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| Jonathan Vanian / CNBC: |
Meta launches Instagram's Threads, now available on the App Store and Google Play in over 100 countries — - Threads is a text-based messaging app that looks very similar to Twitter. — People will be able to use their Instagram usernames on Threads and follow the same accounts on Threads as they do on Meta's photo-sharing app.
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| Alex Heath / The Verge: |
Q&A with Adam Mosseri on how Threads started, why it is a “risky endeavor”, creating a standalone app off of Instagram, ActivityPub integration, and more — The ‘volatility’ of Twitter under Elon Musk has given Instagram an opening to compete. It's a ‘risky’ bet worth trying, says Instagram boss Adam Mosseri.
More: Forbes, 24/7 Wall St., AppleInsider, and Social Media Today
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Twitter: @alexeheath, @apkjnr, @sarthakgh, @harriorrihar, @mightydylank, @alexeheath, @joeywreck, @alexeheath, @caseynewton, @levie, and @teri_kanefield. Threads: @zuck
| Casey Newton / Platformer: |
Hands-on with Threads: fairly basic text-based messaging app, log in via Instagram handle, no hashtags, can't search for anything other than user handles, 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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| 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 …
More: The Verge, CrackBerry, Tech.co, and Forbes
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| Mark Zuckerberg / @zuck@threads.net: |
Mark Zuckerberg says Threads passed 5M sign ups in the first four hours of availability — Just passed 5 million sign ups in the first four hours...
More: The Economic Times, Insider, Techlusive, and The Verge
| Washington Post: |
Source: the US State Dept. cancels regular meetings with Meta about 2024 election prep, one day after a judge limited Biden officials' contact with tech firms — A Louisiana federal court's order limiting the Biden administration's communications with tech firms already is disrupting efforts to fight misinformation.
More: Courtlistener, New York Times, Vox, The Information, and Reclaim The Net
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| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
OpenAI forms Superalignment, a team for developing ways to steer and control “superintelligent” AI systems, with access to 20% of its compute secured to date — OpenAI is forming a new team led by Ilya Sutskever, its chief scientist and one of the company's co-founders …
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Forums: Hacker News, r/technews, r/ControlProblem, r/slatestarcodex, and r/singularity
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Bluesky raised an $8M seed led by Neo and partners with Namecheap to offer easy custom domain purchasing and management, Bluesky's first paid service — Hours before Meta launches its anticipated Instagram competitor, Threads, another Twitter rival — Bluesky — is announcing additional funding and its first paid service.
More: Bluesky, Bluesky, and The Verge
| Allison Johnson / The Verge: |
Samsung announces 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 …
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| Kris Holt / Engadget: |
Twitter quietly backtracks on requiring users to log in to see individual tweets, ending Elon Musk's “temporary emergency measure”; profiles remain blocked — The platform is becoming slightly more usable just as Meta opens up its Twitter competitor.
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Forums: r/technology and r/Twitter
| Kris Holt / Engadget: |
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| Randy Thanthong-Knight / Bloomberg: |
Canada's government suspends its ads on Facebook and Instagram in response to Meta's move to drop news; Canada spent CA$11.4M on the platforms in FY 2021-22 — The Canadian government is suspending its advertisements on Facebook and Instagram in response to Meta Platforms Inc.'s plan …
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| Lauren Weber / Wall Street Journal: |
NYC law on AI use in hiring goes into effect; the law requires software audits, disclosure of impact on a race or gender, and fines of up to $1.5K/violation/day — A closely watched effort to root out potential bias in hiring and promotion software goes into effect Wednesday
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| 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 …
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Twitter: @pledditor, @fturriaf, @wolves_journal, @muyaoshen, and @bitfinexed. Forums: r/CelsiusNetwork
| Todd Spangler / Variety: |
Spotify no longer lets subscribers still paying via the App Store use it as a payment method; new subscribers were barred from using Apple's service 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 …
More: AppleInsider, Engadget, 9to5Mac, PhoneArena, Digital Music News, and MacRumors
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| Nitasha Tiku / Washington Post: |
A look at Dustin Moskovitz's Open Philanthropy, which has spent ~$500M on student scholarships and more at Stanford and other universities to fight rogue AI — Paul Edwards, a Stanford University fellow who spent decades studying nuclear war and climate change, considers himself “an apocalypse guy.”
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