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July 5, 2023, 12:25 PM

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Tom Warren / The Verge:
Instagram briefly launched a basic Threads web UI, offering an early look at what to expect before its July 6 launch; the service appears to have 2,500+ users  —  Instagram's new Threads app, a Twitter competitor, isn't supposed to launch until July 6th, but the web interface went live for a few hours today for everyone to explore.
Adrian Weckler / Independent.ie:
Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch:
Bloomberg:
Sources: Australia searched several Binance Australia locations as part of its derivatives investigation; CZ acknowledged that “external pressure” hurts Binance  —  Binance's offices in Australia were searched by the country's financial markets regulator as governments around …
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Sources: Andy Jassy asked Amazon's Hollywood studio for detailed budgets to scrutinize ballooning costs; Amazon spent $7B on originals and other shows in 2022  —  I am off this week; that means no newsletter Sunday.  —  (Tips are still welcome at lshaw31@bloomberg.net or on Signal.
Jess Weatherbed / The Verge:
Fairphone and Murena partner to launch the modular Fairphone 4 in the US for $599+, running the Google-free /e/ OS instead of Android OS, available unlocked  —  The storage of both models can be expanded via microSD, and the phone features a modular design that can be easily disassembled using …
Bill Toulas / BleepingComputer:
The Port of Nagoya, Japan's largest and busiest port, plans to resume operations on July 6 after a July 4 ransomware attack; no group has claimed the hack yet  —  The Port of Nagoya, the largest and busiest port in Japan, has been targeted in a ransomware attack that currently impacts the operation of container terminals.
Kris Holt / Engadget:
Twitter claims advanced notice about rate limiting would have helped bad actors evade detection and says rate limiting had a “minimal” effect on advertising  —  The company claims bad actors could otherwise have changed their strategies.  —  Twitter has been even more of a mess …
Kris Holt / Engadget:
Drew Harwell / Washington Post:
A likely fake 8-month-old Twitter account with a Blue check and 130K followers, suspended after WaPo informed Twitter, is a case study in political rage baiting  —  The Erica Marsh account shows how ‘rage baiting’ remains a powerful way to win attention and score political points
Jack Thompson / Rest of World:
How some farmers in Senegal who struggle to read or write use WhatsApp voice notes to collaborate with NGOs and researchers to share the latest farming tips  —  For farmers in Senegal who struggle to read or write, sending voice notes has unlocked a new world of collaboration across the industry.
Stephanie Bodoni / Bloomberg:
The CJEU rules that Germany's Federal Cartel Office didn't overstep when ordering Meta to overhaul its ad business in 2019; Meta is “evaluating” the ruling  —  Meta Platforms Inc.'s Facebook lost its European Union court fight over a German antitrust order that homed …
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