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Austin Carr
@AustinCarr
Features writer at @BW @business @technology Signal: acarr.54
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    Austin Carr
    @AustinCarr
    Jul 1, 2021
    NEW @BW caper about the Microsoft engineer who stole 152,000 Xbox gift cards + was living off the proceeds in a $1.6 million home with plans to buy a ski chalet, yacht, and seaplane
    Robbing the Xbox Vault: Inside a $10 Million Gift Card Fraud
    From bloomberg.com
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    Austin Carr
    @AustinCarr
    Apr 16, 2020
    "Oh, crap, the ukulele concert is going to be canceled.” A titanic @BW dive into Carnival's COVID-19 cruise crisis 🚢: bloomberg.com/features/2020-… $CCL
    Carnival Executives Knew They Had a Virus Problem, But Kept the Party Going
    From bloomberg.com
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    Austin Carr
    @AustinCarr
    Dec 30, 2020
    Months ago, reports of suicides surfaced among crew trapped at sea on cruise ships during the pandemic. This is the @BW story of their tragic voyage home:
    The Cruise Ship Suicides Began After the Last Passengers Left
    From bloomberg.com
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    Austin Carr
    @AustinCarr
    Aug 17, 2018
    Personal news: I’m joining Bloomberg! Really looking forward to working with the amazing @technology team at @business @BW starting next month in NYC!
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    Austin Carr
    @AustinCarr
    Oct 18, 2012
    Tired of Gmail? AOL (yes, AOL!) may have just designed email’s next UI paradigm fastcodesign.com/node/1671036 via @FastCoDesign
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    Austin Carr
    @AustinCarr
    Feb 6, 2019
    I spent months reporting on Foxconn’s chaotic move into Wisconsin for @BW’s new cover story. Tons of insider details on its operations there: bloomberg.com/news/features/…
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    Austin Carr
    @AustinCarr
    Nov 13, 2019
    Tesla's lawsuit reveals "what happens when Elon Musk’s reality-distortion field comes up against the reality of testifying under oath." @danahull and I dive into the shareholder/solar drama:
    Elon Musk’s Solar Deal Has Become the Top Threat to Tesla’s Future
    From bloomberg.com
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    Austin Carr
    @AustinCarr
    Aug 13, 2019
    "The work has rattled contract employees, who are not told where the audio was recorded or how it was obtained -- only to transcribe it...They’re hearing Facebook users’ conversations, sometimes with vulgar content, but do not know why Facebook needs them transcribed"
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    Sarah Frier
    @sarahfrier
    Aug 13, 2019
    Facebook has been paying hundreds of human contractors to listen to audio clips from its users and transcribe them. New from me: bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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    Austin Carr
    @AustinCarr
    Nov 19, 2019
    Can't wait for y'all to see my new Warby Parker contacts
    Warby Parker Wants to Be the Warby Parker of Contacts
    From bloomberg.com
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    Austin Carr
    @AustinCarr
    Jul 22, 2020
    Classic @BW cover story by @JordynJournals + @tgbuckley on Ben & Jerry's, one of the few activist brands willing to put its money (and a ~20-person social-justice team) where its mouth is: bloomberg.com/news/features/…
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    Austin Carr
    @AustinCarr
    Mar 14, 2019
    “People were literally dying, and Facebook didn’t care." Great story on Zuckerberg's ongoing crisis-management failures, from @sarahfrier bloomberg.com/features/2019-…
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    Austin Carr
    @AustinCarr
    Nov 2, 2012
    Also, if you're interested in Apple/Microsoft skeuomorphic design: fastcodesign.com/1670760/will-a… fastcodesign.com/1670796/a-form… fastcodesign.com/1670705/micros…
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    Austin Carr
    @AustinCarr
    Nov 1, 2017
    Sen. Warner says he's seen data that Twitter's bots represent 12-15% of accounts
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    Austin Carr
    @AustinCarr
    Sep 22, 2023
    Replying to @ATRightMovies
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