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July 6, 2023, 4:55 AM
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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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Bluesky: @mikalfm.bsky.social and @darthbluesky.bsky.social
Mastodon: @luis_in_brief@social.coop, @cdevroe@mastodon.social, and @GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social
Twitter: @finkd, @elonmusk, @howfxr, @mkupperman, @cb_doge, @jappleby, @techemails, @mattnavarra, @b_fung, @tomwarren, @sarthakgh, @marshallk, @luxeprogressive, @b_fung, @cbctom, @readdanwrite, @thomasgermain, @vladsavov, @kantrowitz, @mattnavarra, @benedictevans, @karlbode, @cstanley, @oneunderscore__, @rachelmetz, @austen, @kantrowitz, @__apf__, @elonmusk, @maxwinebach, @mikeisaac, @divestech, @esqueer_, @wongmjane, @wexler, @timsweeneyepic, @gregisenberg, @teroterotero, @kantrowitz, @tomwarren, @andy_staples, @anothercohen, @charliekirk11, @sarthakgh, @can, @worldwidewob, @libsoftiktok, @tomwarren, @carlquintanilla, @brianstelter, @esqueer_, @instagram, @mosseri, @bobbyallyn, @verge, @instagram, @rmac18, @danprimack, and @yoda
Threads: @mosseri, @zuck, @zuck, @mosseri, @lenperalta, @alexia, @sam_faid, @crumbler, @nickbilton, @crumbler, and @netflix.  Forums: r/news
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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.
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.
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 …
Taylor Hatmaker / TechCrunch:
Mark Zuckerberg says Threads passed 10M signups within seven hours of launch, up from 5M within four hours and 2M in two hours
More: Politico, Techlusive, UPROXX, and Insider
Bluesky: @kyleorl.bsky.social.  Mastodon: @darnell@one.darnell.one.  Threads: @zuck, @zuck, and zuck.  Forums: Hacker News
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.
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 …
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.
Allison Johnson / The Verge:
Samsung announces its next Galaxy Unpacked event for July 26 in Seoul at 7am ET, 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 …
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.
Kris Holt / Engadget:
Twitter claims “any advance notice” on rate limiting would have helped bad actors evade detection and that rate limiting had a “minimal” effect on advertising
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
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 …
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 …
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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Jeanna Smialek / New York Times:
The EU General Court rules the EU should not have denied an NYT journalist's request for text messages between Ursula von der Leyen and Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla

A.G. Sulzberger / New York Times:
A.G. Sulzberger says the role of a free press is under attack, and that the anti-press playbook used in eroding democracies is now being deployed in the US

Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
The BBC plans to expand its Local Democracy Reporting Service beyond local authorities and “dramatically” increase BBC's presence on YouTube and TikTok

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