đź”® Sneak Peak Saturday for 2024-09-07
Caught in the Friday rush, here are the stories you might've missed amidst the peak news frenzy!
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By Friday, everything seems to be reaching the peak of getting news turned in before a deadline or dread-line. It sometimes seems like we reach a fever pitch in news coverage throughout the week.
Peak 🏔️ vs. Peek 👀
Then there is a trope, cliché, or bromide about slow news days and the quietly mentioned news updates sent on a Friday — to try and sneak it past wider coverage. Or, in a nutshell, peak patronizing publishing.
In that spirit, here are a few stories that you might have missed on the slow news of a Friday.
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Techmeme: Meta not disclosing which select creators it pays to post on Threads undermines trust in everyone's motivations, as users assume others are “engagement farming” (Ben Werdmuller/Werd I/O)
By Ben Werdmuller / Werd I/O. View the full context on Techmeme.
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Techmeme: Donald Trump says Elon Musk has agreed to lead a government efficiency commission, which would let Musk influence federal agencies that regulate his companies (Wall Street Journal)
From Wall Street Journal. View the full context on Techmeme.
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Techmeme: Leaked documents show an AI upgrade led to an incident where Alexa seemed to favor Kamala Harris over Donald Trump; Amazon says the “error” was “quickly fixed” (Caroline O'Donovan/Washington Post)
By Caroline O'Donovan / Washington Post. View the full context on Techmeme.
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Techmeme: YouTube takes down Tenet Media and four other channels after the US DOJ alleged that Russia was paying US right-wing political influencers to produce content (Gerrit De Vynck/Washington Post)
By Gerrit De Vynck / Washington Post. View the full context on Techmeme.
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Techmeme: S&P Global announces that Dell and Palantir will join the S&P 500, effective on September 23, 2024; DELL jumps 5%+ and PLTR jumps 7%+ after hours (Jordan Novet/CNBC)
By Jordan Novet / CNBC. View the full context on Techmeme.
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