None of the 27 social media creators that NBC sent to the Paris Olympics went viral, in part because they weren't allowed to post videos of the actual events (Marah Eakin/Wired)

Mediagazer: None of the 27 social media creators that NBC sent to the Paris Olympics went viral, in part because they weren't allowed to post videos of the actual events (Marah Eakin/Wired)

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New York Times:

A profile of Bari Weiss as The Free Press expands, hiring a COO and running live events; TFP had over 750K subscribers in July, with 100K+ paying $8/month— Bari Weiss has long been blessed with two superpowers, those close to her say: She knows how to make useful enemies, and she knows how to make useful friends.
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Samuel Moyn /
@samuelmoyn: This profile of one of my most successful onetime students is excellent. https://www.nytimes.com/...

Ashley Smith /
@ashleyareesmith: “It is a salon for the privileged laments of the powerful,” said Wajahat Ali, a writer and commentator who has encountered Ms. Weiss socially and debated her on television, “masquerading as the grievances of the oppressed.” https://www.nytimes.com/...

Graham Smith /
@grahamsmith: this is, perhaps, the most ridiculous bullshit i have ever read in a newspaper. https://www.nytimes.com/...

Saul Sadka /
@saul_sadka: I read the New York Times hit-job on Bari Weiss, so you don't have to. She's a heretic. A witch. Did you know she is a Jew? Her friends are Jews. She is a witch. Actually, she does Jewish stuff. She loves money. Oh, she is rich... and a Jew. Heretic. Burn. The. Witch... JEW. [image] @jeffjarvis: You'd think The Times would be glad to be rid of this fascist enabler. Instead, they assign a *long* puff piece. (Don't @ me saying it also includes criticism. It's huge publicity.) Bari Weiss Knows Exactly What She's Doing https://www.nytimes.com/...

Mark Pincus /
@markpinc: So happy i dont have to restart my subscription to the nyt to read the hit piece on @bariweiss their former colleague who dared to break ranks.

Taylor Lorenz /
@taylorlorenz@threads.net: This piece is not just irresponsible it's also delusional! 😵 💫

Lulu Cheng Meservey /
@lulumeservey: The NYT article about Bari Weiss (gift link in reply) is causing confusion. So I've translated some parts for you: “Her contingent of fans includes members of the so-called PayPal Mafia” = she's bad because Peter Thiel “She is known to request more ‘zhuzh’ in articles” = she [image]

Andrea E /
@aac0519: They are trying to understand you, @bariweiss, but they will never celebrate you. You're still the one who got away. https://www.nytimes.com/...

David Martin /
@bydavidmartin: An opportunist with a knack for flattering dumb rich guys https://www.nytimes.com/...

Benjamin Oreskes /
@boreskes: “She is the only person other than my mother who calls me Howie,” said Howard Wolfson, a former New York City deputy mayor under Michael R. Bloomberg and an admirer of Ms. Weiss's. “And my mother has been dead for more than a decade.” https://www.nytimes.com/...

Bloomberg:

While Netflix posts healthy profits, Disney looks like it will remain profitable moving forward, and Peacock and Paramount are in the red but trimming losses— The five major Hollywood streaming services reported a collective profit of $3.2 billion in the first six months of this year.

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@lucas_shaw@threads.net and

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Luca Shaw /
@lucas_shaw@threads.net: Some good news: Streaming is now a profitable business. The five major Hollywood streaming services will collectively turn a profit for the first time this year. (Doesn't include Amazon and Apple because they don't report these numbers.)

Luca Shaw /
@lucas_shaw@threads.net: Netflix makes more money from streaming than any company ever made from its cable networks. Disney is about to be profitable in streaming. Others aren't far behind. The non-Netflix companies have huge business challenges elsewhere, namely at their cable networks. …

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Axios:
A look at the shrinking pay-TV market, after write-downs by Paramount and WBD of their networks' value, as they try to compete with larger streaming companies

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Stuart Ian Burns /
@feelinglistless.bsky.social: Guys, please, licence your content to Amazon, Netflix or Disney+. Sony have done this and their various streaming partners. People can't afford this shit any more and you're destroying your businesses attempting to scrape about for a smaller part of the market. [embedded post]

Dare Obasanjo /
@carnage4life@mas.to: This week Paramount and Warner Bros Discovery wrote down $6B and $9B respectively in the value of their cable channels. 2.4M cable subscribers cut the cord in Q1 of this year. — The studios undermined cable TV by moving a lot of content to streaming only for it to be unprofitable. …

Luke Bouma /
Cord Cutters News: Paramount Lost $5.98 Billion on Its Cable TV Networks as Cord Cutting Grows

Martin Peers /
The Information: Paramount and Warner Discover Reality

Deborah Sophia /
Reuters: Paramount jumps as steady streaming growth eclipses TV unit writedown

Rest of World:

A look at the consequences of Spotify's disinvestment in podcasts in Latin America, where one survey found 90% of podcast listeners used Spotify— In Latin America, “podcast” and “Spotify” became synonymous; now the audio industry is reckoning with the company's retreat. — • BOGOTÁ, COLOMBIA

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Podnews and @Cefr@beige.party

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@Cefr@beige.party: This is why monopoly behavior needs to be stopped. — Company who decided they were not making enough money from a “digital south” nation pulls their business out of the country, leaving them with nothing. — Less vague: after capturing the podcast market in Central and South America, Spotify shuts down podcast contracts in those markets leaving podcasts with zero distribution. …

Wired:

None of the 27 social media creators that NBC sent to the Paris Olympics went viral, in part because they weren't allowed to post videos of the actual events— In an attempt to lure in younger viewers, NBCUniversal sent dozens of social media influencers to the 2024 Paris Olympics.

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@waterslicer, @ryanbarwick and Rest of World

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Angela Watercutter /
@waterslicer: Smart one from @marahe on how we all watched the Olympics on social media this time around https://www.wired.com/...

Ryan Barwick /
@ryanbarwick: NBC's influencers didn't go viral, “part of that could be due to the limitations handed to the creators, who weren't allowed to post videos of the actual events.” https://www.wired.com/...

Yashraj Sharma /
Rest of World: India wants to make influencers register with the government

New York Times:

Scientific journal Psychopharmacology retracts three papers about MDMA-assisted PTSD therapy due to what it says was unethical conduct at one of the study sites— The psychedelic treatment, for PTSD, was rejected last week by government regulators. — Doses of MDMA, also known as Ecstasy, in street form.

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Fox News, The Hill, Boing Boing, CBS News, Wired and Mercury News

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Nathaniel Weixel /
The Hill: FDA denies approval for MDMA therapy for PTSD

Allan Rose Hill /
Boing Boing: FDA denies approval of MDMA-assisted therapy for PTSD

Alexander Tin /
CBS News: FDA rejects MDMA for treating PTSD, calls for redo of study, drugmaker says

Emily Mullin /
Wired: The FDA Just Rejected a Bid for MDMA to Treat PTSD

Semafor:

Conservative indie publishers struggle to recreate the book sales of major publishers' conservative imprints; The Daily Wire has wound down its publishing arm— The Scoop — It's hardly a surprise that Ben Shapiro is working on another book. Publishing remains one of the most lucrative elements …

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@semaforben and @risj_oxford

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Ben Smith /
@semaforben: Great @maxwelltani piece - rebutting my Times reporting, outrageously - on the conservative publishing bust https://www.semafor.com/...

Financial Times:

TikTok has been sending inaccurate and misleading news-style alerts to users, including a weeks-old disaster warning; TikTok removed some of the notifications— False claims about Taylor Swift and outdated tsunami warnings are among misleading notifications posted by video-sharing app

Bloomberg:

Some longtime users of LinkedIn lament the barrage of performative content from hustle-culture influencers and AI-generated “thought leadership” on the site— Longtime users irked by personal content lament that the job-hunting website has become more like Facebook.

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The Guardian, more at Techmeme »

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Gene Marks /
The Guardian: LinkedIn is a mess. Here's how to fix it

Columbia Journalism Review:

An in-depth analysis shows Metric Media, which runs a network of ~1,300 “pink slime” news sites, received $14M+ from four PACs and four nonprofits in 2021-2022— The Tow Center maintains a list of politically backed and partisan news sites here.

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@tlambert895, @froomkin, @thezedwards, @marywag2947 and @emilybell

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Tim Lambert /
@tlambert895: “The investigation demonstrates millions more flowing to partisan “pink slime” news sites than previously reported.” The money could be invested in actual news organizations to help keep communities informed, but instead it goes to sites designed to trick/outrage/lie to you.

Zach Edwards /
@thezedwards: I've been following this network for a few years — ~all their domains are mapped to 3.82.80[.]110 so if you have a good PADNS source (@silentpush has a free community edition, where I work) you can monitor new domains being added to the network. ⤵️ [image]

Mary Waggener /
@marywag2947: “The payments can be traced to organizations tied to conservative megadonors, including shipping magnate Richard Uihlein, billionaire tech investor Peter Thiel, and oil and gas billionaire Tim Dunn.”

TechCrunch:

Polymarket, which lets users bet on real-world events, partners with AI search engine Perplexity to show news summaries and with Tako to make AI visuals— Prediction marketplace Polymarket, which lets users bet on real-world events, is partnering with AI-powered search engine Perplexity to display news summaries of events.

Variety:

Meta and UMG sign a multiyear agreement about AI, monetization, and more for UMG artists and songwriters on Meta's apps, including WhatsApp for the first time— Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the announcement says the new agreement “reflects the two companies' shared commitment …

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Lauren Forristal /
TechCrunch: Meta, Universal Music Group address AI music in new licensing agreement

Alban Kacher /
Reuters: Universal Music, Meta expand music licensing agreement

Etan Vlessing /
The Hollywood Reporter: Meta, Universal Music Group to Allow Users to Share Songs on WhatsApp

Murray Stassen /
Music Business Worldwide: Universal Music Group and Meta ink new global deal, covering Facebook, Instagram... and WhatsApp

9to5Google:

Susan Wojcicki, former YouTube CEO and a key figure in Google's creation, dies at age 56, after two years of living with cancer— On Friday evening, Alphabet and Google Sundar Pichai shared that Susan Wojcicki has died. She was 56. … Her husband, Dennis Troper, made the announcement earlier this evening:

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Billboard, CNBC, Adweek, Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Digital Music News, @tim_cook, Advanced Television, @johngreen, @nealmohan, @sundarpichai, Semafor, @mkbhd, The Keyword, @dannysullivan, @ijustine, @joshelman, @ludwigahgren, @mattkoval, @lizyybear, @film_girl, @hitsman, @kreekcraft, @wendoverpro, @tdd, @couragejd, @fwiz, @dwiskus, @mws, @nbtjacklyn, @gregorymcfadden, @jeremy_goldberg, Variety, The Hill, IGN, Breitbart, @reneritchie, @mikeisaac, @cadale, E! Online, The Guardian, Barrett Media, @jason, @christine_tsai, Entertainment Tonight, @therealdvf@threads.net, @karaswisher@threads.net, Awful Announcing, @mattross@threads.net, UPI, @mikelearmonth@threads.net, @technologizer@threads.net, @personality_of_colt …, @techstarsrk@threads.net, @akhmxt@threads.net, @traciglee@threads.net, @imgmatt@threads.net, @ben.werdmuller@threads.net, @whartonrigby@threads.net, @thisistechtoday@threads.net, @digitallybones@threads.net, @anthonyquintano@threads.net, @leedugger@threads.net, @matthewsantoro@threads.net, @karlamon.9@threads.net, @czsworld@threads.net, @andrewpbridges@threads.net, @jeffjarvis@threads.net, CBS News, HuffPost, Business Insider, Fast Company, RTÉ, TVNewsCheck, Business Insider, The Verge, San Francisco Chronicle, Deadline, The Desk, @crumbler@threads.net, New York Post, The Information, The Wrap, Reuters, TechCrunch, Daring Fireball, Music Business Worldwide, Moneycontrol, Hindustan Times, The Hollywood Reporter and Hacker News

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Jennifer Elias /
CNBC: Former YouTube CEO and Silicon Valley trailblazer Susan Wojcicki has died at age 56

Lucinda Southern /
Adweek: The Tech Industry Remembers Susan Wojcicki, Former YouTube CEO, After Her Passing at Age 56

Miles Kruppa /
Wall Street Journal: Former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki Dies at Age 56

Camilla Hodgson /
Financial Times: Susan Wojcicki, top Google executive, 1968-2024

Ashley King /
Digital Music News: Former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki Dies Aged 56

Tim Cook /
@tim_cook: Saddened to hear of the passing of Susan Wojcicki. She was one of Silicon Valley's visionaries and she will be missed by so many. May she rest in peace. @johngreen: I'm heartbroken to learn that former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki has died. She was (very quietly) the single biggest donor to our project supporting maternal health in Sierra Leone. She never once asked for credit or attention for her gifts—just privately supported our project

Neal Mohan /
@nealmohan: Today we @youtube lost a teammate, mentor, and friend, @SusanWojcicki. I had the good fortune of meeting Susan 17 years ago when she was the architect of the DoubleClick acquisition. Her legacy lives on in everything she touched @google and @youtube. I am forever grateful for

Sundar Pichai /
@sundarpichai: Unbelievably saddened by the loss of my dear friend @SusanWojcicki after two years of living with cancer. She is as core to the history of Google as anyone, and it's hard to imagine the world without her. She was an incredible person, leader and friend who had a tremendous

Katherine Li /
Semafor: Former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki has died at 56

Marques Brownlee /
@mkbhd: Really sad to hear the news of @SusanWojcicki passing. She took on one of THE most stressful positions and handled it with grace and vision and was incredibly gracious behind the scenes in ways most people never got to see. Cancer sucks. [image]

Sundar Pichai /
The Keyword: An incredible life and career

Danny Sullivan /
@dannysullivan: Legendary and kind are the two words that keep coming to mind when I think of Susan. I can't believe she's gone. My thoughts are with her family, friends, coworkers and all those she touched over the years. Such a deep loss. https://blog.google/... @ijustine: So sad to hear of @SusanWojcicki's passing. She did so much for YouTube and women in tech. So grateful for her continued support in the early days as a creator 💔 Sending so much love to her family!

Josh Elman /
@joshelman: An icon of our industry. Gone too soon, she had so much more to contribute. Very sad day for her family and friends. https://techcrunch.com/...

Ludwig /
@ludwigahgren: damn. super sad to hear the news of susans passing she was the force behind youtube when i went from a fan, to an aspiring creator, to calling youtube my home i had an opportunity to not only meet her but interview her in 2022 before she stepped down as ceo i was nervous to [image]

Matt Koval /
@mattkoval: Sad to hear the news. I observed @SusanWojcicki operate for years as a kind, considerate, and hard-working CEO. She had a calm and steady presence that I will always remember, and she obviously helped make @YouTube the mega-success it is today, despite extreme complexities.

Elizabeth Del Valle /
@lizyybear: Woke up to the sad news of @SusanWojcicki passing. She was the kindest leader, and I personally admire everything about her. I'm grateful for the opportunities I had to learn from you, Susan. I deeply appreciate your advocacy for gamers, employees of color, women, and everyone💔

Christina Warren /
@film_girl: This is so sad. My thoughts go out to her friends and family.

Todd B. /
@hitsman: “Give everyone a voice and show them the world” is a noble mission that few have contributed to as much as @SusanWojcicki. Her impact on YouTube, Google, and the world was immense. So grateful to have had the opportunity to learn from Susan and will forever treasure her spirit.💙 [image] @kreekcraft: Such heartbreaking news... Without Susan, YouTube wouldn't be the platform it is today. I'm so thankful for all she did for YouTubers and online creators in general. Wishing her family all the best.

Sam /
@wendoverpro: I never met @SusanWojcicki, but her work completely changed my life. She built an amazing company full of amazing people. I'm really saddened to hear of her passing, but in awe of the legacy she leaves.

Todd Sherman /
@tdd: So sad to hear about Susan's passing. She was an absolute legend and I feel privileged to have worked under her leadership at YouTube. My thoughts are with her family and friends. [image] @couragejd: Absolutely heartbroken. Susan was one of a kind. Her passion for creators and the love she had for everyone she worked with at YouTube was second to none. I'm forever grateful for the times we shared together. Rest in peace ❤️ [image]

Ryan Wyatt /
@fwiz: Absolutely heartbroken to wake up to the news of Susan Wojcicki's passing. She changed my life by taking a chance on me at YouTube, and I'll forever be grateful. I learned so much from her—both directly and indirectly. She was smart, kind, and fearless—the best kind of leader.

Dave Wiskus /
@dwiskus: Sad to hear about @SusanWojcicki. So many of us wouldn't be here now without her work and vision, and the culture she built inside YouTube. What an incredible legacy.

Muaaz /
@mws: The former CEO of YouTube, Susan Wojcicki, passed away today She's a HUGE reason YouTube is the platform we love today where people can make a living doing what they love to do RIP Susan 🖤🕊️ [image]

Jacklyn Dallas /
@nbtjacklyn: Heartbroken to hear about Susan Wojcicki - just feel so sad for her and her family She changed the media landscape forever and did it with such brilliance, kindness and grace I had the privilege of meeting her last year and she was so warm and welcoming Really sad news:( @gregorymcfadden: @reneritchie @SusanWojcicki So sad to hear about Susan. Such monumental changes taken under her leadership that made YouTube a better place for creators and viewers.

Jeremy Goldberg /
@jeremy_goldberg: sad to hear Susan Wojcicki passed away at 56. i was lucky to photograph Susan for @Adweek when she became CEO of YouTube. from renting her garage to two Stanford students working on a search engine, to helping build a little place called Google. an incredible but too short life. [image]

Michael Cripe /
IGN: Susan Wojcicki, Tech Pioneer Who Drove Google's YouTube Acquisition, Dies at 56

Alana Mastrangelo /
Breitbart: Former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki Dead at 56

Rene Ritchie /
@reneritchie: Thanks to @SusanWojcicki, her vision, determination, leadership, and the unique partnership she sparked between YouTube and creators, we have all not only been given a voice and shown the world, but we've forged together opportunity, dignity, and legitimacy, set the foundations

Rat King /
@mikeisaac: Sundar Pichai, CEO of google, just sent this memo out to all google employees memorializing Wojcicki and the time she spent building the company with Larry Page and Sergey Brin [image]

Chris Dale /
@cadale: @SusanWojcicki touched so many lives in so many ways. Her life was cut cruelly short today. Her energy, enthusiasm, creativity and authenticity were boundless. She loved @google and @YouTube so very much. The world is better because she was in it. She will be so deeply missed.

Corinne Heller /
E! Online: Susan Wojcicki, Former YouTube CEO, Dead at 56 After Cancer Battle

Christine Tsai /
@christine_tsai: ❤️❤️

Miguel A. Melendez /
Entertainment Tonight: Susan Wojcicki, Former YouTube CEO, Dead at 56

Diane von Furstenberg /
@therealdvf@threads.net: Rest in Peace dear Susan Wojcicki, mother, sister, daughter, loyal friend ...Intelligent, thoughtful, funny ... we will all miss you ❤️🙏❤️...witness to our century , Google started in her garage... YouTube blossomed under her leadership... She fought for her life and finally went to join her beloved son Marco ! …

Kara Swisher /
@karaswisher@threads.net: Here are some great interviews I did over the years with Susan Wojcicki, who died tragically at 56 of lung cancer this week, so you get a sense of her. She was a true treasure in Silicon Valley, a kind, warm and loving woman who led with integrity, while also being a tremendous parent to five kids. https://www.vox.com/...

Arthur Weinstein /
Awful Announcing: Susan Wojcicki, former YouTube CEO who pursued NFL rights, dies at 56

Matt Ross /
@mattross@threads.net: Such sad news. Susan was an incredible leader but she led with compassion. She was so good to me when I got my Parkinson's diagnosis and would incredibly find time to check in on me. She didn't always like the creative work I presented. But had an amazing ability to reject work she didn't like without making you feel like a complete idiot. …

Michael Learmonth /
@mikelearmonth@threads.net: Really sorry to hear about Susan Wojcicki ... I interviewed her in 2014, I think her first as new CEO of YouTube. A newcomer to media at the time but unlike so many others she approached it with genuine curiosity and humility https://adage.com/...

Harry McCracken /
@technologizer@threads.net: Such terrible news. When I spent time with Susan Wojcicki for a profile in 2017, and got to watch her at work at a YouTube all-hands, she was remarkably unaffected for someone so accomplished. Here's the part of talking with her that I'll never forget.

Christopher Colt /
@personality_of_colt@threads.net: Sad to hear about the passing of Susan Wojcicki tonight. She was a brilliant and thoughtful person who helped shape YouTube into one of the most balanced information platforms on the planet. She is part of Google's “don't be evil” era and deserves a ton of credit for the Internet you know and enjoy today. …

Mohammed Shahrukh /
@techstarsrk@threads.net: Susan Wojcicki dies at the age of 56 due to Lung Cancer. She was a great CEO in her time at YouTube. The only thing I have from her is a letter signed by her when I reached 100K Subscribers. YouTube really flourished during her reign and achieving 100K used to be a milestone.

Kalim /
@akhmxt@threads.net: Susan Wojcicki is arguably one of the most powerful people in Silicon Valley. You could say her work became the backbone of Google's business and today Google is the “internet” for many of us. May God bless her soul. Cancer is a terrible disease.

Traci Lee /
@traciglee@threads.net: Susan Wojcicki's impact was profound. YouTube (and Google, which was effectively founded in her garage) would not be what it is without her. https://www.thewrap.com/...

Matt J. /
@imgmatt@threads.net: 😢 In my time at YouTube, Susan was universally beloved - a great leader and an even better human. She was also instrumental in the founding and early growth of Google. What a tremendous loss. https://variety.com/...

Ben Werdmüller /
@ben.werdmuller@threads.net: Nobody I know who knew Susan Wojcicki had a bad word to say about her. A sad loss. She had young children, whose world must just have been turned upside down.

Darryl Wharton-Rigby /
@whartonrigby@threads.net: Saddened to learn Susan Wojcicki, who was CEO of YouTube and was one of Google's first employees, has died at 56. I would show her as an example to students in Japan of women in leadership positions. https://www.cnn.com/...

M. Brandon Lee /
@thisistechtoday@threads.net: How tragic... Former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki died today. Her son had just passed away in February of this year. What a difficult time for that family. Thanks, Susan, for all you did for us YouTube creators. You fought for us and started the AdSense program, which allows me and many others to have the careers that we have. …

Sahil Mohan Gupta /
@digitallybones@threads.net: It's such a sad story. Susan Wojcicki, the former YouTube CEO, passed away at 56 after suffering from lung cancer for two years. This is why she left the role, even though she continued to advise Alphabet and Google and was even on the board of Waymo. …

Anthony Quintano /
@anthonyquintano@threads.net: I'm very sad to hear about former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki's passing. I never had the pleasure of meeting her but covered her amazing work at Google in the early years. I photographed her at Vidcon with @rhettmc and @linkneal. Rest in peace, Susan.

Lee Franklin Dugger /
@leedugger@threads.net: Susan Wojcicki, Former Chief of YouTube, Dies at 56. Ms. Wojcicki campaigned for paid parental leave to become standard not only at Google but at other businesses, promoting the policy in an opinion article published by The Wall Street Journal in 2014. https://www.nytimes.com/...

Matthew Santoro /
@matthewsantoro@threads.net: I woke up today to news that the former CEO of YouTube Susan Wojcicki has died at the age of 56 from cancer. I met Susan in 2016 at the YouTube creator summit. In the last 5 years I lost multiple people - my close friend Dylan, another fellow creator and friend Grant Thompson, and now Susan. …

Karl /
@karlamon.9@threads.net: While flawed as a CEO, Susan Wojcicki carried so much of YouTube's weight to maintain the free and open video platform we all relish in. Pulling off that heavy task while battling cancer ain't easy, but it truly is commendable. Thank you, Susan. Rest in peace. @czsworld@threads.net: Creators are posting their letters from Susan Wojcicki in honor of her today. It's made me realize the signature is placed differently my letter compared to some others. This may be a result of different versions of the letter. The 100K signature is clearly computer printed, but I like to believe she signed all the 1M letters herself. …

Andrew P. Bridges /
@andrewpbridges@threads.net: I am very sad to learn about the death of Susan Wojcicki. I defended her deposition in Perfect 10 v. Google. She was one of the nicest executives I ever met, and whip-smart. In her deposition she faced the ugliest stunt from opposing counsel I ever saw in my 40-year career. …

Jeff Jarvis /
@jeffjarvis@threads.net: What a gut punch. Susan was a brilliant executive who led YouTube to become a vital cultural institution and successful business. I witnessed a meeting with editors in Davos when she offered to introduce news executives to YouTubers to learn about truly popular media. They demurred. …

Lucia Suarez Sang /
CBS News: Susan Wojcicki, former YouTube CEO, dies at 56 after cancer battle

Ken Miller /
HuffPost: Former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki Dies At 56

Harry McCracken /
Fast Company: Susan Wojcicki, a key Google employee and ex-YouTube CEO, dies at 56

Ross A. Lincoln /
TVNewsCheck: Susan Wojcicki, Former YouTube CEO And Leading Google Exec, Dies At 56

Sean Hollister /
The Verge: Long-time Google exec Susan Wojcicki has died at 56

Jordan Parker /
San Francisco Chronicle: Former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki dead at age 56

Caroline Frost /
Deadline: Susan Wojcicki Dead: Google Chief Pays Tribute After Former YouTube CEO's Death At 56

Matthew Keys /
The Desk: Former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki dies from cancer

Casey Newton /
@crumbler@threads.net: Some very sad news tonight: former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki passed away today, per a Facebook post from her husband. No cause of death was given, but she was said to be battling cancer for some time. RIP. New York Post: Former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki dead at 56 — months after her son died of overdose in California dorm

Amir Efrati /
The Information: Former Google Executive Susan Wojcicki Dies at 56

Ross A. Lincoln /
The Wrap: Susan Wojcicki, Former YouTube CEO and Leading Google Exec, Dies at 56

John Gruber /
Daring Fireball: Susan Wojcicki, Former YouTube CEO and Longtime Google Executive, Dies From Cancer at 56

Trisha Sengupta /
Hindustan Times: Former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki dies after cancer battle, Sundar Pichai leads tributes: ‘Unbelievably saddened’

Carly Thomas /
The Hollywood Reporter: Susan Wojcicki, Former YouTube CEO, Dies at 56

RELATED:
Washington Post: An obituary of Susan Wojcicki, who was one of the most prominent women in Silicon Valley, helped launch and grow AdSense, and pushed for Google to buy YouTube

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The Register, CNN, New York Times, CNET, @stevenlevy, NPR, @emilychangtv, @ronconway, @gokulr, @janacg, @rkyncl, @tomfrankly, @emilychangtv, Jeff Jarvis on LinkedIn, Newser, @laurengoode@threads.net, Mercury News, Hunter Walk, Wired, Leslie Morgan Steiner on LinkedIn, TechCrunch, Eve McDavid on LinkedIn, Financial Times, Kristina Salen on LinkedIn, @ricmac@mastodon.social, Roshni Joshi on LinkedIn, Bridget Coogan on LinkedIn, MediaPost, Metro.co.uk, Los Angeles Times and New York Times

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Laura Dobberstein /
The Register: Former YouTube CEO, Susan Wojcicki, 56, succumbs to cancer

Paradise Afshar /
CNN: Susan Wojcicki, former YouTube CEO, dies at 56

Edward Moyer /
CNET: Ex-YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki Dies at 56

Steven Levy /
@stevenlevy: Susan Wojcicki was an under appreciated element of Google's success, from its earliest days. Here's my obit. https://www.wired.com/...

Emily Chang /
@emilychangtv: I'm heartbroken to hear of the passing of Susan Wojcicki. I always looked up to her as a mother of five who also built and led massive products and teams — and appreciated her willingness to share how she did it including in this old interview from 2016. [video]

Ron Conway /
@ronconway: The world has lost Susan Wojcicki, one of the biggest contributors to the tech community, but more importantly one of the kindest, thoughtful human beings in addition to being a great Mom. Let's strive to follow her example and make the world a better place in her honor

Gokul Rajaram /
@gokulr: I am still numb and trying to process Susan's passing. It is an unimaginable tragedy because it just seems wrong for such a truly GOOD person to be taken away so early. Google would not be Google without Susan. She ran or deeply influenced every single product in the first 10-15

Jana Chapman Gates /
@janacg: “What is it you plan to do w/ your one wild and precious life?” My kids hear this Q too often & they also know: no one did it better than Susan. She led the way so others could follow, and she did it with her whole heart. ❤️

Robert Kyncl /
@rkyncl: Today we lost @SusanWojcicki, former CEO of @YouTube. My heart is with her family. Susan was a great leader, champion of creators, artists and media companies and brought the power of the incredible talent at @Google for the benefit of creativity around the world. Her impact on [image]

Thomas Frank /
@tomfrankly: I'm heartbroken to learn about @SusanWojcicki's passing. She did so much good in the world. I've long thought about how miraculous it is that myself and other creators - normal kids in our rooms at home - could just start creating things that would actually get seen and could

Emily Chang /
@emilychangtv: Susan's role in making Google, and the tech industry, a better place for women was a big part of my book and her impact will be felt in Silicon Valley for generations. My heart goes out to her family, her children, the people who worked for her and all the lives she touched.

Jeff Jarvis /
Jeff Jarvis on LinkedIn: What a gut punch. Susan was a brilliant executive who led YouTube to become a vital cultural institution and successful business. …

Bob Cronin /
Newser: Former YouTube CEO, Tech Pioneer Dies at 56

Lauren Goode /
@laurengoode@threads.net: .@stevenjayl on the massive and remarkable imprint Susan Wojcicki made on Google, YouTube, and the Valley at large: “What I remember about her is her groundedness. Though fabulously wealthy, she remained consistently unpretentious.” https://www.wired.com/...

Steven Levy /
Wired: Former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki Dies at 56

Leslie Morgan Steiner /
Leslie Morgan Steiner on LinkedIn: We have lost a vanguard. — “When we increased paid maternity leave to 18 from 12 weeks in 2007, the rate at which new moms left Google fell by 50% …

Anthony Ha /
TechCrunch: The tech world mourns Susan Wojcicki

Eve McDavid /
Eve McDavid on LinkedIn: Reflecting on the legacy of legend Susan Wojcicki today. Susan shattered glass ceilings, set the bar and the table for women leaders everywhere. …

Tim Bradshaw /
Financial Times: Former YouTube chief Susan Wojcicki dies at 56

Kristina Salen /
Kristina Salen on LinkedIn: I was lucky to have met with Susan a handful of times in my career. Her big brain and exec savvy notwithstanding, it is her warmth and kindness that have stayed with me. …

Richard MacManus /
@ricmac@mastodon.social: “When we increased paid maternity leave to 18 from 12 weeks in 2007, the rate at which new moms left Google fell by 50%,” she wrote, adding that the company also increased paternity leave from seven to 12 weeks. “Mothers were able to take the time they needed to bond with their babies and return to their jobs feeling confident and ready. …

Roshni Joshi /
Roshni Joshi on LinkedIn: Google's first “landlord” — Employee #16 at Google — Google's first marketing manager — YouTube CEO — Fierce advocate for women …

Bridget Coogan /
Bridget Coogan on LinkedIn: The tech industry has lost a true trailblazer. Whenever I was lucky enough to be in a room with Susan during my 14 years at Google …

Laurie Sullivan /
MediaPost: Susan Wojcicki, Innovator Who Urged Google To Acquire YouTube, Dies At 56

NPR:

Microsoft research details Iranian government efforts to interfere with the US election, including four fake outlets likely using AI to plagiarize news content— Groups connected to the Iranian government are using a spectrum of online tactics to interfere with the U.S. presidential election …

Discussion:
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Discussion:

Alex Isenstadt /
Politico: We received internal Trump documents from ‘Robert.’ Then the campaign confirmed it was hacked.

Abram Brown /
The Information: Hackers Hit Trump Campaign

Krishna Murthy /
The Cyber Express: Iran's Fake News Sites Targeting Voters in 2024 US Presidential Election, Says Microsoft @LaNaehForaday@universeodon.com: Well this is promising! Either we are about to find out some interesting things leaked from the Trump campaign OR we are going to find out someone did something really bad that they will have to blame it on something; like a leak. — https://www.politico.com/... [image]

Peter Krupa /
@peter@thepit.social: lmao Iranian hackers using an AOL account, sure, this is 100% some disgruntled internal campaign worker drama. https://www.politico.com/...

Chris Johnson /
@captainslim@infosec.exchange: How can a political campaign in 2024 still be using phishable authentication for anything? — https://www.politico.com/...

Laffy /
@GottaLaff@mastodon.social: 1/2 BREAKING: — #Trump's campaign says some of its internal communications have been hacked. — The acknowledgment came after POLITICO began receiving emails from an anonymous account with documents from inside Trump's operation. — The campaign blamed “foreign sources hostile to the United States.” https://www.politico.com/...

John Hayward /
Breitbart: Microsoft Warns of Iranian Hackers Targeting U.S. Officials During Presidential Campaign

Savannah Sicurella /
@savokanikan: https://ajc.com/... one of the websites is called Savannah Time

Jessica Bursztynsky /
Fast Company: Microsoft says Iran increasing cyber activity to influence U.S. election

Connor Jones /
The Register: Pro-Iran groups lay groundwork for ‘chaos and violence’ as US election meddling attempts intensify

Doug Cunningham /
UPI: Microsoft warns of Iranian AI efforts to influence 2024 U.S. presidential election

Joseph Menn /