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Elon Musk will say ANYthing to remain in the spotlight. Having bought Twitter, fired (or forced out) most of its workforce, and attempted to burn it into the ground out of pure spite, the eccentric billionaire and supposed visionary is now touting the idea of creating a new phone if Apple and Google were to ever ban his social media company from their app stores for not playing by their rules. Musk clearly wants to trend over the internet, so much so that he'll say the most bizarre sh*t just to do so. For example, there really isn't any immediate reason to believe that Apple or Google would take down Twitter from their app stores. But that didn't stop Musk from flaunting the idea in response to a tweet by pro-conservative podcaster Liz Wheeler. Not surprisingly, the media ate it up, with write-ups after write-ups of the world's richest man tweeting that he'll build a phone. Never mind the fact that Twitter's current predicament (and a supposed ban from app stores in the future) is of Musk's own causing, with advertisers pausing spending on the platform specifically because of all the changes he's making at the social media company. One of those changes was letting users purchase Twitter's coveted 'verified' checkmark for $8 a month regardless of their identity, which turned out as well as you'd expect. Supposedly chastised by the experience, Musk is still interested in selling the 'verified' checkmark, but after a "manual" authentication, i.e. what Twitter was already doing before its new CEO decided to hand out the 'blue tick' like candies. The only difference this time is that anyone can apply for the checkmark (as long as they verify themselves), and Twitter will charge for the service — which not only defeats the purpose of the feature but isn't even a good way for the company to bounce back from consistent losses. Musk insists that the Twitter purchase is a precursor to his 'everything app' X, but only time will tell whether the tech 'entreprenuer' will be successful in creating a software to rule them all. Twitter ranked #51 in this week's tech company rankings, down seven spots from last week. As an additional note, it sucks that we have to keep reporting on Musk because he just won't stop trending all over the internet. We've already started to experience Musk fatigue, and the last thing we want is to turn this feature into the Elon Musk News Brief. Black Friday Has Come and Gone..📱 .. yet many consumers could not get their hands on the iPhone. As we reported previously, the Chinese factory that produces the phones is dealing with COVID-19-related lockdowns, hurting iPhone production and causing deep discontent within its workforce. Just this past week, workers began clashing against security personnel, held mass protests and continued to flee the location despite promises of better pay and bonuses. Both Apple and Best Buy have already __flagged __a scarcity of the iPhone 14s. We can only imagine the joy scalpers are experiencing, especially considering that Christmas is right around the corner and consumers are looking to snag a smartphone as part of their holiday shopping. In fact, just on eBay, some sellers are charging premiums of upwards of $1k+ for the phones, so good luck getting one! Apple ranked #7 in this week's Tech Company Rankings. Oh, How The Roles Reverse 🏛️ Until recently, FTX's former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (or SBF) was known for spending time in Washington, D.C., rubbing shoulders with the who's who of the U.S. government as part of his personal brand championing regulation in the crypto industry. All of that came to a halt after the downfall of FTX, yet calls for regulation remain, this time from an unlikely source: SBF's competitor and owner of now the largest crypto exchange in the world, Changpeng Zhao. Zhao, the founder and CEO of Binance, recently told Tech Crunch: "Regulation is essential for the crypto industry and will go a long way towards building trust with consumers and institutions interested in the space." Zhao then echoed those comments at a company event in Athens. By all accounts, Zhao and SBF were stark opposites of each other, but it's quite interesting to see how Zhao has taken up the mantle of regulation now that SBF is dealing with legal problems involving FTX. Binance ranked #21 in this week's Tech Company Rankings. In Other News..📰 Amazon, which ranked #31 this week, has decided to discontinue two services in the world's largest democracy India: one related to food-delivery and another related to eLearning. 🧑‍🎓
Russia's justice ministry has categorized Facebook-owner Meta as an extremist organization. Facebook and Meta ranked #1 and #13 respectively this week. 🔫
If you're a World of Warcraft fan, there's a great YouTube video on why it's rude to suck at the game. Check it out here! 🏅 And that's a wrap! This has been the tech company brief, and you were reading Issue #26! See y’all next week. PEACE ☮️ — Sheharyar Khan, Editor, Business Tech @ HackerNoon Elon Musk will say ANYthing to remain in the spotlight. Having bought Twitter , fired (or forced out) most of its workforce, and attempted to burn it into the ground out of pure spite, the eccentric billionaire and supposed visionary is now touting the idea of creating a new phone if Apple and Google were to ever ban his social media company from their app stores for not playing by their rules. Twitter Twitter burn it into the ground burn it into the ground creating a new phone creating a new phone Apple Apple Google Google Musk clearly wants to trend over the internet, so much so that he'll say the most bizarre sh*t just to do so. For example, there really isn't any immediate reason to believe that Apple or Google would take down Twitter from their app stores. But that didn't stop Musk from flaunting the idea in response to a tweet by pro-conservative podcaster Liz Wheeler. Not surprisingly, the media ate it up, with write-ups after write-ups of the world's richest man tweeting that he'll build a phone. Never mind the fact that Twitter's current predicament (and a supposed ban from app stores in the future) is of Musk's own causing, with advertisers pausing spending on the platform specifically because of all the changes he's making at the social media company. predicament predicament pausing spending pausing spending because One of those changes was letting users purchase Twitter's coveted 'verified' checkmark for $8 a month regardless of their identity, which turned out as well as you'd expect . Supposedly chastised by the experience, Musk is still interested in selling the 'verified' checkmark, but after a " manual " authentication, i.e. what Twitter was already doing before its new CEO decided to hand out the 'blue tick' like candies. The only difference this time is that anyone can apply for the checkmark (as long as they verify themselves), and Twitter will charge for the service — which not only defeats the purpose of the feature but isn't even a good way for the company to bounce back from consistent losses. as well as you'd expect as well as you'd expect still interested still interested manual manual new CEO new CEO bounce back bounce back Musk insists that the Twitter purchase is a precursor to his 'everything app' X, but only time will tell whether the tech 'entreprenuer' will be successful in creating a software to rule them all. precursor precursor Twitter ranked #51 in this week's tech company rankings, down seven spots from last week. As an additional note, it sucks that we have to keep reporting on Musk because he just won't stop trending all over the internet. We've already started to experience Musk fatigue, and the last thing we want is to turn this feature into the Elon Musk News Brief . Elon Musk News Brief Black Friday Has Come and Gone.. 📱 Black Friday Has Come and Gone.. .. yet many consumers could not get their hands on the iPhone. As we reported previously , the Chinese factory that produces the phones is dealing with COVID-19-related lockdowns, hurting iPhone production and causing deep discontent within its workforce. Just this past week , workers began clashing against security personnel, held mass protests and continued to flee the location despite promises of better pay and bonuses. could not get their hands could not get their hands reported previously reported previously this past week this past week Both Apple and Best Buy have already __ flagged __a scarcity of the iPhone 14s. We can only imagine the joy scalpers are experiencing, especially considering that Christmas is right around the corner and consumers are looking to snag a smartphone as part of their holiday shopping. In fact, just on eBay, some sellers are charging premiums of upwards of $1k+ for the phones, so good luck getting one! flagged Apple ranked #7 in this week's Tech Company Rankings. Oh, How The Roles Reverse 🏛️ Oh, How The Roles Reverse Until recently, FTX's former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (or SBF) was known for spending time in Washington, D.C., rubbing shoulders with the who's who of the U.S. government as part of his personal brand championing regulation in the crypto industry. All of that came to a halt after the downfall of FTX, yet calls for regulation remain, this time from an unlikely source: SBF's competitor and owner of now the largest crypto exchange in the world, Changpeng Zhao. known known rubbing shoulders rubbing shoulders downfall downfall Zhao, the founder and CEO of Binance , recently told Tech Crunch : "Regulation is essential for the crypto industry and will go a long way towards building trust with consumers and institutions interested in the space." Binance Binance told told Tech Crunch Zhao then echoed those comments at a company event in Athens. By all accounts, Zhao and SBF were stark opposites of each other, but it's quite interesting to see how Zhao has taken up the mantle of regulation now that SBF is dealing with legal problems involving FTX. echoed those comments echoed those comments legal problems legal problems Binance ranked #21 in this week's Tech Company Rankings. In Other News.. 📰 In Other News.. Amazon, which ranked #31 this week, has decided to discontinue two services in the world's largest democracy India: one related to food-delivery and another related to eLearning. 🧑‍🎓 Russia's justice ministry has categorized Facebook-owner Meta as an extremist organization. Facebook and Meta ranked #1 and #13 respectively this week. 🔫 If you're a World of Warcraft fan, there's a great YouTube video on why it's rude to suck at the game. Check it out here! 🏅 Amazon , which ranked #31 this week, has decided to discontinue two services in the world's largest democracy India: one related to food-delivery and another related to eLearning . 🧑‍🎓 Amazon Amazon food-delivery food-delivery eLearning eLearning Russia's justice ministry has categorized Facebook -owner Meta as an extremist organization . Facebook and Meta ranked #1 and #13 respectively this week. 🔫 Facebook Facebook Meta Meta extremist organization extremist organization If you're a World of Warcraft fan, there's a great YouTube video on why it's rude to suck at the game. Check it out here ! 🏅 here here And that's a wrap! This has been the tech company brief, and you were reading Issue #26! See y’all next week. PEACE ☮️ — Sheharyar Khan, Editor, Business Tech @ HackerNoon

Someone Give Musk The Spotlight

Alguien le da a Musk el centro de atención

Quelqu'un donne à Musk la vedette

कोई मस्क को स्पॉटलाइट दे

誰かがマスクにスポットライトを当てる

Alguém dá a Musk os holofotes

Ai đó cho Musk sự chú ý

有人让马斯克成为焦点

Twitter v. Elon Musk Court Filing by Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, July 12, 2022 is part of . You can jump to any part in this filing . This is part 22 of 31. HackerNoon’s Legal PDF Series here FACTUAL ALLEGATIONS VII. Defendants materially breach their obligations to work toward closing and refrain from unreasonable withholding of consent to operational changes B. Musk delays and stymies key operational decisions 115. Since signing, Twitter has complied in all respects with its obligation under Section 6.1 of the merger agreement to operate the business in the ordinary course. In an excess of caution, the company has sought Musk’s consent even for matters falling well within the zone of commercial reasonableness. Though Musk has approved some of Twitter’s requests, he has been slow to respond to ones that required urgency and has unreasonably withheld his consent to others, in breach of his own obligations under Section 6.1. 116. Most notably, Musk has unreasonably withheld consent to two employee retention programs designed to keep selected top talent during a period of intense uncertainty generated in large part by Musk’s erratic conduct and public disparagement of the company and its personnel. 117. During negotiation of the merger agreement, Twitter had sought Musk’s consent to a broad retention plan. Musk’s team deferred decision on the matter; the plan Twitter proposed was detailed, and time for negotiation was short. But Musk indicated he was open to further discussion. 118. During a May 6, 2022 post-signing diligence session, Twitter management again broached the subject of retention, and Musk was noncommittal. He suggested the matter be tabled pending further clarity on the expected interval before closing the deal. 119. Over the weeks that followed, Swan discussed with Twitter management a narrower retention plan than the one that had been discussed during the merger agreement negotiations. Consistent with those discussions, on June 20, 2022, Twitter sent defendants a formal request for consent to two tailored employee retention programs that had been vetted by the board and its compensation committee with the assistance of an outside compensation consultant. 120. Musk initially failed to respond at all to the June 20 consent request. (It would soon become clear that he had fired Swan.) After a follow-up request for consent, Musk’s counsel stated tersely that “Elon is not supportive of this program and has declined to grant consent for it.” Twitter offered to arrange a meeting between Musk and Lane Fox to explain the importance and utility of the proposed programs. Musk’s counsel repeated that Musk “doesn’t believe a retention program is warranted in the current environment,” and said Musk was unwilling to consider the advice of compensation consultants, but left open the possibility of speaking with Lane Fox. 121. On June 28, 2022, following further stonewalling from Musk’s counsel, Twitter urged that a discussion would be fruitful. After initially suggesting Musk might be “amenable to a call next week,” Musk’s counsel replied, “Elon already gave his response but I’ll remind him of Martha’s request for a call.” The call never happened — Musk has continued to duck it — and neither retention program has been implemented due to defendants’ unexplained and unreasonable withholding of consent. Employee attrition, meanwhile, has been on the upswing since the signing of the merger agreement. 122. Defendants have unreasonably withheld consent in other domains as well. On June 14, 2022, Twitter sought consent to terminate Twitter’s existing revolving credit facility, noting that no amounts were presently drawn under the facility and that the facility would have to be terminated in connection with the merger’s consummation. Maintaining the facility requires Twitter to incur ongoing monthly costs. After initially saying he would consent to the termination, Musk withdrew it the next day without explanation. Continue reading here

Musk's 'erratic conduct and public disparagement' caused Twitter employee attrition, per lawsuit

La 'conducta errática y el menosprecio público' de Musk causaron el desgaste de los empleados de Twitter, según la demanda

La «conduite erratique et le dénigrement public» de Musk ont provoqué l'attrition des employés de Twitter, par procès

मस्क के 'अनियमित आचरण और सार्वजनिक तिरस्कार' के कारण प्रति मुकदमा ट्विटर कर्मचारी की उदासीनता हुई

訴訟によると、マスクの「常軌を逸した行動と公の場での誹謗中傷」が原因で、Twitter の従業員が減少した

A 'conduta errática e depreciação pública' de Musk causou atrito com funcionários do Twitter, por ação judicial

'Hành vi thất thường và sự chê bai công khai' của Musk đã khiến nhân viên Twitter bị tiêu hao, theo mỗi vụ kiện

根据诉讼，马斯克的“古怪行为和公开贬低”导致 Twitter 员工流失

Musk is the perfect example of taking a joke too far. After airing his gripe with Twitter's free-speech principles and toying with the idea of building a rival platform, the eccentric billionaire and supposed visionary spent a small fortune to become the largest shareholder of the social media company. What followed was months of legal wrangling in a will he, won't he saga that ultimately ended in Musk being forced to buy the entirety of Twitter for more than what it's probably worth. Musk probably felt very stupid about the whole thing but has now likely fallen victim to the sunk-cost fallacy. Instead of reflecting on the decisions that led him to liquidate some of his own net worth to buy Twitter for $44 billion, he spent his first few days at the company making dumb jokes, laying off employees, and crowning himself CEO. Now he's hell-bent on burning the company to the ground. Just last week, Twitter asked the remaining employees at the company to choose between "working long hours at high intensity" or GTFO. Understandably, hundreds of employees opted to depart instead of working for a megalomaniac, leaving Twitter with a skeleton crew struggling to fix bugs and preventing service outages. Meanwhile, Musk is trying to find someone else to run Twitter. Clearly, fixing the social media company's problems is beyond Musk's depth, so he wants someone else to take responsibility while he justifies his ungodly compensation at electronic vehicle firm Tesla. But here's the thing though: Musk decided to lead Twitter of his own accord. If he had no intention of running the business, he could have just left former CEO Parag Agrawal to run Twitter until a replacement was found. In fact, one has to wonder why Musk decided to buy Twitter in the first place and whether personally involving himself in content moderation is a good idea. Twitter's former execs are probably having a laugh right now, having used the billionaire's hostile takeover bid to jump ship and make millions while leaving the world's richest man to fix the problems that plague the social media company, including its lack of profitability. For now, Musk seems more focused on spurring former U.S. President Donald Trump back to the platform, despite the latter declining the offer after being unbanned from Twitter. Twitter ranked #52 in this week's tech company rankings while Tesla ranked #78. Layoffs Reach Amazon⛈️ And so it happened. Amazon has decided to let go of nearly 10,000 people, following in the footsteps of other tech companies, both small and large, in course correcting now that the COVID-19 pandemic is virtually over. Meanwhile, The Verge published a damning report on a less-known practice at Amazon of hiring employees in India and Costa Rica to review warehouse camera footage in a bid to train the company's warehouse-monitoring algorithms. True to form, Amazon treats its employees even more poorly in low-cost countries, with workers calling their jobs "stressful," "mind-numbing," and "crushing." Amazon ranked #14 in this week's rankings. Business Chat is Where It's At 🤑🤑🤑 In yet another sign that Mark Zuckerberg's focus on the metaverse is doomed to fail, the Meta CEO acknowledged the company's messaging apps WhatsApp and Messenger will drive sales sooner than Horizon Worlds. "We talk a lot about the very long-term opportunities like the metaverse, but the reality is that business messaging is probably going to be the next major pillar of our business as we work to monetize WhatsApp and Messenger more," Zuck was heard telling employees in a company-wide meeting following Meta's decision to let go of 11,000 people. Meta ranked #16 in this week's rankings, while Facebook and Instagram, which are owned by Meta, ranked #1 and #3 respectively. It's Worse Than It Looks 😱 FTX's new CEO John Jay Ray III  — notable for managing the largest corporate failures in history, including Enron's — said he had never in his career seen such a complete failure of corporate controls. Meanwhile, U.S. lawmakers scrambled to figure out who to blame for the lax oversight at FTX whose former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, or SBF, is said to be hunkered down in an upscale neighborhood in the Bahamas as his now-failed crypto exchange flags nearly $3.1 billion in money owed to its 50 biggest creditors. In Other News..📰 Note-taking and task management app Evernote is being acquired by Italian app developer Bending Spoons. 🤝
Google, which ranked #18 this week, set rules on who employees invite for talks at its headquarters. 🔍
Bob Iger is back at Walt Disney Co., BABY! The former CEO, responsible for acquiring Marvel, Lucasfilm, and Pixar during his tenure, replaces Bob Chapek after just two years of retiring from the role. 👨‍💼 And that's a wrap! This has been the tech company brief, and you were reading Issue #25! See y’all next week. PEACE ☮️ — Sheharyar Khan, Editor, Business Tech @ HackerNoon Musk is the perfect example of taking a joke too far. After airing his gripe with Twitter 's free-speech principles and toying with the idea of building a rival platform, the eccentric billionaire and supposed visionary spent a small fortune to become the largest shareholder of the social media company. What followed was months of legal wrangling in a will he, won't he saga that ultimately ended in Musk being forced to buy the entirety of Twitter for more than what it's probably worth. airing his gripe airing his gripe Twitter Twitter free-speech principles free-speech principles small fortune small fortune will he, won't he being forced being forced Musk probably felt very stupid about the whole thing but has now likely fallen victim to the sunk-cost fallacy. Instead of reflecting on the decisions that led him to liquidate some of his own net worth to buy Twitter for $44 billion, he spent his first few days at the company making dumb jokes, laying off employees , and crowning himself CEO. liquidate liquidate laying off employees laying off employees Now he's hell-bent on burning the company to the ground . burning the company to the ground burning the company to the ground Just last week, Twitter asked the remaining employees at the company to choose between "working long hours at high intensity" or GTFO. Understandably, hundreds of employees opted to depart instead of working for a megalomaniac, leaving Twitter with a skeleton crew struggling to fix bugs and preventing service outages. choose between choose between Meanwhile, Musk is trying to find someone else to run Twitter. Clearly, fixing the social media company's problems is beyond Musk's depth, so he wants someone else to take responsibility while he justifies his ungodly compensation at electronic vehicle firm Tesla . But here's the thing though: Musk decided to lead Twitter of his own accord. If he had no intention of running the business, he could have just left former CEO Parag Agrawal to run Twitter until a replacement was found. In fact, one has to wonder why Musk decided to buy Twitter in the first place and whether personally involving himself in content moderation is a good idea. find someone else find someone else justifies justifies Tesla Tesla personally involving himself personally involving himself Twitter's former execs are probably having a laugh right now, having used the billionaire's hostile takeover bid to jump ship and make millions while leaving the world's richest man to fix the problems that plague the social media company, including its lack of profitability . For now, Musk seems more focused on spurring former U.S. President Donald Trump back to the platform, despite the latter declining the offer after being unbanned from Twitter. make millions make millions lack of profitability lack of profitability declining the offer declining the offer Twitter ranked #52 in this week's tech company rankings while Tesla ranked #78. tech company rankings tech company rankings Layoffs Reach Amazon ⛈️ Layoffs Reach Amazon And so it happened. Amazon has decided to let go of nearly 10,000 people , following in the footsteps of other tech companies, both small and large , in course correcting now that the COVID-19 pandemic is virtually over. Amazon Amazon nearly 10,000 people nearly 10,000 people large large Meanwhile, The Verge published a damning report on a less-known practice at Amazon of hiring employees in India and Costa Rica to review warehouse camera footage in a bid to train the company's warehouse-monitoring algorithms. True to form, Amazon treats its employees even more poorly in low-cost countries, with workers calling their jobs "stressful," "mind-numbing," and "crushing." The Verge published published Amazon ranked #14 in this week's rankings. Business Chat is Where It's At 🤑🤑🤑 Business Chat is Where It's At In yet another sign that Mark Zuckerberg's focus on the metaverse is doomed to fail , the Meta CEO acknowledged the company's messaging apps WhatsApp and Messenger will drive sales sooner than Horizon Worlds. doomed to fail doomed to fail Meta Meta "We talk a lot about the very long-term opportunities like the metaverse, but the reality is that business messaging is probably going to be the next major pillar of our business as we work to monetize WhatsApp and Messenger more," Zuck was heard telling employees in a company-wide meeting following Meta's decision to let go of 11,000 people. heard telling employees heard telling employees Meta ranked #16 in this week's rankings, while Facebook and Instagram , which are owned by Meta, ranked #1 and #3 respectively. Facebook Facebook Instagram Instagram It's Worse Than It Looks 😱 It's Worse Than It Looks FTX's new CEO John Jay Ray III  — notable for managing the largest corporate failures in history, including Enron's — said he had never in his career seen such a complete failure of corporate controls. said said Meanwhile, U.S. lawmakers scrambled to figure out who to blame for the lax oversight at FTX whose former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, or SBF, is said to be hunkered down in an upscale neighborhood in the Bahamas as his now-failed crypto exchange flags nearly $3.1 billion in money owed to its 50 biggest creditors. who to blame who to blame hunkered down hunkered down $3.1 billion $3.1 billion In Other News.. 📰 In Other News.. Note-taking and task management app Evernote is being acquired by Italian app developer Bending Spoons. 🤝 Google, which ranked #18 this week, set rules on who employees invite for talks at its headquarters. 🔍 Bob Iger is back at Walt Disney Co., BABY! The former CEO, responsible for acquiring Marvel, Lucasfilm, and Pixar during his tenure, replaces Bob Chapek after just two years of retiring from the role. 👨‍💼 Note-taking and task management app Evernote is being acquired by Italian app developer Bending Spoons. 🤝 being acquired being acquired Google , which ranked #18 this week, set rules on who employees invite for talks at its headquarters. 🔍 Google Google set rules set rules Bob Iger is back at Walt Disney Co., BABY! The former CEO, responsible for acquiring Marvel, Lucasfilm, and Pixar during his tenure, replaces Bob Chapek after just two years of retiring from the role. 👨‍💼 back back acquiring acquiring And that's a wrap! This has been the tech company brief, and you were reading Issue #25! See y’all next week. PEACE ☮️ — Sheharyar Khan, Editor, Business Tech @ HackerNoon

Musk Took The Twitter Joke Too Far

Musk tomó la broma de Twitter demasiado lejos

Musk a poussé la blague sur Twitter trop loin

कस्तूरी ने ट्विटर मजाक को बहुत दूर ले लिया

マスクはツイッターのジョークをやりすぎた

Musk levou a piada do Twitter longe demais

Musk đã đưa trò đùa trên Twitter đi quá xa

马斯克把 Twitter 的笑话开得太过分了

👋 Welcome to HackerNoon's Tech Company News Brief, a weekly collection of tech goodness that combines HackerNoon's proprietary data with internet trends to determine which companies are rising and falling in the public consciousness. Tell your friends and family to subscribe here. Tech companies (and at least one billionaire) spent most of last week backtracking from statements. Meta, who, having clearly shown full-bodied avatars (yes, full-bodied, with legs!) in its metaverse offering Horizon Worlds went totally back on that demonstration to clarify that CEO Mark Zuckerberg and wife Priscilla Chan's virtual counterparts were, in fact, created using motion capture. Full-bodied avatars are coming to Meta's virtual reality universe but you have to wait until next year before you can see them. This was one of the announcements from Meta's much anticipated but ultimately underwhelming Connect event which also saw the release of Meta Quest Pro — a whopping ~$1,500 virtual reality headset that Meta clarified was not the Quest 3 but instead a less bulky and more advanced version of hardware needed to tune into Zuckerberg's vision of The Matrix. The headset is the social media giant's first big product since Zuckerberg bet his all on the metaverse by rebranding Facebook into Meta, but the new direction hasn't won him investor confidence. In fact, investors' lukewarm response has impacted Zuckerberg's personal net worth and led to calls for him to step down and move aside. Facebook is either ahead of the curve or the next in a long line of failures attempting to create virtual worlds that people can step into, and all this chatter about the company and its future helped it remain comfortably at the top of HackerNoon's Tech Company Rankings for yet another week. 👑 Nvidia presses rewind on 4080 variant ⏪ Nvidia has a problem, and that problem is Nvidia itself. Having launched a pretty badass Founders Edition 4090, the company realized that it couldn't just release two versions of the next graphic card. Officially, having GPUs with the 4080 designation — the 4080 12 GB and 4080 16 GB — would be confusing for consumers, Nvidia said, but observers say that the lower (and cheaper!) 4080 variant was simply a rebranded 4070 (which hasn't been announced yet). With the lower 4080 variant 'unlaunched', consumers are left with no choice but to cough up a premium to get their hands on the remaining version of the graphic card. Nvidia's response to the high graphic prices has basically been to 'shove it'. There was also a minor controversy involving Corsair and a tech YouTube channel that benchmarked the 4090. A Corsair staffer called portions of YouTuber Gamers Nexus' reviews "total bullshit" though Corsair later issued an apology for its employee's conduct. Nvidia was trending #69 on HackerNoon's Tech Company Rankings. Musk '💲mell💲' an opportunity Elon Musk has figured out a way to turn his followers into paying customers, and it involves selling items that capitalize on his popularity and social media reach. Case in point: 'Burnt Hair', a newly announced fragrance that captures the "essence of repugnant desire" and sells for $100 a bottle. Already, the 'perfume' has helped raise $1 million for the world's richest man who only recently reversed course again and agreed to buy Twitter. Throughout the entire 'will he, won't he' Twitter saga, Tesla — which was cofounded by Musk — has seen its stock price rise and fall, kind of like its cofounder's erratic behavior. Musk was also in the news for reversing course on a Starlink-related announcement. The billionaire appeared to be wanting to discontinue Starlink in Ukraine unless the Pentagon paid his company SpaceX for the service, but then apparently had a change of heart and decided to continue providing it. Starlink is SpaceX's satellite internet service and has been crucial in keeping Ukraine’s military online during the war against Russia. Twitter was trending #60 this week, while Tesla was trending #91 on HackerNoon's Tech Company Rankings. And that’s a wrap! Thanks for reading Tech Company News Brief Issue #20! See y’all next week. PEACE ☮️ — Sheharyar Khan, Editor, Business Tech @ HackerNoon 👋 Welcome to HackerNoon's Tech Company News Brief, a weekly collection of tech goodness that combines HackerNoon's proprietary data with internet trends to determine which companies are rising and falling in the public consciousness. Tell your friends and family to subscribe here. Welcome to HackerNoon's Tech Company News Brief, a weekly collection of tech goodness that combines HackerNoon's proprietary data with internet trends to determine which companies are rising and falling in the public consciousness. Tell your friends and family to subscribe here . here here Tech companies (and at least one billionaire) spent most of last week backtracking from statements. Meta , who, having clearly shown full-bodied avatars (yes, full-bodied, with legs!) in its metaverse offering Horizon Worlds went totally back on that demonstration to clarify that CEO Mark Zuckerberg and wife Priscilla Chan's virtual counterparts were, in fact, created using motion capture . Meta Meta created using motion capture created using motion capture Full-bodied avatars are coming to Meta's virtual reality universe but you have to wait until next year before you can see them. This was one of the announcements from Meta's much anticipated but ultimately underwhelming Connect event which also saw the release of Meta Quest Pro — a whopping ~$1,500 virtual reality headset that Meta clarified was not the Quest 3 but instead a less bulky and more advanced version of hardware needed to tune into Zuckerberg's vision of The Matrix. are Connect Connect not The headset is the social media giant's first big product since Zuckerberg bet his all on the metaverse by rebranding Facebook into Meta, but the new direction hasn't won him investor confidence. In fact, investors' lukewarm response has impacted Zuckerberg's personal net worth and led to calls for him to step down and move aside . Facebook Facebook impacted impacted step down and move aside step down and move aside Facebook is either ahead of the curve or the next in a long line of failures attempting to create virtual worlds that people can step into, and all this chatter about the company and its future helped it remain comfortably at the top of HackerNoon's Tech Company Rankings for yet another week. 👑 long line of failures long line of failures Nvidia presses rewind on 4080 variant ⏪ Nvidia has a problem, and that problem is Nvidia itself. Nvidia Nvidia Having launched a pretty badass Founders Edition 4090, the company realized that it couldn't just release two versions of the next graphic card. Officially, having GPUs with the 4080 designation — the 4080 12 GB and 4080 16 GB — would be confusing for consumers, Nvidia said, but observers say that the lower (and cheaper!) 4080 variant was simply a rebranded 4070 (which hasn't been announced yet). observers say observers say With the lower 4080 variant ' unlaunched ', consumers are left with no choice but to cough up a premium to get their hands on the remaining version of the graphic card. Nvidia's response to the high graphic prices has basically been to 'shove it'. unlaunched unlaunched response response There was also a minor controversy involving Corsair and a tech YouTube channel that benchmarked the 4090. A Corsair staffer called portions of YouTuber Gamers Nexus' reviews "total bullshit" though Corsair later issued an apology for its employee's conduct. called called Nvidia was trending #69 on HackerNoon's Tech Company Rankings . Tech Company Rankings Tech Company Rankings Musk '💲mell💲' an opportunity Elon Musk has figured out a way to turn his followers into paying customers, and it involves selling items that capitalize on his popularity and social media reach. Case in point: ' Burnt Hair ', a newly announced fragrance that captures the "essence of repugnant desire" and sells for $100 a bottle. Burnt Hair Burnt Hair Already, the 'perfume' has helped raise $1 million for the world's richest man who only recently reversed course again and agreed to buy Twitter . Throughout the entire 'will he, won't he' Twitter saga, Tesla — which was cofounded by Musk — has seen its stock price rise and fall , kind of like its cofounder's erratic behavior. $1 million $1 million world's richest man world's richest man reversed course again reversed course again buy buy Twitter Twitter Tesla Tesla fall fall Musk was also in the news for reversing course on a Starlink-related announcement. The billionaire appeared to be wanting to discontinue Starlink in Ukraine unless the Pentagon paid his company SpaceX for the service, but then apparently had a change of heart and decided to continue providing it. Starlink is SpaceX's satellite internet service and has been crucial in keeping Ukraine’s military online during the war against Russia. reversing course reversing course Twitter was trending #60 this week, while Tesla was trending #91 on HackerNoon's Tech Company Rankings . Tech Company Rankings And that’s a wrap! Thanks for reading Tech Company News Brief Issue #20! See y’all next week. PEACE ☮️ — Sheharyar Khan, Editor, Business Tech @ HackerNoon — Sheharyar Khan, Editor, Business Tech @ HackerNoon

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I am pleased to invite Brilliantcrypto's Chief Executive Officer, Harai Yoshiaki, to this exclusive interview. Brilliantcrypto has grown remarkably since its June 2024 launch, hitting vital benchmarks in transaction volume and user engagement. Additionally, the platform has captured the attention of players all across the world with its unique combination of strategy, adventure, and real-world rewards. Harai Yoshiaki will go over the main elements of Brilliantcrypto's quick growth in this interview, including its innovative gaming features, long-term play-to-earn strategy, and future development plans. Let's dive in. — Ade: Could you tell us about the motivation for Brilliantcrypto and how it embodies the spirit of exploration and gem mining, similar to historical events like the Gold Rush? Harai Yoshiaki: Of course. Originally, the idea for Brilliantcrypto came from the founder’s interest in two particular forms of value: gemstones and Bitcoin. He is both a big gemstone collector and has also been watching and investing in Bitcoin for a long time, so he wanted to try to combine the two and create digital gemstones on the blockchain. The game is the vehicle for generating these new assets. In a sense, it is a digital gemstone rush. Once the project becomes mainstream, it will surely cause a big stir in the gaming community. Ade: What distinguishes Brilliantcrypto from other play-to-earn games, and could you explain how users go from being casual players to becoming profitable miners? Harai Yoshiaki: Brilliantcrypto is different in that it aims to be sustainable. Most play-to-earn games, or at least all of the games that made the genre popular, are known to have been similar to “ponzi” schemes. In order to earn the token, you must purchase the token, and the earnings of the early investors are powered by new investors - when new investors cease joining, the value collapses. \ Brilliantcrypto does this differently. The “earning” aspect exists through the sale of the NFT gemstones mined in the game, and the token, a separate entity, is the entry to this possibility (through the purchase of NFT pickaxes). Meanwhile, the gemstones are positioned for purchase from gemstone enthusiasts, NFT collectors, and those who intend to use them in digital worlds as NFT fashion in the future. Therefore, the value of the gemstones (the asset to be earned) is subject to outside investment, breaking the closed-circle economy and promoting sustainability. Ade: In what ways does Brilliantcrypto's decentralized gameplay model promote sustainability, fair play, and transparency? Additionally, what effect does the "Proof of Gaming" concept have on the game's economy? Harai Yoshiaki: The main decentralized concept of Brilliantcrypto is that the team is not responsible for the generation of the NFT gemstones - the players are. If the gemstones are not mined, then they will not be generated. Further, The aspects of each individual gemstone (Color, Clarity, Cut, and Carat Weight) are decided by an innovative open-source algorithm that uses the future unpredictability of blockchain transaction hashes as a key to randomize these factors. The team cannot predict if, when or where an extremely rare gemstone will appear. The team also has a strong relationship with its community and aims to be timely and transparent about updates or new developments surrounding the project. Ade: Could you provide more details on the BRIL token's benefits and mechanics, such as its listing on international cryptocurrency exchanges like Bit2Me, its utility within the game, and its potential impact on the game's user base expansion? Harai Yoshiaki: The BRIL token broke records in Japan, with its IEO reaching $212 million USD in application funds, the largest ever on the Coincheck IEO platform and, therefore, likely the largest in Japan. The token can be used for purchasing pickaxes and gemstones, repairing and upgrading pickaxes, and incentivizing scholars. It is typically stable as the token is the target of “earning” in the game, which is a benefit. It also trades in over 60 countries on the Bit2Me platform, which will promote the expansion of the game around the world. We plan to list the token on more and more exchanges to make it more available for potential players. Ade: How does the scholar system work in detail? What are the typical arrangements between mine owners and scholars, and how are rewards split? Harai Yoshiaki: The scholarship system is fully inbuilt, and pickaxe owners can choose how much BRIL is distributed to those who mine “Brilliantstones” in the game on their behalf. Gemstones and Treasure Capsules (containing items such as dynamite or costumes) are sent to the owner, while the Brilliantstones are split between the owner and the scholars who are mining in the mine. Ade: What enhancements or new features will be added to Brilliantcrypto Version 1.1.6, and are there any further releases planned for iOS? Harai Yoshiaki: The update will feature updates to the scholarship U.I, as well as marketplace features, such as a new “bulk sale” feature and the ability to change prices for items while they are on sale. Also, some other minor fixes will ship with the update. We will make announcements about future updates as soon as the information becomes available. Ade: Can you tell us more about Brilliantcrypto's experience at NFT Brazil 2024, including the reception of the Proof of Gaming concept? Are there any plans for similar events or expansions in other regions? Harai Yoshiaki: Brilliantcrypto has been at events around the world on many continents and has received a great response every time from the passionate web3 gamers that visit the booth. We have also been able to meet some great business partners through participating in these events. NFT Brazil 2024, in particular, was a great event with a greater ratio of gamers than usual, and we were able to connect with many community leaders to help us distribute the game in the country. Ade: Could you perhaps share more details about Brilliantcrypto's roadmap? What new features, collaborations, or expansions are planned for Q4 20224 and the foreseeable future? Harai Yoshiaki: We plan to start work on phase 2 of our roadmap, which is the feature that allows players to create NFT jewelry using their NFT gemstones. Following this, we hope to propagate this jewelry throughout the digital world through collaborations with large-scale metaverses and fashion brands alike. I am pleased to invite Brilliantcrypto's Chief Executive Officer, Harai Yoshiaki, to this exclusive interview. I am pleased to invite Brilliantcrypto's Chief Executive Officer, Harai Yoshiaki, to this exclusive interview. Brilliantcrypto has grown remarkably since its June 2024 launch, hitting vital benchmarks in transaction volume and user engagement. Additionally, the platform has captured the attention of players all across the world with its unique combination of strategy, adventure, and real-world rewards. Brilliantcrypto has grown remarkably since its June 2024 launch, hitting vital benchmarks in transaction volume and user engagement. Additionally, the platform has captured the attention of players all across the world with its unique combination of strategy, adventure, and real-world rewards. Brilliantcrypto Brilliantcrypto Harai Yoshiaki will go over the main elements of Brilliantcrypto's quick growth in this interview, including its innovative gaming features, long-term play-to-earn strategy, and future development plans. Let's dive in. — Ade: Could you tell us about the motivation for Brilliantcrypto and how it embodies the spirit of exploration and gem mining, similar to historical events like the Gold Rush? Ade: Could you tell us about the motivation for Brilliantcrypto and how it embodies the spirit of exploration and gem mining, similar to historical events like the Gold Rush? Could you tell us about the motivation for Brilliantcrypto and how it embodies the spirit of exploration and gem mining, similar to historical events like the Gold Rush? Harai Yoshiaki: Of course. Originally, the idea for Brilliantcrypto came from the founder’s interest in two particular forms of value: gemstones and Bitcoin. He is both a big gemstone collector and has also been watching and investing in Bitcoin for a long time, so he wanted to try to combine the two and create digital gemstones on the blockchain. The game is the vehicle for generating these new assets. Harai Yoshiaki: In a sense, it is a digital gemstone rush. Once the project becomes mainstream, it will surely cause a big stir in the gaming community. Ade: What distinguishes Brilliantcrypto from other play-to-earn games, and could you explain how users go from being casual players to becoming profitable miners? Ade: What distinguishes Brilliantcrypto from other play-to-earn games, and could you explain how users go from being casual players to becoming profitable miners? What distinguishes Brilliantcrypto from other play-to-earn games, and could you explain how users go from being casual players to becoming profitable miners? Harai Yoshiaki: Brilliantcrypto is different in that it aims to be sustainable. Most play-to-earn games, or at least all of the games that made the genre popular, are known to have been similar to “ponzi” schemes. In order to earn the token, you must purchase the token, and the earnings of the early investors are powered by new investors - when new investors cease joining, the value collapses. \ Harai Yoshiaki: Brilliantcrypto does this differently. The “earning” aspect exists through the sale of the NFT gemstones mined in the game, and the token, a separate entity, is the entry to this possibility (through the purchase of NFT pickaxes). Meanwhile, the gemstones are positioned for purchase from gemstone enthusiasts, NFT collectors, and those who intend to use them in digital worlds as NFT fashion in the future. Therefore, the value of the gemstones (the asset to be earned) is subject to outside investment, breaking the closed-circle economy and promoting sustainability. Ade: In what ways does Brilliantcrypto's decentralized gameplay model promote sustainability, fair play, and transparency? Additionally, what effect does the "Proof of Gaming" concept have on the game's economy? Ade: In what ways does Brilliantcrypto's decentralized gameplay model promote sustainability, fair play, and transparency? Additionally, what effect does the "Proof of Gaming" concept have on the game's economy? Ade: In what ways does Brilliantcrypto's decentralized gameplay model promote sustainability, fair play, and transparency? Additionally, what effect does the "Proof of Gaming" concept have on the game's economy? Harai Yoshiaki: The main decentralized concept of Brilliantcrypto is that the team is not responsible for the generation of the NFT gemstones - the players are. If the gemstones are not mined, then they will not be generated. Harai Yoshiaki: Further, The aspects of each individual gemstone (Color, Clarity, Cut, and Carat Weight) are decided by an innovative open-source algorithm that uses the future unpredictability of blockchain transaction hashes as a key to randomize these factors. The team cannot predict if, when or where an extremely rare gemstone will appear. The team also has a strong relationship with its community and aims to be timely and transparent about updates or new developments surrounding the project. Ade: Could you provide more details on the BRIL token's benefits and mechanics, such as its listing on international cryptocurrency exchanges like Bit2Me, its utility within the game, and its potential impact on the game's user base expansion? Ade: Could you provide more details on the BRIL token's benefits and mechanics, such as its listing on international cryptocurrency exchanges like Bit2Me, its utility within the game, and its potential impact on the game's user base expansion? Could you provide more details on the BRIL token's benefits and mechanics, such as its listing on international cryptocurrency exchanges like Bit2Me, its utility within the game, and its potential impact on the game's user base expansion? Harai Yoshiaki: The BRIL token broke records in Japan, with its IEO reaching $212 million USD in application funds, the largest ever on the Coincheck IEO platform and, therefore, likely the largest in Japan. Harai Yoshiaki: The token can be used for purchasing pickaxes and gemstones, repairing and upgrading pickaxes, and incentivizing scholars. It is typically stable as the token is the target of “earning” in the game, which is a benefit. It also trades in over 60 countries on the Bit2Me platform, which will promote the expansion of the game around the world. We plan to list the token on more and more exchanges to make it more available for potential players. Ade: How does the scholar system work in detail? What are the typical arrangements between mine owners and scholars, and how are rewards split? Ade: How does the scholar system work in detail? What are the typical arrangements between mine owners and scholars, and how are rewards split? How does the scholar system work in detail? What are the typical arrangements between mine owners and scholars, and how are rewards split? Harai Yoshiaki: The scholarship system is fully inbuilt, and pickaxe owners can choose how much BRIL is distributed to those who mine “Brilliantstones” in the game on their behalf. Gemstones and Treasure Capsules (containing items such as dynamite or costumes) are sent to the owner, while the Brilliantstones are split between the owner and the scholars who are mining in the mine. Harai Yoshiaki: Ade: What enhancements or new features will be added to Brilliantcrypto Version 1.1.6, and are there any further releases planned for iOS? Ade: What enhancements or new features will be added to Brilliantcrypto Version 1.1.6, and are there any further releases planned for iOS? Ade: What enhancements or new features will be added to Brilliantcrypto Version 1.1.6, and are there any further releases planned for iOS? Harai Yoshiaki: The update will feature updates to the scholarship U.I, as well as marketplace features, such as a new “bulk sale” feature and the ability to change prices for items while they are on sale. Also, some other minor fixes will ship with the update. Harai Yoshiaki: We will make announcements about future updates as soon as the information becomes available. Ade: Can you tell us more about Brilliantcrypto's experience at NFT Brazil 2024, including the reception of the Proof of Gaming concept? Are there any plans for similar events or expansions in other regions? Ade: Can you tell us more about Brilliantcrypto's experience at NFT Brazil 2024, including the reception of the Proof of Gaming concept? Are there any plans for similar events or expansions in other regions? Can you tell us more about Brilliantcrypto's experience at NFT Brazil 2024, including the reception of the Proof of Gaming concept? Are there any plans for similar events or expansions in other regions? Harai Yoshiaki: Brilliantcrypto has been at events around the world on many continents and has received a great response every time from the passionate web3 gamers that visit the booth. We have also been able to meet some great business partners through participating in these events. Harai Yoshiaki: NFT Brazil 2024, in particular, was a great event with a greater ratio of gamers than usual, and we were able to connect with many community leaders to help us distribute the game in the country. Ade: Could you perhaps share more details about Brilliantcrypto's roadmap? What new features, collaborations, or expansions are planned for Q4 20224 and the foreseeable future? Ade: Could you perhaps share more details about Brilliantcrypto's roadmap? What new features, collaborations, or expansions are planned for Q4 20224 and the foreseeable future? Could you perhaps share more details about Brilliantcrypto's roadmap? What new features, collaborations, or expansions are planned for Q4 20224 and the foreseeable future? Harai Yoshiaki: We plan to start work on phase 2 of our roadmap, which is the feature that allows players to create NFT jewelry using their NFT gemstones. Following this, we hope to propagate this jewelry throughout the digital world through collaborations with large-scale metaverses and fashion brands alike. Harai Yoshiaki:

Interview with Brilliantcrypto's CEO: Insights on Innovation, Growth, and What's Next

It’s been two weeks since we took action and made working from home mandatory for all the team members. Our top priority remains the health and safety of our team members. We have a responsibility to support our communities through the health crisis caused by COVID-19. Moving to a 100% work-from-home policy in such a short time frame is not easy, but there are companies that thrive in a remote environment. The best example is GitLab. GitLab is the world’s largest all-remote workforce, with over 1,200 employees spread across 67 countries. We are one of the few GitLab partners in the Performance Measurements field. GitLab has been able to grow continuously because they have a process put in place. One of the key elements of focusing on the process is measuring the process. Git Analytics tools, such as Waydev or Gitprime (Pluralsight Flow) help engineering leaders manage remote teams effectively by providing actionable metrics and features that translate into visibility, velocity, and productivity enhancement. Waydev’s & Gitprime's features help engineering leaders to run nondisruptive daily stand-ups, effective one-on-ones and enable a healthy code review workflow. For Daily stand-ups, the Work Log provides a high-level view of your engineering team’s activity, such as commits and pull requests, so both engineering managers and engineers don’t need to waste time on questioning and reporting. For One-on-ones, the Developer Summary offers a low-level view of the activity of each engineer, so engineering managers can see what are their engineers working on, spot and eliminate any blocker that might be holding down their team. For Project Health Checking, the Project Timeline helps engineering leaders to see how work focus and volume shift over time. You can see whether your engineers focus on creating new code, refactoring old code or on helping others. You are able to view and correlate how events impacted your team’s velocity and performance, and direct your data-driven decisions. We divide our metrics into: Code-level metrics The code-level metrics provide engineering leaders with insights regarding their engineers’ efficiency and productivity. Impact is a way to measure the amplitude of code changes that happen, in a more complex manner than measuring raw lines of code. The algorithm behind the Impact is similar to Google’s Page Ranking algorithm. It comprises multiple data points that translate engineers’ output into both business value and cognitive load. Churn represents the percentage of code that has been rewritten or deleted shortly after being written. Of course, nothing works perfectly from the first try, but if this percentage experiences spikes, you might want to analyze that. It might have only been a change in specifications, but it could also mean that an engineer got the requirements wrong, or that a manager wasn’t clear enough. This can help you diagnose issues early and fix them in a timely manner. Technical Debt represents the amount of refactoring code done by an engineer. Usually, the process of paying down technical debt is a less shiny process than releasing new features, but it is more complex and it carries a higher cognitive load. Paying down technical debt might enable engineering teams to release a new feature or fix a long-running flaw that had the potential to affect the whole project. Code collaboration metrics Code collaboration metrics provide an understanding of the code review process. They quantify the effectiveness of the engineers’ collaborative work and knowledge sharing. Review coverage calculates the percentage of pull requests that had been reviewed before being merged. This metric helps you gain a better understanding of your team’s code review process and aids you in spotting unhealthy code review patterns. A low review coverage translates into a higher chance of putting buggy code into production, whereas a high review coverage decreases the chances of buggy code to be put into production. Time to Resolve measures the velocity of the code review activity. It represents the average time it takes to close a pull request. Sharing Index measures how broadly information is being shared amongst a team. We know Waydev and Gitprime is particularly useful for tracking your engineers’ output when they are working remotely, and after seeing increased usage in the regions hit hardest by the virus, we’re taking immediate action to ensure our product is accessible to as many people as possible. Photo source: https://circleci.com/blog/how-to-successfully-work-from-home-strategies-for-remote-work/ Previously published at https://waydev.co/remote-work-for-engineering-managers/ It’s been two weeks since we took action and made working from home mandatory for all the team members. Our top priority remains the health and safety of our team members. We have a responsibility to support our communities through the health crisis caused by COVID-19. Moving to a 100% work-from-home policy in such a short time frame is not easy, but there are companies that thrive in a remote environment. The best example is GitLab. GitLab is the world’s largest all-remote workforce, with over 1,200 employees spread across 67 countries. We are one of the few GitLab partners in the Performance Measurements field . 100% work-from-home policy GitLab partners in the Performance Measurements field GitLab has been able to grow continuously because they have a process put in place. One of the key elements of focusing on the process is measuring the process . Git Analytics tools , such as Waydev or Gitprime (Pluralsight Flow) help engineering leaders manage remote teams effectively by providing actionable metrics and features that translate into visibility, velocity, and productivity enhancement. measuring the process Git Analytics tools Git Analytics tools Waydev Gitprime Waydev’s & Gitprime's features help engineering leaders to run nondisruptive daily stand-ups , effective one-on-ones and enable a healthy code review workflow . run nondisruptive daily stand-ups one-on-ones enable a healthy code review workflow For Daily stand-ups , the Work Log provides a high-level view of your engineering team’s activity, such as commits and pull requests, so both engineering managers and engineers don’t need to waste time on questioning and reporting. Daily stand-ups Work Log For One-on-ones , the Developer Summary offers a low-level view of the activity of each engineer, so engineering managers can see what are their engineers working on, spot and eliminate any blocker that might be holding down their team. One-on-ones Developer Summary For Project Health Checking , the Project Timeline helps engineering leaders to see how work focus and volume shift over time. You can see whether your engineers focus on creating new code, refactoring old code or on helping others. You are able to view and correlate how events impacted your team’s velocity and performance, and direct your data-driven decisions. Project Health Checking Project Timeline We divide our metrics into: Code-level metrics The code-level metrics provide engineering leaders with insights regarding their engineers’ efficiency and productivity. Impact is a way to measure the amplitude of code changes that happen, in a more complex manner than measuring raw lines of code. The algorithm behind the Impact is similar to Google’s Page Ranking algorithm. It comprises multiple data points that translate engineers’ output into both business value and cognitive load . Impact business value cognitive load Churn represents the percentage of code that has been rewritten or deleted shortly after being written. Of course, nothing works perfectly from the first try, but if this percentage experiences spikes, you might want to analyze that. It might have only been a change in specifications, but it could also mean that an engineer got the requirements wrong, or that a manager wasn’t clear enough. This can help you diagnose issues early and fix them in a timely manner. Churn Technical Debt represents the amount of refactoring code done by an engineer. Usually, the process of paying down technical debt is a less shiny process than releasing new features, but it is more complex and it carries a higher cognitive load. Paying down technical debt might enable engineering teams to release a new feature or fix a long-running flaw that had the potential to affect the whole project. Technical Debt Code collaboration metrics Code collaboration metrics provide an understanding of the code review process. They quantify the effectiveness of the engineers’ collaborative work and knowledge sharing. Review coverage calculates the percentage of pull requests that had been reviewed before being merged. This metric helps you gain a better understanding of your team’s code review process and aids you in spotting unhealthy code review patterns. A low review coverage translates into a higher chance of putting buggy code into production, whereas a high review coverage decreases the chances of buggy code to be put into production. Review coverage Time to Resolve measures the velocity of the code review activity. It represents the average time it takes to close a pull request. Time to Resolve Sharing Index measures how broadly information is being shared amongst a team. Sharing Index We know Waydev and Gitprime is particularly useful for tracking your engineers’ output when they are working remotely, and after seeing increased usage in the regions hit hardest by the virus, we’re taking immediate action to ensure our product is accessible to as many people as possible. Photo source: https://circleci.com/blog/how-to-successfully-work-from-home-strategies-for-remote-work/ https://circleci.com/blog/how-to-successfully-work-from-home-strategies-for-remote-work/ Previously published at https://waydev.co/remote-work-for-engineering-managers/

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