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| Max Tani / Semafor: |
Twitter threatens to sue Meta over Threads, saying Meta “engaged in systematic, willful, and unlawful misappropriation of Twitter's trade secrets” and other IP — Twitter is threatening legal action against Meta over its new text-based “Twitter killer” platform …
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Twitter: @maxwelltani, @benjysarlin, @elonmusk, @digiphile, @goldman, @edzitron, @carlbeijer, @jeffjarvis, @alexeheath, @daveleebbg, @rmac18, @producthunt, @oalexanderdk, @rmac18, @mikeisaac, @tweetsbyparker, @zoeschiffer, @scottnover, @internethippo, @dimensionmedia, @stokel, @karaswisher, @tomwarren, @minimaxir, @blader, @allanbell247, @mdudas, @jyarow, @daveweigel, @benedictevans, @yevp, @frances_coppola, @mdudas, @davidgura, @dominiccampbell, @charles_gaba, and @walthickey
Threads: @andymstone, @daveleebbg, @alecstapp, @semafor, and @semafor
Forums: r/law, r/RealTesla, and Beehaw
| Manish Singh / TechCrunch: |
Meta's Supplemental Privacy Policy for Threads says that “your Threads profile can only be deleted by deleting your Instagram account”, surprising some users — Threads, Meta's Twitter rival, is drawing users at an astounding pace, amassing 10 million signups in just seven hours …
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Threads: @mosseri, @monkbent, @benedictevans, @travelwithnishit, and @gracetutty
Forums: Hacker News, r/technology, Beehaw, and MacRumors Forums
| Jonathan Vanian / CNBC: |
Meta launches Instagram's text-based Threads app on the App Store and Google Play in 100+ countries; users log in via Instagram and can follow the same accounts — - Threads is a text-based messaging app that looks very similar to Twitter. — People will be able to use their Instagram usernames …
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Threads: @zuck, @mosseri, @mosseri, @aoc, @zuck, @thisisbillgates, @zuck, @itselavia, @jeremysliew, @fazeclan, @davidmarcus, @instagram, @carnage4life, @caseyrain, @zuck, @carnage4life, @absolutelyashika, @mosseri, @taylorlorenz, @yung_pueblo, @naomigleit, @davecamarillo, @milliegooch, @zuck, @japanoninsta, @mosseri, @0xjessel, @alokvmenon, @mosseri, @whatsapp, @taylorlorenz, @zuck, @h1brd, @gerekmeinhardt, @carnage4life, @mosseri, @zuck, @tobi, @kayvonmusic, @eorlins, @mosseri, and @mikedavismma
| Taylor Hatmaker / TechCrunch: |
Mark Zuckerberg says Threads now has over 30M signups, up from 10M within seven hours of launch, 5M in four hours, and 2M in two hours — Update July 6, 11:45 AM IST: Zuckerberg noted that Threads crossed the milestone of 10 million signups within seven hours of launch.
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Threads: @zuck, @zuck, @semafor, @buccocapital, @conno_r, @tb_99999, @mancity, @tb_99999, and @zuck. Forums: r/inthenews
| Casey Newton / Platformer: |
Hands-on with Threads: fairly bare-bones text-based messaging app, log in via Instagram, no hashtags, no edit button, search is only for user handles, and more — Programming note: I really was trying to take a vacation, but this felt like it was worth the one-day interruption.
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Threads: @mkbhd, @mosseri, @mosseri, @ellendegeneres, @shakira, @zuck, @marvel, @addisonraee, @zuck, @mercedesamgf1, @kareem, @0xjessel, @zacefron, @hotones, @buccocapital, @pompglobal, @mrbeast, @grantcardone, @krisjenner, @thedeanlife, @om, @karenxcheng, @freddiemade, @fakiebigfoot, @carnage4life, @meganq, @meals_by_cug, @wrightyofficial, @jasonrashaad, @om, @dens, @airapparentmusic, @lilyallen, @minhsmind, @epicfunnypage, @bravobybetches, @sterling7, @earthpix, @steven, @mrshangkong, @realadamrose, @lexfridman, @carnage4life, @wesleylowery, @hautelemode, @michellekhare, @ayocaesar, @ksi, @sokane1, @jessechuku, @mosseri, @adamw, @channel4, @jlo, @carnage4life, @aliterative, @rollingstone, @krys, @gallucks, @coreytutt, and @katienotopoulos
| Eugen Rochko / Mastodon Blog: |
Mastodon's CEO says Meta launching Instagram's Threads, which intends to adopt ActivityPub, “is a clear victory for our cause, hopefully one of many to come” — Today, Meta is launching its new microblogging platform called Threads. What is noteworthy about this launch …
More: Wired, The Verge, Open Rights Group, The Hill, Tech.co, SlashGear, Fortune, TechCrunch, and The Economic Times
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| Alex Heath / The Verge: |
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| Tim Bradshaw / Financial Times: |
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Threads: @charmrummy, @katienotopoulos, @alexrkonrad, @sandofsky, @jkottke, @iamginodacampo, @alisonwonderland, @biminibabes, @jw, @timbradshaw, @moxiemarlinspike, and @asilvr
| New York Times: |
How Tom Brady's crypto ambitions, like being an FTX “ambassador”, collided with reality, part of the humiliating reckoning facing crypto embracing celebrities — The superstar quarterback is among the celebrities dealing with the fallout from the crypto crash. Others, like Taylor Swift, escaped.
More: CNBC, Decrypt, Bloomberg, Insider, CoinDesk, NBC News, Gizmodo, New York Post, Bitcoinist.com, Cointelegraph, Fortune, and Coinpedia Fintech News
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| Emily M. Bender: |
Framing AI debates as a schism between people worried about rogue AI and those illuminating harms is ahistorical and obscures research, journalism, and activism — In two recent conversations with very thoughtful journalists, I was asked about the apparent ‘schism’ between those making a lot …
Bluesky: @abeba.bsky.social. Twitter: @abebab, @tamigraph, @kevinmarks, @mmitchell_ai, and @cher0x801
| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
OpenAI releases its GPT-4 API in general availability, giving all paying developers access and planning to give new developers access by the end of July 2023 — OpenAI today announced the general availability of GPT-4, its latest text-generating model, through its paid API.| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
DigitalOcean plans to acquire NYC-based Paperspace, which offers cloud computing for AI models, for $111M in cash; Paperspace had raised $35M from YC and others — DigitalOcean, the cloud hosting business, today announced that it's agreed to acquire Paperspace, a New York-based cloud computing …
More: DigitalOcean, SiliconANGLE, Seeking Alpha, Bloomberg Law, Benzinga, and Paperspace Blog
| Wayne Ma / The Information: |
Sources: Google delays releasing its first fully custom Pixel chip by at least a year; instead of codename Redondo's 2024 debut, codename Laguna is set for 2025 — Google has big ambitions to develop its own chips for its Pixel phones. So far, however, things haven't gone according to plan.
More: 9to5Google, The Verge, Android Police, Reuters, iPhone in Canada Blog, Android Authority, Techlusive, and Wccftech
| Bloomberg: |
Sources: CFTC investigators concluded that bankrupt crypto lender Celsius Network misled investors and that its former CEO, Alex Mashinsky, also broke US rules — Investigators at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission have concluded that bankrupt crypto lender Celsius Network …
More: Unchained Crypto, CoinDesk, CCN.com, Bitcoinist.com, and NewsBTC
Twitter: @pledditor, @bitfinexed, @laurashin, @fturriaf, @wolves_journal, and @muyaoshen
| Tim Bradshaw / Financial Times: |
A look at London-based VC firm Balderton's new wellbeing program that helps startup founders manage nutrition, sleep, and mental to mitigate the risk of burnout — VC firm Balderton will launch wellness packages as stress takes toll on entrepreneurs — When Etsy paid $1.6bn to buy Depop in 2021 …
LinkedIn: Scott Robinson and Daniel Waterhouse
| Foo Yun Chee / Reuters: |
The European Commission opens a full-scale investigation into Amazon's $1.7B iRobot acquisition, setting a November 15, 2023 deadline to clear or block the deal — Amazon's (AMZN.O) $1.7 billion acquisition of robot vacuum cleaner maker iRobot (IRBT.O) may reduce competition …
More: European Commission, The Verge, Thurrott, Bloomberg, and CNBC
| Sarah McBride / Bloomberg: |
PitchBook: US VCs invested $39.8B in Q2 2023, down nearly 50% YoY, across 3,011 deals, down ~33% YoY, with the number of angel or seed deals falling ~50% YoY — Venture capitalists are funding fewer startups, especially at the earliest stages of a company's life, according to new data from research firm PitchBook.| Dell Cameron / Wired: |
A look at a “must-pass” National Defense Authorization Act amendment, which would forbid US government agencies from buying citizens' search histories and more — An amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act would forbid government entities from buying Americans' search histories, location data, and more.
Twitter: @warrendavidson, @repthomasmassie, and @demandprogress
| Kate Park / TechCrunch: |
Tokyo-based Telexistence, which develops AI-powered robotic arms for retail and logistics, raised a $170M Series B from SoftBank, Airbus Ventures, and others — SoftBank is backing Japanese robotics startup Telexistence, making good on the tech giant's recent pledge to go back on the investment offensive …
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| Olivia Solon / Bloomberg: |
Mastercard says nine big UK banks, including Lloyds and NatWest, signed up to use its AI-based Consumer Fraud Risk system, trained on years of transaction data — Mastercard Inc. is selling a new artificial intelligence-powered tool that helps banks more effectively spot if their customers are trying to send money to fraudsters.Sponsor Posts
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