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Tweet by Steven Tey
@steventey
𧡠Twitter Just Open-Sourced Their Algorithm: Takeaways and Impact
Twitter just open-sourced their algorithm, and it affects your following to follower ratio, subscriber boosts, user groups, and negative feedback loops. The government can also intervene with the algorithm.
Tweet by Matt Taibbi
@mtaibbi
𧡠The Great Covid-19 Lie Machine: Stanford, the Virality Project, and the Censorship of βTrue Storiesβ
The Virality Project was a wide-reaching effort from government, academia, and big tech to control political messaging on social media. It targeted true material and opinions, pushed different standards for truth, and pushed the idea that the public ...
Tweet by David Sacks
@DavidSacks
𧡠Washington Policies Caused SVB's Collapse - Not Wealthy Speculators
SVBs collapse was caused by its own poor risk management and communications, but this is closely linked to Washington's policies. Bidenomics drove the rapid rate hikes which made mortgage bonds toxic, providing the tinder for the crisis. The Fed then...
Tweet by Balaji
@balajis
𧡠Fed Lied, Banks Died: How the Federal Reserve Bank Misled Bondholders and Caused Unrealized Losses
The Federal Reserve Bank (the βFedβ) promised to keep rates low, but then drastically increased them, causing billions of dollars in misdirected investment and bank insolvencies. Despite the Fed arguing that they are not responsible for the outcome, ...
Tweet by Genevieve Roch-Decter, CFA
@GRDecter
𧡠Silicon Valley Bank's Troubling Funding Situation
Silicon Valley Bank recently revealed a funding situation that is likely to have far-reaching consequences. They funded long-dated fixed-rate assets with variable-rate customer deposits in a rising interest rate environment, creating a toxic mix of a...
Tweet by Brad Hargreaves
@bhargreaves
𧡠SVB Closure: A Massive Impact on the Tech Ecosystem
Silicon Valley Bank's closure and receivership will have a major impact on the tech ecosystem. Expect mass layoffs later today or Monday at latest due to the inability to make payroll. Additionally, uninsured balances above $250K are in jeopardy.
Tweet by Genevieve Roch-Decter, CFA
@GRDecter
𧡠Silicon Valley Bank Suffers Massive Losses in Bond Sale
Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) sold its entire $21 billion bond portfolio at a significant loss, causing its stock to decline 54% today. Investors are worried this could be a sign of more trouble ahead for the bank.
Tweet by Jamie Quint
@jamiequint
𧡠Silicon Valley Bank Sees Dramatic Increase in Deposits
In 2021, Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) saw a dramatic increase in deposits. Due to their inability to grow their loan book quickly enough, they had to find ways to generate yield from the deposits. They extended credit lines, provided loans to startups a...
Tweet by Matt Taibbi
@mtaibbi
𧡠The Censorship-Industrial Complex: Uncovering the Reality of Government and Corporate Censorship
The #TwitterFiles have exposed a disturbing new reality of a partnership between government, corporate, and civil society organizations to censor 'misinformation'. This Censorship-Industrial Complex often sacrifices truth in pursuit of narrative obje...
Tweet by Rodrigo ππ
@mathsppblog
𧡠6 Time-Saving Vs Code Shortcuts for Python Programmers
This thread contains 6 useful VS Code shortcuts for Python programmers that can save them HOURS every week!
Tweet by Peter Askew
@searchbound
𧡠Business Case for Developing a City + Wedding Domain
I considered buying a city + wedding domain for $2k to develop, but ultimately passed. After doing some back-alley business case, my dumpster math concluded yearly revenue would equal $21,000, more or less. But it didn't make sense to pursue because ...
Tweet by Linus (βα΄β)
@LinusEkenstam