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| Elizabeth Lopatto / The Verge: |
X is blocking links to Ken Klippenstein's newsletter with a hacked JD Vance dossier and suspended Klippenstein's X account for posting Vance's private info — X is preventing users from posting links to a newsletter containing a hacked document that's alleged to be the Trump campaign's research …
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| Emma Roth / The Verge: |
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 2426, which forces digital stores to tell customers they are getting a revocable license when “buying” digital media — California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a law (AB 2426) to combat “disappearing” purchases of digital games, movies, music, and ebooks.
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| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: the US DOJ is probing Supermicro after a Hindenburg Research report; an ex-employee accused the company of accounting violations; SMCI closed down 12%+ — Former employee accused AI server maker of accounting violations — Super Micro Computer , the server maker that saw …
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| Billy Steele / Engadget: |
Samsung unveils the 14.6" Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra and 12.4" Galaxy Tab S10+, which are “built with AI enhancements”, available for $1,200+ and $999+, respectively — Both have similar spec sheets, so display size is the key difference. — Samsung is once again expanding its tablet lineup …
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| Ben Schoon / 9to5Google: |
Samsung unveils the $649+ Galaxy S24 FE, a “Fan Edition” value-focused version of the S24 with a 6.7" display, Exynos 2400e, and 8GB of RAM, in five colors — Samsung has just unveiled the Galaxy S24 FE, its latest “Fan Edition” smartphone, but with a questionable value proposition for those “fans.”
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| Jagmeet Singh / TechCrunch: |
Google updates its AI note-taking assistant NotebookLM to let users get summaries of YouTube videos and audio files, and create sharable AI audio discussions — Google on Thursday announced new updates to its AI note-taking and research assistant, NotebookLM, allowing users to get summaries …
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| Reuters: |
Indian food delivery company Swiggy files for an IPO in India; source: Swiggy plans to raise $1.25B at a $15B valuation — SoftBank-backed Swiggy filed papers on Thursday for an initial public offering, which a source said would be worth $1.25 billion, as the food delivery firm looks to tap … | Ben Thompson / Stratechery: |
Q&A with Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth on Orion, Reality Labs, building News Feed, competing with Apple, developers, the AR and VR bifurcation, Ray-Ban, and more — Listen to this Update in your podcast player — Today's Daily Update Interview is with Meta Chief Technical Officer Andrew Bosworth.
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| Paul Sawers / TechCrunch: |
The Tor Project merges with Tails, a portable Linux-based OS focused on user privacy and anonymity; Tails says it had “outgrown its existing structure” — The Tor Project is merging operations with Tails, a portable Linux-based operating system focused on preserving user privacy and anonymity.
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| Rasmus Larsen / FlatpanelsHD: |
LG rolls out full-screen screensaver ads from LG and its partners to its smart TVs, including its expensive OLED models; the ads, on by default, can be disabled — Even if you buy one of the most expensive TV models today, you cannot escape ads. LG is rolling out screensaver ads …
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| Thomas Claburn / The Register: |
Matt Mullenweg says WP Engine no longer has free WordPress.org access and directs WP Engine customers having trouble with their websites to WP Engine support — WordPress on Wednesday escalated its conflict with WP Engine, a hosting provider, by blocking the latter's servers …
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| Matt Mullenweg: |
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| The Information: |
Source: Amazon exceeded its goal of $1.8B in ad-spending commitments for its video-streaming offerings, including Thursday Night Football, in the coming year — Amazon's decision to introduce ads within its Prime Video streaming service is already paying off for the company.| Benj Edwards / Ars Technica: |
Hugging Face surpasses 1M AI model listings for the first time; the platform began as a chatbot app in 2016 before becoming a hub for AI models in 2020 — Hugging Face cites community-driven customization as fuel for diverse AI model boom. — On Thursday, AI hosting platform Hugging Face … | Bloomberg: |
Sources: Robinhood and Revolut are exploring offering their own stablecoins; Tether's USDT has grown to $120B, accounting for over two-thirds of market value — - Tether's USDT accounts for over two-thirds of market value — BitGo executive sees ‘hyper-fragmentation’ of stablecoins
More: The Information, Cointelegraph, Crypto Briefing, and Watcher Guru
| Rachel Kaser / VentureBeat: |
Discord opens Activities, its ecosystem of apps and games, to all developers, letting them distribute and monetize apps on Discord via its Embedded Apps SDK — Discord announced today that it is opening development for Activities, its in-app ecosystem of apps and games, for all creators.| Cate Lawrence / Tech.eu: |
Berlin-based Distribusion, a B2B marketplace connecting ground transportation providers and online travel retailers, raised an $80M Series C led by TQ Ventures — Distribusion connects thousands of bus, rail, ferry and public transport providers worldwide to a global network of travel retailers.
More: Distribusion, PhocusWire, Tech Funding News, Silicon Canals, and FinSMEs
| Andy Greenberg / Wired: |
Researchers reported a flaw in Kia's web portal in June that let them track millions of cars, unlock doors, and start engines; Kia seems to have fixed the issue — Researchers found a flaw in a Kia web portal that let them track millions of cars, unlock doors, and start engines at will …
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| Kelcee Griffis / Bloomberg: |
The US FCC levies a $6M fine on Steve Kramer, who used AI to mimic Biden's voice in thousands of robocalls to New Hampshire voters in early 2024 — The US Federal Communications Commission levied a $6 million fine on Steve Kramer, the perpetrator behind thousands of robocalls that mimicked President Joe Biden's voice.
More: NH Journal, Reuters, CyberScoop, The Boston Globe, Gizmodo, Nextgov/FCW, and Engadget
| Aria Alamalhodaei / TechCrunch: |
Starlink crosses 4M customers; it started beta services in October 2020 and hit 1M subscribers in December 2022, 2M in September 2023, and 3M in May 2024 — SpaceX's Starlink satellite internet network is expected to hit a new customer milestone this week, company President Gwynne Shotwell told Texas legislators on Tuesday.| Casey Newton / Platformer: |
At Meta Connect, Mark Zuckerberg was the whole show, giving it a “Zuck or nothing” feel, and he has never seemed more intent on claiming the mantle of innovator — The last time I saw Mark Zuckerberg take the stage, just a few weeks ago, the slogan on his chest struck a note of humility.
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| Liz Stinson / Fast Company: |
An interview with Rabbit founder Jesse Lyu on the Rabbit R1, criticisms of the AI device, bad reviews, and more; Lyu says ~5,000 people now use the R1 daily — In a frank conversation at the Fast Company Innovation Festival, Ammunition's Robert Brunner and Rabbit's Jesse Lyu unpacked AI hardware's slow start.Sponsor Posts
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