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Paresh Dave / Reuters:
Twitter posts record Q2 profit of $100M, beats estimates on revenue of $711M, up 24% YoY, but monthly users fell by 1M from Q1 to 335M due to increased removals  —  SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) posted record profit on Friday with second quarter revenue that beat financial analysts' estimates …
Michelle Castillo / CNBC:
Twitter closes down more than 20% after company reports 1M QoQ decline in monthly active users  —  - Monthly active users (MAUs): 335 million vs. 338.5 million, according to StreetAccount and FactSet estimate  —  Twitter shares closed more than 20 percent down on Friday after the company reported …
Steven Musil / CNET:
Facebook bans Alex Jones from using his account for the next 30 days after removing four of his videos for violating its community standards  —  Alex Jones, the founder and star of conspiracy site Infowars, has been suspended by Facebook — and may face harsher consequences.
Chloe Aiello / CNBC:
New York State Public Service Commission voted to revoke approval of the 2016 Charter/TWC merger saying company failed to meet broadband buildout obligations  —  - The New York State Public Service Commission voted on Friday to revoke its approval of the 2016 merger agreement between Charter Communications and Time Warner Cable.
Claire Boston / Bloomberg:
SEC filing: MoviePass ran out of money and couldn't cover the bills causing service outage on Thursday, had to take out short term $6M+ loan due in early August  —  Helios and Matheson Analytics Inc., the parent company of MoviePass, received a short-term loan for more than $6 million …
Zack Hendlin / Official LinkedIn Blog:
LinkedIn rolling out feature that lets users send voice messages on Android and iOS, receive them on mobile and the web; feature available globally within weeks  —  Have you ever typed out a long message and thought about how much faster and easier it would be to say it out loud?
Christopher Yasiejko / Bloomberg:
IBM wins $83M from Groupon for infringing on ecommerce patents  —  - Patent case IBM's first to go to jury in at least 20 years  — Win adds value for IBM's portfolio of more than 45,000 patents  —  A U.S. jury awarded International Business Machines Corp. $83.5 million after finding …
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Romain Dillet / TechCrunch:
Norway-based browser maker Opera opens up 19.5% on its first day of trading in US after raising $115M in its IPO  —  Opera is now a public company.  The Norway-based company priced its initial public offering at $12 a share — the company initially expected to price its share in the $10 to $12 price range.
CNBC:
Facebook closes down 19% after the disappointing user numbers and revenue growth projections, losing almost $120B in market value in a day

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Amanda Meade / The Guardian:
Lenore Taylor, editor of Guardian Australia, is leaving the outlet after 13 years in senior roles and 10 years as editor; David Munk will serve as acting editor

Selome Hailu / Variety:
Nielsen: Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show averaged 128.2M viewers, above 124.9M for the game overall and down from 133.5M for Kendrick Lamar in 2025

Tina Brown / FRESH HELL Tina Brown's Diary:
The Jeff Bezos who bought WaPo in 2013 is not the same one allowing its destruction now, and he has ended the myth that a tech billionaire could save journalism

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Shona Ghosh / Business Insider:
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Washington Post:
New study of nine US cities says services like UberPool are increasing traffic congestion by luring customers who would otherwise have taken transit or walked
Christopher Mims / Wall Street Journal:
Study: the higher productivity growth of the biggest companies, including Amazon, Google, and Microsoft, results from investment in their own technology

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Corbin Davenport / Android Police:
Google updates Play Store policies, no longer allowing crypto miners, apps that aid the sale of firearms or accessories, apps that primarily serve ads, and more
Canalys:
Research: Apple shipped 3.5M Watches in Q2, up 30% YoY, but its market share dropped from 43% in Q1 to 34% in Q2 as global smartwatch sales grew to 10M
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