up, asked for a new trial after a surprise visit from a key witness to her house.