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Manish Singh / TechCrunch:
Meta's Supplemental Privacy Policy for Threads says “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 …
Casey Newton / Platformer:
Hands-on with Threads: fairly basic text-based messaging app, log in via Instagram, no hashtags, can't search for anything other than 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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Mastodon: @javahippie@freiburg.social, @hynek@mastodon.social, and @chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
Twitter: @kdtrey5, @mattgrayyes, @aoc, @jonrog1, @billym2k, @cz_binance, @b_fung, @saradietschy, @alx, @mikesmicyt, @fiimgal, @benedictevans, @sturdyalex, @dekaf, @smtuffy, @paulg, @blobyblo, @jackhorwood, @georgebsocial, @riptari, @esthercrawford, @alasdair_gbs, @jeeveswilliams, @micsolana, @martinsfp, @georgebsocial, @benedictevans, @lmasaysno, @neerajka, @joshuaphilll, @q_review, @imjamesbarr, @edzitron, @pkedrosky, @blakeir, @edzitron, @durvidimel, @benwerd, and @platformer
Threads: @mkbhd, @mosseri, @katienotopoulos, @sterling7, @earthpix, @pompglobal, @jasonrashaad, @mosseri, @ellendegeneres, @shakira, @zuck, @addisonraee, @marvel, @zuck, @mercedesamgf1, @kareem, @0xjessel, @zacefron, @hotones, @buccocapital, @mrbeast, @grantcardone, @krisjenner, @thedeanlife, @om, @karenxcheng, @freddiemade, @fakiebigfoot, @carnage4life, @meganq, @meals_by_cug, @wrightyofficial, @om, @dens, @mosseri, @airapparentmusic, @lilyallen, @minhsmind, @epicfunnypage, @bravobybetches, @steven, @mrshangkong, @realadamrose, @lexfridman, @carnage4life, @wesleylowery, @hautelemode, @michellekhare, @ayocaesar, @ksi, @sokane1, @jessechuku, @adamw, @channel4, @jlo, @carnage4life, @aliterative, @rollingstone, @krys, @gallucks, and @coreytutt
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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.
Jonathan Vanian / CNBC:
Meta launches Instagram's Threads, available 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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Twitter: @finkd, @elonmusk, @lindayacc, @elonmusk, @nikitabier, @emoswaggy, @aries_menace, @jappleby, @techemails, @cb_doge, @b_fung, @howfxr, @mosseri, @asemota, @samro, @adamkovac, @mkupperman, @amnesty, @mikeisaac, @mattnavarra, @s8mb, @timcast, @benedictevans, @oneunderscore__, @nikitabier, @austen, @kantrowitz, @danprimack, @elonmusk, @mikeisaac, @gojomo, @andrewmacfnz, @thomas_violence, @prawn_meat, @robdelaney, @campbell_brown, @micsolana, @gregisenberg, @jason_kint, @junlper, @picketer, @mikko, @andy_staples, @anothercohen, @balajis, @jamestitcomb, @levie, @libsoftiktok, @ashcryptoreal, @samcoatessky, @letterboxd, @esqueer_, @noupside, @instagram, @max_oats, @pragdua, @danprimack, @tomwarren, @karlbode, @marshallk, @worldwidewob, @cbctom, @sarthakgh, @rmac18, @bobbyallyn, @yoda, @can, @b_fung, @brianstelter, @cstanley, @tomwarren, @sarthakgh, @readdanwrite, @wongmjane, @timsweeneyepic, @wexler, @instagram, @maxwinebach, @thomasgermain, @verge, @mattnavarra, @charliekirk11, @carlquintanilla, @__apf__, @esqueer_, @rachelmetz, @kantrowitz, @kantrowitz, @luxeprogressive, @tomwarren, @vladsavov, @teroterotero, and @divestech
Threads: @zuck, @mosseri, @mosseri, @kayvonmusic, @aoc, @mosseri, @zuck, @zuck, @zuck, @thisisbillgates, @mosseri, @mikedavismma, @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, @eorlins, @crumbler, @crumbler, @lenperalta, @sam_faid, and @nickbilton
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Eugen Rochko / Mastodon Blog:
Mastodon CEO says the launch of 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 …
Alex Heath / The Verge:
Q&A with Adam Mosseri on how Threads began, why the service is a “risky endeavor”, creating a standalone app off of Instagram, ActivityPub, Elon Musk, and more  —  The ‘volatility’ of Twitter under Elon Musk has given Instagram an opening to compete.
Tim Bradshaw / Financial Times:
Instagram Threads feels like Twitter's early days, offering users an insta-network underpinned by Meta's infrastructure that helped surpass smaller rivals
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.
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 …
Nitasha Tiku / Washington Post:
A look at Dustin Moskovitz's Open Philanthropy, which has spent nearly $500M on scholarships, grants, and more at universities like Stanford to fight rogue AI
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 …
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.
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.
Allison Johnson / The Verge:
Samsung schedules its next Galaxy Unpacked event for July 26 at 7am ET in Seoul, where the Galaxy Z Fold 5, Z Flip 5, Watch 6, and new tablets are expected  —  Samsung has announced it's hosting its next Unpacked on July 26th at 7AM ET — bright and early for the east coast …
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.
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Spotify stops letting subscribers paying via Apple's App Store to use IAP as a payment method, after barring new subscribers from using Apple's IAP in May 2016  —  Spotify hasn't let new Premium subscribers pay for service using in-app purchases via Apple's App Store since May 2016 …

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Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Arkansas PBS severs ties with the PBS network, the first state public TV system to do so since Congress cut CPB funds, citing the annual $2M+ membership cost

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