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February 10, 2024, 7:25 PM

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Washington Post:
Some news creators and journalists, who moved to Threads from X, criticize Meta after it announced it would stop recommending political content on Threads  —  The platform announced it won't recommend “social commentary” or political news.  —  Meta announced on Friday it would stop proactively …
Wes Davis / The Verge:
Google One crosses 100M subscribers, highlighting Google's efforts to move users away from its free plans; YouTube Premium also hit 100M subscribers in February  —  Google CEO Sundar Pichai announced Friday that his company has logged 100 million subscriptions to Google One …
Hayden Field / CNBC:
A look at Aware, whose AI tools let companies track real-time employee sentiment and flag toxicity by monitoring staff chatter on Slack, Teams, and other apps  —  - Aware, an AI firm specializing in analyzing employee messages, said companies including Walmart, Delta, T-Mobile …
Lucas Ropek / Gizmodo:
A Canadian minister says the government plans to ban devices that copy wireless signals for remote keyless entry, like the Flipper Zero, to combat auto theft  —  The tiny hacking device has been viewed as a threat by law enforcement.  Now it looks like a major western government is trying to ban it.
Pranav Dixit / Engadget:
Arc Search's Browse for Me feature, which creates custom webpages with search result summaries, faces a backlash over concerns about losing monetizable traffic  —  Arc browser's new feature summarizes search results, cheating those pages' creators out of valuable web traffic.
Bloomberg:
Crypto startups like Blast are offering loyalty points to lure users, without detailing the rewards; Blast has attracted $1.3B in crypto since November 2023  —  - Blast has lured $1.3 billion worth of crypto since November  — Most programs haven't said what their points can be used for
Reuters:
New York Attorney General expands her October 2023 lawsuit against DCG, Genesis, and Gemini Trust, tripling the size of their alleged Gemini Earn fraud to $3B+  —  New York Attorney General Letitia James on Friday expanded her lawsuit against Digital Currency Group and other cryptocurrency defendants …
Ben Schoon / 9to5Google:
Samsung receives FDA authorization to add a feature to Galaxy Watch to detect “signs of moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea” for users over the age of 22  —  Samsung just got approval from the FDA to use Galaxy Watch to detect if the wearer is dealing with sleep apnea.

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