RichardWaters

Tech writer at large, Financial Times

[RichardWaters @RichardWaters]

@RobinKwong @WSJ Congratulations Robin, though the new title sounds a little Orwellian

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@annaknicolaou @madhumita29 ... and here's the link https://t.co/gpAnlrBwpq

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Great scoop by @annaknicolaou and @madhumita29 and nice to see the music labels trying to get ahead of genAI - but it wont mean anything until they come up with terms that are musician-friendly

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What's the new Twitter boss up to? @MsHannahMurphy has some answers

[Hannah Murphy @MsHannahMurphy]

New Twitter CEO tells staff they need to deploy “hand-to-hand combat” to win back advertisers

Among her plans:
- new sound-on, full-screen video ads to run in the TikTok-style video feed
- boost in ads headcount
- facilitate brand deals for celebs
https://t.co/hZkvRpCVKx

[RichardWaters @RichardWaters]

... and here's the link: https://t.co/7Vqdcgp0TS

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Great scoop by @madhumita29 @tim @Tabby_Kinder It's a year to the day since Musk made his offer for Twitter, he's been otherwise engaged while AI had its breakout year. No wonder he wants OpenAI to slow down for 6 months

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@DaveLeeFT @DaveLeeBBG It's been a real pleasure getting to know your @DaveLeeFT incarnation - though I can't believe you're leaving for the other coast just when things are getting interesting around here. Good luck!

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Looking forward to this conversation at the top of the hour. Though predicting what Musk will do next is a bit of a challenge. https://t.co/X3WVE7pt74

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@emilymbender Well I am, and your points are noted!

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Once again @emilybender does an invaluable service deconstructing how we journalists overhype AI. I live in terror she'll take apart one of my pieces one day

[@emilymbender.bsky.social @emilymbender]

I find this reporting infuriating, so I'm going to use it to create a mini-lesson in detecting #AIhype.

If you're interested in following this lesson, please read the article, making note of what you think sounds exciting and what makes you skeptical.

https://t.co/wEdi3HicCk

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(Trying this again without the typo): Had a fascinating talk with @satyanadella about gaming, the metaverse, and what it all means for the future of software and online competition: https://t.co/noI5hpraQX

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Interesting
https://t.co/548FHpnnxU

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My piece on Musk. Love the comments section: "Peak Musk", say some, but in general a recognition of what he's done. Elon Musk: Interview with FT’s Person of the year https://t.co/TbdIgwRYXg

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You have to love the way @elonmusk has turned what could have been seen as a CEO dumping $20bn of personal stock at the height of a bubble into a debate about tax accountability in which he's cast as the responsible one. Genius!

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@MalcolmMoore @TashaBernal @FT Fantastic news - welcome! @TashaBernal Looking forward to seeing what plans you and @MalcolmMoore cook up

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When Big Tech is the solution, not the problem: a "green grid" for everyone could be a huge win from the rise of cloud data centres. Interesting take from @lesliehook and @DaveLeeFT https://t.co/iJFpE3UReK via @financialtimes

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$GME is fascinating on many levels, but some perspective needed. $20bn of market cap is not nothing (and will hurt a lot of people when it evaporates) - but Apple shed 4x that amount today. This revolt looks pretty marginal

[Tom Braithwaite @TBraithwaite]

The FT has a vacancy for an accounting correspondent. This is one of the biggest, juiciest beats at the FT. Unfortunately, you would be following @Tabby_Kinder and @miss_marriage who both smashed it but don't let that put you off. https://t.co/11Ok8Lphs5

[RichardWaters @RichardWaters]

Also fascinating from @DaveLeeFT. Why five star reviews aren't what they seem.
Amazon deletes 20,000 reviews after evidence of profits for posts https://t.co/yj5JP6Epod via @financialtimes

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Fascinating from @PatrickMcGee_
Apple: how app developers manipulate your mood to boost ranking https://t.co/Slxt2M99UF via @financialtimes