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For all of the money and clout Meta has, it cant stop the triennial emergence of a whistleblower revealing how awful its leadership is. Careless People, the tell-all memoir from former staffer Sarah Wynn-Williams is the latest, dishing plenty of dirt on the house of Zuckerberg. The book has shot to the top of The New York Times bestseller list despite Metas attempts to suppress it.Engadgets Karissa Bell summarized some of the more eye-watering details from the book, and even in highlight form, its wild. Like the fact Mark Zuckerberg, the billionaire world king of the internet, wanted the company to arrange for him to be mobbed when he landed in Asia. Or that Sheryl Sandberg didnt quite grasp how difficult it is to transport live organs between countries.Theres plenty of scorn for Joel Kaplan, the former George W. Bush staffer and friend of Brett Kavanaugh, who has long been seen as the figure behind Facebooks rightward pull. Kaplan is accused of blocking attempts to address the companys role in the Myanmar genocide. The book suggests Kaplan didnt know Taiwan was an island, and that he reportedly harassed Wynn-Williams.Whats surprising, really, is how unsurprising many of the revelations are, from Zuckerbergs venality to the companys general indifference to the harms it creates. Its not likely many of the claims here will make many people reconsider their relationship with the company and its products, either. Dan CooperGet this delivered direct to your inbox. Subscribe right here!The biggest tech stories you missedHonda and Acura EVs will be able to use the Tesla Supercharger network in JuneAs if you needed another reason to hang around a Tesla location.Anthropics Claude chatbot can now search the web tooIt wont be long before theyll have an AI thatll even watch YouTube for you.ChatGPT reportedly accused innocent man of murdering his childrenAnother of the great benefits of AI.Fujifilms GFX100RF is a 102MP medium format compact cameraOne hundred and two megapixels, in this economy?FujifilmFujifilm has been on a hot streak for a while, to the point its looking to flex its muscles with some absolutely wild specs. The company announced the GFX100RF medium format compact camera with, wait for it, a 102 megapixel sensor. Its machined from a single block of aluminum, aping the aesthetic found on the companys other X-series cameras. I cant wait to see the hipsters who wanted something fancier than an X100 VI wasting this cameras talents in the next few years.Continue Reading.Google unveils the new Pixel 9a for $499Meet the new midrange smartphone kingSam Rutherford for EngadgetGoogle has announced the already widely leaked Pixel 9a, its latest budget addition to the Pixel line. It ditches the Pixels famous camera bar in favor of a regular raised lens housing, but it has the same Tensor G4 chip as its pricier siblings. That will enable owners to harness some of the same AI smarts Googles been selling on the flagship Pixels at a far lower price. Check out Sam Rutherfords hands-on to see if your wallet might be tempted to crack open.Continue Reading.Tesla recalls more than 46,000 Cybertrucks over a faulty exterior panelWhoops.Tesla is recalling every Cybertruck on the road (more than 46,000), after it found exterior panels could fall off. Filings with the NHTSA say an exterior trim panel could detach from the automobile, potentially causing an accident. Oh dear.Continue Reading. This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/general/the-morning-after-a-closer-look-at-facebooks-leadership-114522686.html?src=rss
