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X added five-second delays, some now removed, on t.co links to Instagram, Facebook, Threads, Bluesky, Substack, the NYT, Reuters, and other sites Musk attacks — The site formerly known as Twitter has added a five-second delay when a user clicks on a shortened link to the New York Times …
More: Insider, Business Today, Daring Fireball, New York Post, GSMArena.com, TweakTown, The Guardian, Android Headlines, TechCrunch, 9to5Mac, Engadget, PhoneArena, The Information, Silicon Republic, Coinspeaker, Dexerto, Reuters, CNN, Social Media Today, Gizmodo, Livemint, New York Times, Techdirt, Neowin, The Verge, SlashGear, and Music Ally
Threads: @zuck, @carnage4life, @jank0, @reporterzoe, @chris, and @taylorlorenz
Mastodon: @TNLNYC@mastodon.social, @mario@neko.cat, @jimray@mastodon.social, @Claeshs@newsie.social, @ernie@writing.exchange, @jeremybmerrill@journa.host, and @robpegoraro@journa.host
X: @drewharwell, @drewharwell, @drewharwell, @robertjbateman, @kateconger, @davemcclure, @d_feldman, @benedictevans, @stokel, @jason_kint, @kenli729, @jsrailton, @randfish, @jsrailton, @kantrowitz, @wdormann, @mikeisaac, @film_girl, @kenli729, @drewharwell, @jbenton, @kenli729, @neptunemoon, @jeffjohnroberts, and @drewharwell
Forums: Hacker News, r/technology, r/Twitter, and Beehaw
| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
Users of X Pro, previously TweetDeck, report encountering X Blue paywalls to use the service; X said on July 3 that “in 30 days” X Pro would be subscriber-only — X, the social network formally known as Twitter, appears to be finally following through on its promise to make TweetDeck a paid service.
More: TechCrunch, CNBC, MobileSyrup, Techaeris, TweakTown, Mashable, Agence France-Presse, Engadget, The Wrap, and 9to5Google
Threads: @diegojimenez, @jaypetersplus, @reckless1280, and @reckless1280. Mastodon: @TodayInTwitter@mastodon …
Bluesky: @marygillis.bsky.social, @jeffasher.bsky.social, @velodus.bsky.social, @kevdgrussing.bsky.social, @tananarivedue.bsky.social, and @darthbluesky.bsky.social
| Timmy Shen / The Block: |
Coinbase says the exchange received regulatory approval from the CFTC-backed National Futures Association to offer futures trading services to eligible US users — - Coinbase is now allowed to operate as a futures commission merchant and offer eligible U.S. customers access to crypto futures from its platforms, the company said.
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X: @iampaulgrewal, @faryarshirzad, @northrocklp, @arthurb, @coinbase, @metalawman, @tphillips, @defisurfer808, and @coinbase
Forums: r/CryptoCurrency and r/ethtrader
| Sankalp Phartiyal / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Foxconn's Tamil Nadu plant in India plans to deliver new iPhone 15s only weeks after Chinese factories; previously, output lagged China by 6-9 months — - Apple is diversifying iPhone supply chain away from China — India's push to become a manufacturing hub is bearing fruit| Bloomberg: |
Intel ends its $5.4B deal to buy Israeli company Tower Semiconductor after failing to win Chinese regulatory approval; Intel announced the deal in February 2022 — - Deal for Tower Semiconductor needed Chinese antitrust approval — Intel Corp. walked away from its attempt …
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X: @sino_market, @_fabknowledge_, and @fosspatents
| Nico Grant / New York Times: |
Documents: Google DeepMind has been working with generative AI to perform at least 21 different types of personal and professional tasks, including life advice — The tech giant is evaluating tools that would use artificial intelligence to perform tasks that some of its researchers have said should be avoided.| Alexandra Alter / New York Times: |
The Authors Guild, American Booksellers Association, and Open Markets Institute urge the DOJ and the FTC to investigate Amazon's “monopoly” in the book market — The online retailer's size and sway affects the free exchange of ideas, the groups argue.| Hannah Miller / Bloomberg: |
Crypto key startup BitGo raised $100M at a $1.75B valuation from undisclosed US and Asian investors; Galaxy Digital scrapped a $1.2B BitGo acquisition in 2022 — The crypto company raised $100 million from new investors, emphasizing its focus on following rules and regulations.
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X: @silvermanjacob and @bitgo
| Kif Leswing / CNBC: |
Apple backtracks and moves the “end call” button back to the middle of the screen, from the bottom-right corner, in the latest iOS 17 beta — - Apple has moved the end call button back to the middle of the screen in the the newest developer version of iOS 17 released on Tuesday.| Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge: |
As San Francisco opens to 24/7 robotaxis, a look at Cruise and Waymo cars causing traffic jams and obstructing emergency vehicles, unraveling the public's trust — The day after California regulators handed driverless car companies a major victory, allowing them to expand …
More: Bloomberg, Light Reading, TechSpot, The Robot Report, and PCMag
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Google adds an experimental browsing feature that summarizes page content to Search Generative Experience, first in the Google mobile app for Search Labs users — Google today is rolling out a few new updates to its nearly three-month-old Search Generative Experience (SGE) …
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| Arjun Kharpal / CNBC: |
Tencent reports Q2 revenue up 11% YoY to ~$20.5B, below ~$20.8B est., and operating profit up 37% YoY to ~$6.9B, as cost-cutting helps boost its core units — - Tencent on Wednesday reported a surge in profit for the second quarter, but missed expectations.| Yuvraj Malik / Reuters: |
JD.com reports Q2 revenue up 7.6% YoY to ~$39.7B, beating ~$38.27B est., as retail sales rose just 2.5% YoY, below analyst estimates of 4.5% YoY; JD drops 4.5%+ — Chinese e-commerce firm JD.com (9618.HK), beat Wall Street estimates for second-quarter revenue on Wednesday …
More: Tech in Asia, Bloomberg, Barron's Online, and JD.com Investor Relations
| Chris Vallance / BBC: |
Sama CEO Wendy Gonzalez says the company will no longer take on harmful content moderation work from Meta and she regrets the work, after staff sue the company — A firm which was contracted to moderate Facebook posts in East Africa has said with hindsight it should not have taken on the job.| Leah Nylen / Bloomberg: |
Two directors quit Nextdoor after the DOJ raised concerns over also serving on Pinterest's board; filing says Leslie Kilgore and Andrea Wishom left on August 1 — - DOJ is cracking down on directors serving on rival companies
More: Reuters and US Department of Justice
| Olivia Poh / Bloomberg: |
Southeast Asian giant Sea dropped 29%, its largest single-day drop ever, wiping out nearly $10B in market value for a $23B market cap, down from $180B in 2021 — - Singapore e-commerce stock drops to lowest ever as sales slow — Competition intensifies as Alibaba, TikTok gain shopping users
More: Reuters, Tech in Asia, Business Wire, and Bloomberg
| Bloomberg: |
Sources: UK PM Rishi Sunak is planning an AI summit later in 2023 to host G7 leaders and tech executives; the historic Bletchley Park is a possible venue — - Premier mulls WWII code-breaking site to gather CEOs, leaders — Wants global approach to establish ‘guardrails’ around AI
X: @bloomberguk and @ellenamilligan
| Reed Albergotti / Semafor: |
OpenAI says the company has been using GPT-4 to enforce its content policies and says some of its customers are already using the LLM for content moderation — ChatGPT creator OpenAI has been using its most advanced large language model to enforce the company's content policies …
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Mastodon: @AnnemarieBridy@mastodon …. X: @openai, @emollick, @rachelmetz, @marktenenholtz, @officiallogank, @caseynewton, @samhouston, @then_there_was, @reedalbergotti, @reedalbergotti, and @gdb. Forums: r/singularity
| Elizabeth Howcroft / Reuters: |
PayPal plans to “temporarily” stop letting UK users buy crypto via its platform from October 1 to work with regulators and expects to restart in “early 2024” — Payments giant PayPal (PYPL.O) will stop allowing UK customers to buy cryptocurrencies through its platform … | Jay Peters / The Verge: |
Epic Games expands its Epic Online Services crossplay tools from PC to PlayStation, Xbox, and Switch, helping developers more easily add crossplay multiplayer — The change could mean that developers will be able to more easily bring crossplay multiplayer to their games.
More: VentureBeat, Epic Online Services, and GameSpot
| WABetaInfo: |
WhatsApp beta for Android now lets a limited group of testers use generative AI to create custom stickers; inappropriate stickers can be reported to Meta — WhatsApp is rolling out a new update through the Google Play Beta Program, bringing the version up to 2.23.17.14. — What's new in this update?
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