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Vicky Ge Huang / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: SEC told Nasdaq and Cboe that their applications to launch spot bitcoin ETFs on behalf of BlackRock and others aren't clear and comprehensive enough  —  Regulator tells Nasdaq, Cboe that recent filings from BlackRock, Fidelity and others aren't clear and comprehensive
Bloomberg:
Filing: Fidelity refiles for a spot bitcoin ETF with the US SEC, after similar applications from BlackRock, Invesco, WisdomTree, Valkyrie, Bitwise, and others
David Pierce / The Verge:
Ten years after Google killed Reader, the team that built the much-beloved app reflects on what went wrong and what could have been  —  Ten years after its untimely death, the team that built the much-beloved feed reader reflects on what went wrong and what could have been.
Daryna Antoniuk / The Record:
Hackers claim responsibility for an attack on Russian satellite service Dozor-Teleport; IODA project says the network has been offline since 10pm EST on June 28  —  A group of previously unknown hackers has claimed responsibility for a cyberattack on the Russian satellite communications …
Cagan Koc / Bloomberg:
The Netherlands publishes new export controls to restrict more ASML machines from export to China, starting September 1; ASML doesn't expect a “material impact”  —  The Netherlands published new export controls that will restrict more of ASML Holding NV's chipmaking machines from being sent to China.
Sachin Ravikumar / Reuters:
The UK amends its Online Safety Bill, requiring higher age verification standards for porn sites and holding executives personally responsible for child safety  —  Britain said on Friday it had tightened protections in its Online Safety Bill that will prevent children from viewing pornography …
Carly Page / TechCrunch:
TSMC confirms it experienced a data breach after being listed as a victim by the LockBit ransomware gang, which is demanding $70M not to publish stolen data  —  Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the world's largest contract chipmaker, has confirmed it's experienced a data breach …
Javier Espinoza / Financial Times:
Executives from over 150 European companies sign an open letter saying the draft AI Act will jeopardize the EU's competitiveness without addressing challenges  —  Executives from 150 businesses, including Siemens and Heineken, highlight risks of tight regulation
Alex Heath / The Verge:
Meta plans to let people in the EU directly download apps through Facebook ads; a pilot is set to start with select Android app developers as soon as in 2023  —  Meta is planning to let people in the EU directly download apps through Facebook ads, setting the company up to eventually compete with Google and Apple's app stores.
Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer:
YouTube is running a test globally that limits ad blocker users to three videos, giving them the option to turn off their tool or subscribe to YouTube Premium  —  YouTube is currently running what it describes as a “small experiment globally,” warning users to toggle off their ad blockers …
Aaron Holmes / The Information:
Court documents: Satya Nadella said Azure's cloud server business had $34B in revenue in the year to June 2022; AWS generated $72B in revenue in the same period  —  For years Microsoft has kept a lid on details about the true size of its Azure cloud server rental business …
Reuters:
The UK CMA worries Adobe's $20B Figma acquisition “could stifle innovation and lead to higher costs” and gives Adobe five days for proposals to address concerns  —  Britain's competition regulator on Friday said Photoshop owner Adobe Inc's (ADBE.O) $20 billion buyout …
Nitish Pahwa / Slate:
Canada may think Bill C-18 still has more room for negotiation, based on Meta's 2021 deal with Australia, but tech platforms no longer view news as valuable  —  On June 22, the Canadian Parliament passed Bill C-18, also known as the Online News Act.  The new law, according to a government news release …

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Jacob Bryant / The Wrap:
Fubo cuts ties with WBD after renewal negotiations for their partnership fell through, citing WBD's “abuse of massive market power” as cause for the decision

Sara Guaglione / Digiday:
The Athletic has ~2.95M newsletter subscribers, up nearly 20% YoY; Comscore: it had 17.6M unique visitors in the US in March 2024, up from 6.6M a year prior

Melvin Backman / Quartz:
WBD shares hit a 52-week low after a WSJ report suggested WBD could lose rights to NBA games, as NBCUniversal is prepared to bid about $2.5B per year for rights

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Andrew DeMillo / Associated Press:
Trade group NetChoice, whose members include Meta and Twitter, sues Arkansas over a law requiring parental permission for minors to open social media accounts

Earlier Picks

Richard Priday / Tom's Guide:
Asus Zenfone 10 review: compact for a 5.9" display, powerful performance, and excellent battery life, but limited cameras and only two years of software updates
Julia Love / Bloomberg:
Police in San Francisco and other cities are obtaining warrants for Waymo and Cruise driverless car camera footage to help solve murders and other crimes
Kent Walker / Google:
Google tells Canada's government the company will remove Canadian news links from Search, News, and Discover and close News Showcase when Bill C-18 takes effect
Kotaku:
Niantic lays off 230 employees, closes its Los Angeles studio, and moves away from in-house game development, saying its expenses grew faster than its revenue
Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch:
Microsoft adds AI-powered shopping tools, including GPT-generated buying guides in the US, to its Bing search engine and the Bing AI chatbot in Edge's sidebar
Jess Weatherbed / The Verge:
Meta publishes a deep dive into how AI recommends Facebook and Instagram content, including 22 “system cards” covering AI use in Feed, Stories, Reels, and more
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