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The Guardian Business·5h ago

‘A true icon of the hair industry’: celebrity hairstylist John Frieda dies aged 75

Businessman styled stars such as Twiggy, Madonna and Joanna Lumley and created popular hair care line Frizz Ease John Frieda, the celebrity hairstylist who launched his own bestselling hair product range, has died aged 75. In an Instagram post, his salon wrote: “It is with heavy hearts that we share the news that our dear John passed away peacefully … surrounded by his family. Continue reading...

Bloomberg (Bluesky)·10h ago

Progressive Democrat Ro Khanna lashed out at opponents of California’s proposed wealth tax after Meta revealed details of how Mark Zuckerberg negotiated a deal to fund his potential payment of the…

Progressive Democrat Ro Khanna lashed out at opponents of California’s proposed wealth tax after Meta revealed details of how Mark Zuckerberg negotiated a deal to fund his potential payment of the levy and stay in the state if it passes.

Ars Technica·23h ago

Trump wanted to give No Kings no air. Then, Meta suspended its Instagram.

Meta faces pressure to protect No Kings Instagram on election day.

Stratechery — Ben Thompson·2d ago

Google Earnings, Facebook Déjà Vu, The Agent Play

Google's earnings miss looks a lot like Facebook's, and that's a credit to Google. The company is being more aggressive than they get credit for.

Stratechery — Ben Thompson·5d ago

Sharp Tech on Video: Anthropic’s S-1 and What It Means for Meta and Muse, You Can See Everything, and Brewers!

Sharp Tech is, for the first time, available on video. You have three ways to consume it: YouTube, Spotify, and here on Stratechery.

Stratechery — Ben Thompson·Oct 28

Meta Earnings, Muse and the Frontier, Musebook

Meta's earnings come in the context of Zuckerberg delivering on his promise; if investors believe in Muse they must support Meta's spending on compute.

Matt Stoller (Bluesky)·Jun 16

This podcast episode (hosted by @ddayen.bsky.social and @matthewstoller.bsky.social) on how Meta is dying has an amazing, must listen side discussion on resistance to authoritarianism. Starts at…

This podcast episode (hosted by @ddayen.bsky.social and @matthewstoller.bsky.social) on how Meta is dying has an amazing, must listen side discussion on resistance to authoritarianism. Starts at 36:00. pca.st/episode/6aa8...

Matt Stoller (Bluesky)·Jun 16

I really enjoyed doing this show with Julia Angwin on why Facebook is dying. Along with an interesting discussion of how authoritarian systems.

r/economics·Sep 26

[Meta] Rules II & III: Policy Proposals and Non-economists

Hi all, In light of an exceeding amount of rulebreaking posts, the r/economics modteam wanted to both clarify the rules and provide some clear examples of rule breaking. As part of this post, please find links to the Rule II Roundtable…