🥵 Twitter Says Parts of Its Source Code Were Leaked Online

Plus: Apple's Best Hope for New Headset: a Smartwatch-Like Trajectory, Music industry brace for a TikTok ban, and more…

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Twitter Says Parts of Its Source Code Were Leaked Online. Parts of Twitter's source code, the underlying computer code on which the social network runs, were leaked online, according to a legal filing, a rare and major exposure of intellectual property as the company struggles to reduce technical issues… (Ryan Mac / The New York Times)

kate conger @kateconger

Parts of Twitter’s source code were leaked online. The company suspects a former employee is behind the breach. Scoop w/@RMac18

nytimes.comTwitter Says Parts of Its Source Code Were Leaked OnlineThe leak adds to the challenges facing the Elon Musk-owned company, which is trying to identify the person responsible and any other people who downloaded the code.

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Apple's Best Hope for New Headset: a Smartwatch-Like Trajectory. The company gathers top 100 executives for demos of mixed-reality device before June unveiling. Apple's push into mixed reality will take years to pay off, with the company hoping the device follows the same trajectory as its smartwatch. Also: My… (Mark Gurman / Bloomberg)

Mark Gurman @markgurman

Power On: Apple previewed its upcoming Reality headset to its Top 100 executives at a gathering in the Steve Jobs Theater last week. Its best hope for the headset? Following an Apple Watch like trajectory.

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Hollywood, music industry brace for a TikTok ban. LOS ANGELES — David Ma, a film director in Brooklyn, never had the money to go to film school. And though he loved shooting films, he was largely shut out of the types of opportunities reserved for big-time directors with Hollywood… (Taylor Lorenz / Washington Post)

The Washington Post @washingtonpost

The entertainment industry has become so reliant on TikTok that banning the app could hurt business, industry insiders say.

wapo.stHollywood, music industry brace for a TikTok banSince the last time the U.S. government considered banning TikTok in 2020, the app has evolved from a social platform supporting content creators to an entertainment powerhouse.

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First Citizens Said to Near Deal for Silicon Valley Bank. First Citizens BancShares Inc. is in advanced talks to acquire Silicon Valley Bank after its collapse earlier this month, according to people familiar with the matter. First Citizens could reach a deal as soon as Sunday to acquire Silicon Valley… (Ed Hammond / Bloomberg)

Bloomberg @business

BREAKING: First Citizens is in advanced talks to acquire Silicon Valley Bank after its collapse earlier this month

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Can artificial intelligence write fiction with real tension?. Synthetic Stories is an intriguing new podcast series created entirely by AI We'll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Arts news every morning. In the first instalment of Synthetic Stories, a new series of audio short stories… (Fiona Sturges / Financial Times)

Fiona Sturges @FionaSturges

It's Monday so here's my @FT pod column on Synthetic Stories, an audio series where everything, from the plot and the voices to the music and artwork, has been created using AI. A worthy experiment or the creative end of days?

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