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Instagram Threads passes 100M signups in just five days, up from 30M in the first 24 hours and 10M in the first seven hours — Instagram's text-based app Threads has achieved the mark of 100 million sign-ups in just five days. The Twitter rival was launched on June 6 (or June 5 in the Americas), according to a tracker.
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LinkedIn: Clayton Durant. Twitter: @jyarow, @pkedrosky, @davemcclure, @aparanjape, @mikeisaac, @tamisawyer, @tomwarren, @seyitaylor, and @sarthakgh. Threads: @zuck. Forums: r/technews
| Martin Pengelly / The Guardian: |
With Twitter traffic “tanking” and Threads ascendant, Elon Musk says Mark Zuckerberg “is a cuck” and proposes “a literal dick-measuring contest” — Twitter owner calls Facebook founder a ‘cuck’ as rancour grows over launch of Threads, a competitor to Musk's network
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Twitter: @elonmusk, @elonmusk, @elonmusk, @eastdakota, @elonmusk, @elonmusk, @rmac18, @nikitabier, @jayrosen_nyu, @ashleymayer, @mattbinder, @martinsfp, @deitaone, @saeeddicaprio, @junlper, @pt, @cb_doge, @fentasyl, @atrupar, @eric_seufert, @armanddoma, @millar_colin, @kantrowitz, @edzitron, @mattbinder, @elonmusk, @terronk, and @charliewrich
| Stephanie Bodoni / Bloomberg: |
The EU and the US agree to a new deal on data transfers after EU judges threw out two previous pacts over privacy concerns; Meta had threatened to leave the EU — The European Union and the US sealed a new deal on data transfers after EU judges threw out two previous pacts partly over fears …
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| Munsif Vengattil / Reuters: |
Foxconn pulls out of a $19.5B Indian chip and display joint venture with conglomerate Vedanta, signed in 2022, and is removing the Foxconn name from the entity — Taiwan's Foxconn (2317.TW) said on Monday it is pulling out of a joint venture with metals-to-oil conglomerate Vedanta Ltd … | Carl Franzen / VentureBeat: |
OpenAI releases in-house ChatGPT plug-in Code Interpreter to all Plus subscribers, helping them analyze data, create charts, edit files, and more — OpenAI first announced third-party software application plug-ins for its hit service ChatGPT back in March, allowing users to extend …
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| Byron Tau / Wall Street Journal: |
Massachusetts lawmakers are weighing a near total ban on buying and selling consumers' phone location data, in what could be the first such ban in the US — Massachusetts considers law at the vanguard of a broader movement to protect consumer privacy — Massachusetts lawmakers are weighing …
More: The Verge. Mastodon: @dustinvolz@journa.host. Twitter: @mytechmusings. Threads: Alex Stamos. Forums: Hacker News
| Joshua Bote / SFGATE: |
Evernote lays off most of its remaining US and Chile staff, and plans to relocate nearly all its operations to Europe; Bending Spoons acquired Evernote in 2023 — Evernote, the note-taking app once heralded by Engadget as the “king of note-taking apps,” has laid off most of its staff …
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Bluesky: @stark.soy. Mastodon: @carnage4life@mas.to. Twitter: @francescod_ales, @obrien, @nickmilo, @daniellefong, @shobhitic, @harrymccracken, @kepano, @killedbygoogle, @sv_techie, @alanlepo, @marypcbuk, @sfgate, @miniver, @davidgerard, @bullfightcap, and @jimswiftdc
Forums: Hacker News, r/technews, and Beehaw
| Wes Davis / The Verge: |
Following similar lawsuits, Sarah Silverman and two other authors sue OpenAI and Meta, claiming LLaMA and ChatGPT were trained on copyright-infringing material — Comedian and author Sarah Silverman, as well as authors Christopher Golden and Richard Kadrey — are suing OpenAI and Meta each …
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LinkedIn: Scott Sholder. Mastodon: @heathr@octodon.social. Twitter: @michaelkasdan, @technollama, and @bayl3rat
Forums: Hacker News, r/Screenwriting, and r/technology
| Financial Times: |
Sources: Revolut's US system let criminals steal $20M+ over several months in 2022 before Revolut closed the loophole, equivalent to ~66% of its 2021 net profit — During your trial you will have complete digital access to FT.com with everything in both of our Standard Digital and Premium Digital packages.
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| Carly Page / TechCrunch: |
UK's NHS is investigating a ransomware incident, its second breach in recent weeks that potentially affects 1M+ patients, as the ALPHV gang claims it stole 70TB — NHS trust says it's ‘urgently investigating’ the alleged theft of patient data — The U.K.'s largest NHS trust … | Cecilia D'Anastasio / Bloomberg: |
ESA survey in 2022: Hispanic and Black Americans played video games more than other groups, 72% of US gamers were white, active players fell to 212.6M, and more — Hispanic and Black Americans play video games more than other groups, according to an annual industry report … | Debby Wu / Bloomberg: |
TSMC reports Q2 revenue down 10% YoY to ~$15.3B, beating estimates of ~$15.23B due to AI chips; its stock is up 35%+ in 2023 despite full-year revenue warnings — Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. reported better-than-expected sales on a boom in artificial intelligence applications demanding … Sponsor Posts
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