Wed. 02/23 – The Troubles At Truth Social

Former President Trump’s new social network is number one on the app store, but has had a bunch of issues too. The politics leading to a surge in searches for DuckDuckGo. What ever happened to Amazon’s home robot? And Waymo successfully sues to keeps its failures secret. Sponsors: Napjitsu.com/techmeme Linkedin.com/ride Links: Trump’s Truth Social’s disastrous launch raises doubts about its long-term viability (Washington Post) Fed Up With Google, Conspiracy Theorists Turn to DuckDuckGo (NYTimes) OpenSea NFT Heist Likely Triggers Drop in Activity (Bloomberg) Amazon sues two companies that allegedly help fill the site with fake reviews (CNBC) Amazon’s Astro Home Robot Remains Elusive Six Months After Debut (Bloomberg) Waymo to keep robotaxi safety details secret, court rules (TechCrunch) Gaming Company Backbone Reveals Series A Funding Backed by Ashton Kutcher, The Weeknd, Kevin Hart, Post Malone and More (The Hollywood Reporter) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices