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🚀 Community Notes are Coming to Meta
PLUS: Donald Trump's Inauguration Fund, Supreme Court Vs TikTok
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Aide: The first IDE with built-in AI agents that handle multi-file changes with perfect accuracy
Meta is ending its third-party fact-checking program and moving to a Community Notes model (More)
Major tech companies have donated over $200M to Donald Trump's inauguration fund (More)
US top court leans towards TikTok ban over security concerns (More)
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Proactive error detection and fixes using LSP tools
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đź“š Resources
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Is SaaS Really "Dead"? Let's have a closer look (link)
The full story behind Ferrero Rocher, the most powerful chocolate brand in the world (link)
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đź’° FundingSwave Photonics raises $28.3M for 3D holographic smartglasses and displays. Boon raises $20.5M to build agentic AI tools for fleets. | đź’Ľ Job BoardArtificial Intelligence Sales Specialist at Google (US) Senior Engineer at Motional (Remote) |
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🗞️ News
Community Notes are Coming to Meta
Meta is ending its third-party fact-checking program in the U.S. and transitioning to a Community Notes model. This shift aims to enhance free expression by allowing users to contribute context to potentially misleading posts. The company will also lift restrictions on political content while focusing enforcement on severe violations. These changes reflect a commitment to reduce censorship and improve user experience across its platforms.
Donald Trump's Inauguration Fund
Major corporations are stepping up to support Donald Trump's inauguration scheduled for January 20. The Trump inaugural committee has raised over $200 million with significant contributions from tech giants including Apple, Amazon, and Google each donating $1 million. Other notable donors include Microsoft, Meta, and Boeing. This fundraising effort marks a record amount for an inaugural fund, surpassing previous totals significantly.
Supreme Court Vs TikTok
The U.S. Supreme Court is leaning towards upholding a ban on TikTok due to national security concerns related to its Chinese parent company ByteDance. The law mandates that ByteDance must sell TikTok or cease operations by January 19. TikTok argues this infringes on free speech rights for its 170 million users in the U.S. A decision is expected soon as the court weighs national security against First Amendment rights. President-elect Donald Trump has expressed support for keeping TikTok operational.
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