TikTok has quietly launched its livestreaming e-commerce feature TikTok Shop in the US this week; source: TikTok has invited select US businesses to participate (Louise Matsakis/Semafor)

Reed Albergotti / Semafor:
A profile of Twitter’s global head of safety and integrity Yoel Roth, who has become one of few executives to gain Elon Musk’s public support after his takeover  —  Reed is Semafor’s Technology Editor, joining us from the Washington Post.  Louise is a Technology Reporter for Semafor, joining us from NBC News.

Bradley Saacks / Semafor:
Sources: Sam Bankman-Fried and most of his inner circle are still in the Bahamas but many senior FTX executives left for Hong Kong and elsewhere in recent days  —  Bradley is a Business & Finance reporter for Semafor, joining us from Business Insider.  Sign up for Semafor Business to get his scoops and coverage of the industry.

Adi Robertson / The Verge:
Tumblr adds support for livestreaming to its iOS and Android apps in the US; the service is powered by video platform Livebox, which lets users tip streamers  —  Tumblr is adding support for livestreaming via the video platform Livebox.  The feature is being rolled out to US users on iOS and Android now …

Adi Robertson / The Verge:
Tumblr adds support for livestreaming to its iOS and Android apps in the US; the service is powered by video platform Livebox, which lets users tip streamers  —  Tumblr is adding support for livestreaming via the video platform Livebox.  The feature is being rolled out to US users on iOS and Android now …

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Sources: Andreessen Horowitz is the investor behind Android founder Andy Rubin’s new hardware startup Smart Things  —  Reed is Semafor’s Technology Editor, joining us from the Washington Post.  Sign up for the Semafor Tech newsletter to get his scoops and coverage on the industry’s biggest stories in your inbox twice a week.

Matthew Townsend / Bloomberg:
Amazon, Shopify, Wayfair, and other big e-commerce sites scale back operations after erroneously betting that pandemic online shopping trends would be permanent  —  Did the pandemic forever change how we shop?  —  The answer seemed obvious in the first half of 2020, when retailers closed …