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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: @elonmusk, @wideofthepost, @mattturck, @benjysarlin, @maxwelltani, @benedictevans, @enriquebrgn, @elonmusk, @karlitaliliana, @kimdotcom, @edzitron, @davidgura, @blader, @walthickey, @digiphile, @producthunt, @carlbeijer, @karaswisher, @rmac18, @oalexanderdk, @mdudas, @benedictevans, @jyarow, @charles_gaba, @internethippo, @frances_coppola, @dimensionmedia, @minimaxir, @stokel, @allanbell247, @daveweigel, @drericding, @mdudas, @tomwarren, @alexeheath, @mannyfidel, @tweetsbyparker, @zoeschiffer, @jeffjarvis, @edzitron, @goldman, @dominiccampbell, @scottnover, @daveleebbg, @rmac18, @mikeisaac, and @yevp
Threads: @andymstone, @oliverdarcy, @semafor, @semafor, @daveleebbg, and @alecstapp
| 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, @gracetutty, and @travelwithnishit
Forums: Hacker News and Beehaw
| 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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Bluesky: @scalzi.com, @tomwarren.social, @jeromey.bsky.social, @sarahjeong.bsky.social, and @ekp.bsky.social
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Threads: @zuck, @alexisohanian, @alexheath, @zuck, @mancity, @semafor, @buccocapital, @tb_99999, @tb_99999, and @conno_r. 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, @marvel, @zuck, @zacefron, @hotones, @buccocapital, @pompglobal, @mrbeast, @krisjenner, @om, @carnage4life, @meganq, @wrightyofficial, @jasonrashaad, @om, @dens, @sterling7, @earthpix, @mrshangkong, @carnage4life, @wesleylowery, @ksi, @jessechuku, @mosseri, @carnage4life, @aliterative, @rollingstone, @katienotopoulos, @fakiebigfoot, @minhsmind, @airapparentmusic, @steven, @jlo, @krys, @0xjessel, @shakira, @grantcardone, @thedeanlife, @meals_by_cug, @zuck, @channel4, @ayocaesar, @addisonraee, @mercedesamgf1, @lexfridman, @sokane1, @epicfunnypage, @coreytutt, @hautelemode, @realadamrose, @karenxcheng, @kareem, @adamw, @bravobybetches, @michellekhare, @gallucks, @lilyallen, and @freddiemade
| 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 …
More: Washington Post, Meta, The Guardian, PCMag, TechCrunch, TechCrunch, Android Authority, 9to5Mac, NBC News, Reuters, TechCrunch, The Verge, Tech.co, Cointelegraph, SlashGear, Social Media Today, TIME, Pureinfotech, Silicon Valley Business …, New York Post, Supercharged, and MacRumors
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Threads: @zuck, @mosseri, @mosseri, @aoc, @fazeclan, @instagram, @caseyrain, @yung_pueblo, @japanoninsta, @kayvonmusic, @carnage4life, @0xjessel, @carnage4life, @carnage4life, @thisisbillgates, @itselavia, @zuck, @zuck, @zuck, @davecamarillo, @jeremysliew, @naomigleit, @mosseri, @whatsapp, @mosseri, @mosseri, @taylorlorenz, @eorlins, @mosseri, @absolutelyashika, @milliegooch, @zuck, @tobi, @h1brd, @taylorlorenz, @alokvmenon, @davidmarcus, @gerekmeinhardt, and @zuck
| Eugen Rochko / Mastodon Blog: |
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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, New York Post, Decrypt, CoinDesk, NBC News, Bloomberg, Cointelegraph, Coinpedia Fintech News, and Bitcoinist.com
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Forums: r/TaylorSwift, r/CryptoCurrency, and r/TaylorSwift
| Nathan Crooks / The Block: |
Report: Binance GC Han Ng, Chief Strategy Officer Patrick Hillmann, and compliance SVP Steven Christie are leaving Binance over CZ's response to the DOJ's probe — - Top executives at Binance resigned this week over CEO Changpeng Zhao's handling of regulatory investigations into the company, Fortune reported, citing sources.
Source: Fortune. More: Bloomberg, The Information, CoinDesk, Cointelegraph, CryptoSlate, Ethereum World News, and Bitcoinist.com
Mastodon: @gulovsen@mastodon.social. Twitter: @tier10k, @cz_binance, @cryptadamist, @northrocklp, @jeffnolan, @thinkingcrypto1, @lowstrife, @samcallah, @bowtiednightowl, @edzitron, @iamdcinvestor, @bitfinexed, @adamscochran, @fredwalton216, @frances_coppola, @murfski_, @0xgraymatter, @theflowhorse, and @calvinayre. Forums: r/Buttcoin
| 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.
More: OpenAI, SiliconANGLE, and Neowin
| 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, Benzinga, Bloomberg Law, Paperspace Blog, and Seeking Alpha
Twitter: @ycombinator and @alexisohanian
Forums: Hacker News and Slashdot
| Tim Bradshaw / Financial Times: |
A look at London-based VC firm Balderton's well-being program that helps startup founders manage nutrition, sleep, and mental health to mitigate burnout risk — 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
| 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: The Verge, 9to5Google, MobileSyrup, Android Police, PhoneArena, Reuters, Neowin, Droid Life, Techlusive, and Wccftech
| New York Times: |
Sources: the FBI searched Kraken co-founder Jesse Powell's home in March 2023, as part of US prosecutors' probe into claims he hacked a nonprofit he founded — Federal agents were investigating Jesse Powell, the founder of the crypto exchange Kraken, over claims that he hacked and cyber-stalked a nonprofit arts group.
More: The Block. Bluesky: @caseynewton.bsky.social. Twitter: @tier10k, @rmac18, and @mikeburgersburg
| 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
| 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, PYMNTS.com, The Verge, Thurrott, SiliconANGLE, and CNBC
| Dell Cameron / Wired: |
A look at a National Defense Authorization Act amendment, which would ban US government agencies from buying citizens' search histories, location data, and more — An amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act would forbid government entities from buying Americans' search histories, location data, and more.| 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.
More: Mastercard, Neowin, SiliconANGLE, Cointelegraph, and Cryptopolitan
LinkedIn: Johan Gerber and Liam Cooney
| Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: |
TikTok launches its subscription-only standalone music streaming service TikTok Music in Indonesia and Brazil, featuring UMG's, WMG's, and Sony Music's catalogs — TikTok has already dominated the short-video and social media market, and is now looking to take on Spotify and Apple Music with its latest offering.| 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.
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