Meta plans a hiring freeze, NASA shoots an asteroid, and Elon's Twitter texts go public
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most read Texts from Elon: As part of the ongoing lawsuit between Musk and Twitter, a large number of Twitter-related texts between Elon and various personalities/executives/celebrities have been made public. Amanda and Taylor take a look at some of the most interesting stuff, with appearances from the likes of Gayle King, Joe Rogan and Twitter founder Jack Dorsey (or, as he seems to be named in Elon's contacts, "jack jack". ) Instagram Bans PornHub Account: "After a week-long suspension," Amanda writes, "Pornhub's account has been permanently deleted from Instagram." Why? PH says they don't know, as they insist that everything they put on Instagram was totally "PG" while calling for "full transparency and clear explanations". Interpol Issues Red Notice for Terraform Founder: "Interpol has issued a Red Notice for Do Kwon," write Manish and Kate, "calling on law enforcement around the world to seek out and arrest the founder of Terraform Labs whose blockchain startup collapsed earlier this year". New Google Maps Features: A bunch of new stuff is coming to Google Maps, and Aisha has the roundup. There's a new style of view intended to help you "immerse" yourself in a city before your visit, a "neighborhood vibe" feature that aims to capture the highlights of an area, and augmented reality features that use your camera view to show exactly where the ATMs are. and cafes are. Hiring freeze at Meta: The era of explosive hiring at Meta/Facebook is over, it seems. The company will freeze hiring and "restructure certain groups" internally, Zuckerberg reportedly announced during an internal town hall meeting this week. Hacker hits Fast Company, sends horrendous push notifications: If you received a particularly vulgar push notification from Fast Company via Apple News this week, it's because a hacker managed to breach the point's content management system. of sale. The hacker also apparently posted an article (now removed) on Fast Company describing how they got in. NASA hits an asteroid: If we were to hit an asteroid from millions of miles away - to, say, change its course and push it away from Earth - could we do it? NASA proved it could do just that this week, crashing a specially designed spacecraft into an asteroid at 14,700 mph. The asteroid in question was never considered a threat to Earth, but it's the kind of stuff you want to test before it's needed. Microsoft confirms Exchange vulnerabilities: “Microsoft has confirmed that two unpatched Exchange Server zero-day vulnerabilities are being exploited by cybercriminals in real-world attacks,” Carly writes. Even worse? There's no fix yet, though MSFT says one has been put on an "accelerated schedule" and offers temporary mitigations in the meantime. audio tourDidn't have time to listen to all of TechCrunch's podcasts this week? Here's what you might have missed:
Evernote and mmhmm co-founder Phil Libin joined us on Found to share what he's learned about remote working and why he's "never going to work in the metaverse." The Chain Reaction team explained why crypto exchange FTX offered billions in the assets of a bankrupt company. Amanda joined Darrell on
Hi everyone! Welcome to Week in Review, the newsletter where we quickly summarize some of the most read TechCrunch stories from the past seven days. The goal? Even when you're overwhelmed, a quick scan of WiR on Saturday morning should give you a pretty good understanding of what's been happening in tech this week.
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most read Texts from Elon: As part of the ongoing lawsuit between Musk and Twitter, a large number of Twitter-related texts between Elon and various personalities/executives/celebrities have been made public. Amanda and Taylor take a look at some of the most interesting stuff, with appearances from the likes of Gayle King, Joe Rogan and Twitter founder Jack Dorsey (or, as he seems to be named in Elon's contacts, "jack jack". ) Instagram Bans PornHub Account: "After a week-long suspension," Amanda writes, "Pornhub's account has been permanently deleted from Instagram." Why? PH says they don't know, as they insist that everything they put on Instagram was totally "PG" while calling for "full transparency and clear explanations". Interpol Issues Red Notice for Terraform Founder: "Interpol has issued a Red Notice for Do Kwon," write Manish and Kate, "calling on law enforcement around the world to seek out and arrest the founder of Terraform Labs whose blockchain startup collapsed earlier this year". New Google Maps Features: A bunch of new stuff is coming to Google Maps, and Aisha has the roundup. There's a new style of view intended to help you "immerse" yourself in a city before your visit, a "neighborhood vibe" feature that aims to capture the highlights of an area, and augmented reality features that use your camera view to show exactly where the ATMs are. and cafes are. Hiring freeze at Meta: The era of explosive hiring at Meta/Facebook is over, it seems. The company will freeze hiring and "restructure certain groups" internally, Zuckerberg reportedly announced during an internal town hall meeting this week. Hacker hits Fast Company, sends horrendous push notifications: If you received a particularly vulgar push notification from Fast Company via Apple News this week, it's because a hacker managed to breach the point's content management system. of sale. The hacker also apparently posted an article (now removed) on Fast Company describing how they got in. NASA hits an asteroid: If we were to hit an asteroid from millions of miles away - to, say, change its course and push it away from Earth - could we do it? NASA proved it could do just that this week, crashing a specially designed spacecraft into an asteroid at 14,700 mph. The asteroid in question was never considered a threat to Earth, but it's the kind of stuff you want to test before it's needed. Microsoft confirms Exchange vulnerabilities: “Microsoft has confirmed that two unpatched Exchange Server zero-day vulnerabilities are being exploited by cybercriminals in real-world attacks,” Carly writes. Even worse? There's no fix yet, though MSFT says one has been put on an "accelerated schedule" and offers temporary mitigations in the meantime. audio tourDidn't have time to listen to all of TechCrunch's podcasts this week? Here's what you might have missed:
Evernote and mmhmm co-founder Phil Libin joined us on Found to share what he's learned about remote working and why he's "never going to work in the metaverse." The Chain Reaction team explained why crypto exchange FTX offered billions in the assets of a bankrupt company. Amanda joined Darrell onWhat's Your Reaction?
