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| Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
Microsoft's disclosures about Chinese government hackers accessing US government email accounts try to obscure the role of the company's zero-days in the breach — Critics also decry Microsoft's “pay-to-play” monitoring that detected intrusions. — On Friday, Microsoft attempted to explain …
More: BleepingComputer, Microsoft Security Blog, CRN, GeekWire, The Record, and Reuters
LinkedIn: Henri Davis. Mastodon: @kusuriya@hackers.town, @dangoodin@infosec.exchange, @GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social, @GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social, @mttaggart@infosec.exchange, and @arstechnica@mastodon.social
Twitter: @brianweeden, @john_bresnahan, @matthewlennig, @quinnypig, and @alexanderchopan
Forums: r/technology and Ars OpenForum
| Jordan Novet / CNBC: |
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denies the FTC's motion for an injunctive relief to stop Microsoft's Activision Blizzard acquisition from closing — In a victory for Microsoft, the U.S. Appeals Court for the Ninth Circuit late on Friday denied the Federal Trade Commission's appeal …
More: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, The Verge, Forbes, Windows Central, Eurogamer.net, GamesIndustry.biz, Game Rant, BigTechWire, Appuals.com, OnMSFT.com, Neowin, Video Games Chronicle, The Hill, VentureBeat, Thurrott, Pure Xbox, VG Charts, IGN, Wall Street Journal, Engadget, CNN, Bloomberg, GamingBolt, Blue's News, and Reuters
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Forums: r/law, r/technology, r/neoliberal, and Beehaw
| Tim Bradshaw / Financial Times: |
The UK CMA pushes back a deadline to block Microsoft's Activision deal from July 18 to August 29, which could let Microsoft complete the merger within weeks — New timetable from Competition and Markets Authority means $75bn transaction could be closed within weeks
More: Thurrott, Cult of Mac, TweakTown, GameSpot, Gameranx, GamesIndustry.biz, Reuters, GamingBolt, Engadget, and The Verge
Twitter: @tomwarren, @benjisales, @dmoptions, @fosspatents, @gameoverthirty, @fosspatents, and @jaywood2010
Forums: r/pcgaming and r/XboxSeriesX
| Jahnavi Nidumolu / Reuters: |
Elon Musk says a ~50% ad revenue drop and a heavy debt load kept Twitter cash flow negative; he said in March 2023 the company could be cash flow positive in Q2 — Elon Musk said Twitter's cash flow remains negative because of a nearly 50% drop in advertising revenue and a heavy debt load.
More: Reuters, Fortune, Forbes, CNBC, Bloomberg, TheGamer, Slate, Techlusive, and International Business Times
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Forums: r/business and r/elonmusk
| Matt Binder / Mashable: |
Reddit users report their private messages from before 2023 disappeared; Reddit points to a June 22 changelog announcing the change would take effect on June 30 — Many Redditors were caught off guard by the removal of their chat and message history. — The Reddit blackout protests …
More: PCMag, The Verge, Engadget, Business Today, Neowin, gHacks Technology News, Appuals.com, Social Media Today, TechCrunch, and Android Police
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Twitter: @_alialkhatib, @hackingbutlegal, @mattbinder, and @nanaslugdiva
Forums: r/DeFranco, r/Save3rdPartyApps, r/RedditAlternatives, r/ModCoord, r/technews, r/technology, and Beehaw
| Rhiannon Williams / MIT Technology Review: |
Study: ChatGPT helped writers complete tasks, such as writing press releases or reports, 40% faster and produce work that assessors scored 18% higher in quality — People who use ChatGPT to help with writing tasks are more productive and produce higher-quality work than those who don't, a study found.
More: Mashable and MakeUseOf
Bluesky: @extraface.bsky.social. Mastodon: @carnage4life@mas.to. Twitter: @stopsatgreen, @mrbumpyface, @hciphdstudent, @glenngabe, @oosthuizen_izak, @csoleil, @dwaynephillips, and @jarviska
| Christopher Mims / Wall Street Journal: |
Twitter could become irrelevant if the trends driving Threads' success, like network effects, Elon Musk's self-inflicted wounds, and a different vibe, persist — Threads, from Instagram, has many distinct qualities that make it the first credible threat to Elon Musk's vision of what a social network should be
More: Insider, Los Angeles Times, Fox Business, Fast Company, and Android Headlines
| Sohee Kim / Bloomberg: |
A look at Sony-owned Crunchyroll, which has 100M+ registered members, including 11M paid subscribers, as the anime streaming service looks to India for growth — - President says new anime markets like India will drive growth — Global expansion helps owner Sony boost entertainment content
More: Tech in Asia. LinkedIn: M. Darren Traub, Christopher Herron, and Brian Eley
Twitter: @sidcoins and @soheefication
Forums: r/television and r/boxoffice
| Brendan Pierson / Reuters: |
A US appeals court temporarily blocks a lower July 6 court order sharply limiting US government officials' and agencies' contacts with social media companies — A U.S. appeals court on Friday temporarily blocked a lower court order that had sharply limited certain Biden administration officials …
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| Newcomer: |
Despite a generative AI funding mania, data shows that other startup funding remains bleak, with valuations down and few IPOs, deals, and late-stage rounds — The slowdown in public offerings and late-stage financings puts startups in peril — The generative artificial intelligence mania … | Sky News: |
Some Etsy sellers say the platform imposed a 45-day reserve on 75% of their income with no warning, as part of its Purchase Protection program to cover refunds — Sellers say the online marketplace is imposing a temporary reserve on their sales under its new ‘purchase protection programme’ …
Bluesky: @janety.bsky.social. Twitter: @oh_someday_, @goddesssophia_1, @erincheshirecat, @aprilrosiekay, @jaimesm50569428, @leanorfolk, @underachievr, @tinywargames, and @beezeeart
| Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch: |
Creator monetization platform Passes, founded in 2022, plans to acquire rival Fanhouse, founded in 2020; some creators are worried and one Fanhouse founder quit — The creator monetization platform Fanhouse announced yesterday that it was acquired by Passes, a similar startup that only launched in beta in December.
More: The Information. Twitter: @jasminericegirl, @alexthehuman95, @asilbwrites, @lucy_guo, @lucy_guo, @lucy_guo, @lucy_guo, @lucy_guo, @jasminericegirl, @lucy_guo, @lucy_guo, @fanhouse, @fanhouse, @fanhouse, @fanhouse, @fanhouse, @itsbellaxrose, @fanhouse, @breadwitchery, @nic_spit, @skoochlol, @fanhouse, @lowcotv, @gadgetgirlkylie, @monistreams, and @rileyrosez
| Matt Levine / Bloomberg: |
The Ripple ruling implies securities laws protect only sophisticated investors, the opposite of the US stock market's rule, and seems likely to work out poorly — Crypto tokens are securities unless you are anonymously dumping them on retail investors.
LinkedIn: Kelvin Low. Twitter: @smdiehl, @matt_levine, @exlawyernft, @ben_mckenzie, @mcuban, @panekkkk, @matt_levine, and @billhughesdc
| Tom Hals / Reuters: |
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LinkedIn: Tobias Bauer. Twitter: @repritchie, @coinbaseassets, @bgarlinghouse, @gopmajoritywhip, @watcherguru, @tier10k, @eleanorterrett, @jason, @cz_binance, @metalawman, @prestonjbyrne, @davidsacks, @colinwilhelm, @colinwilhelm, @colinwilhelm, @leomschwartz, @danprimack, @bgarlinghouse, @meattc_, @meattc_, @meattc_, @meattc_, @spreekaway, @arthurb, @hosseeb, @aeyakovenko, @autismcapital, @spreekaway, @haydenzadams, @spreekaway, @adamscochran, @jesse_hynes, @watcherguru, @metalawman, @milesdeutscher, @whalewire, @tree_of_alpha, and @eleanorterrett
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