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Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch:
Twitter changes its handle from @twitter to @X, Twitter Blue to @XBlue, @TwitterSupport to @Support, and more; the previous @X owner now uses @x12345678998765  —  Twitter has changed its official handle to @X as part of the ongoing rebranding.  As a result, the original @Twitter handle is now inactive …
Wall Street Journal:
Emails: X offers discounts on new video ads in the US and UK and warns advertisers that they will lose verified status unless they reach spending thresholds  —  Social-media site X is offering hefty discounts to lure back ad dollars  —  X Corp. is cutting ad prices as it tries to woo brands back to the Elon Musk-owned platform.
Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch:
Twitter rolls out its updated “interim” X logo, replacing the iconic bird, following Elon Musk's weekend announcement; X.com now redirects to twitter.com
More: Washington Post, The Messenger, Watcher Guru, TIME, MobileSyrup, PetaPixel, Insider, Metro.co.uk, Gizmodo, Newser, gHacks Technology News, Macworld, The Verge, Agence France-Presse, The Apple Post, PYMNTS.com, CoinDesk, and Manton Reece
LinkedIn: Donita Prakash, Timø Ronan, and Alex Kantrowitz.  Bluesky: @mmasnick.bsky.social
Mastodon: @mimsical@mastodon.social and @Renee@mastodon.social
Twitter: @lindayacc, @elonmusk, @elonmusk, @martingrasser, @lindayacc, @elonmusk, @elonmusk, @elonmusk, @lindayacc, @waynesutton, @mcjesse, @elonmusk, @kantrowitz, @requiemarm, @rmac18, @lindayacc, @eliothiggins, @levie, @chafkin, @tedlieu, @arictoler, @erratarob, @rmac18, @gaetaamy, @paulg, @rmac18, @profgalloway, @parismarx, @rmac18, @alex193a, @parismarx, @rachelmetz, @jayrosen_nyu, @peterjukes, @hbomberguy, @sesamestreet, @matttomic, @eyepatchwolf, @0xdesigner, @maxdubler, @azealia_tiktok, @hardmaru, @lunch_enjoyer, @0xgaut, @moorehn, @kenklippenstein, @normative, @netik, @joshshepperd, @sawyermerritt, @jtriest, @zeddary, @mabintou, @samleecole, @ch1w33th3d0g, @gaysexforreal, @drmistercody, @wagatwe, @davegerhardt, @brushalt, @rajatsuri, @paulg, @0xfoobar, @ccanonne_, @esthercrawford, @tomhfh, @leederca, @tomwarren, @fontendou, @mikedrucker, @mkbhd, @kate_rouch, @jack, @noahshachtman, @keewa, @pankendev, @parkermolloy, @kurtruslfanclub, @rothschildmd, @nixcraft, @thegarrettscott, @b_hvrd, @stealthygeek, @stateofronance, @ruskin147, @jessicacadams, @tomwarren, @nmsonline, @webdesignmuseum, @nadineaucamp, @mrbiffo, @keffals, @riptari, @karlremarks, @nikitabier, @austen, @beeple, @savvyauntie, @channel4, @mrdavemacleod, @teslaownerssv, @halomancer1, @davidmackau, @lindayacc, @amandamgoetz, @birdyword, @byyourlogic, @selsaystuff, @mike27356894, @turtlekiosk, @harrymccracken, @levie, @jonrussell, @elonmusk, @elonmusk, @zoeschiffer, @timsweeneyepic, @tomcoates, @mgsiegler, @tedlieu, @paulg, @jdcmedlock, @katie_roof, @emilcdc, @bendreyfuss, @yosephpaulos, @jamestobyne, @edzitron, @josephpolitano, @benedictevans, @gabor, @cameronwilson, @jangles, @rmac18, @sherman4949, @xxdepthxx, @largeroundson, @rmac18, @prateekwaghre, @levie, @alexeheath, @karaswisher, @benparr, @eliothiggins, @mshannahmurphy, @evacide, @zoeschiffer, @lcamtuf, @karaswisher, @alexdobie, @austen, @austen, @loupas, @jujuujba, @nycsouthpaw, @gruber, @killedbygoogle, @allergictoguac, @benedictevans, @danprimack, @packym, @levie, @parismarx, @itsmichelebro, @rmac18, @katzish, @stuli1989, @whstancil, @joshconstine, @edzitron, @ctjlewis, @pt, and @ditzkoff
Threads: @taylorlorenz, @keithedwards, @shellen, and @crumbler
Vlad Savov / Bloomberg:
Elon Musk says the X rebrand isn't “simply a company renaming itself” but a move to remake Twitter into a platform for communications and financial transactions
Alphabet - Investor Relations:
Alphabet reports Q2 revenue up 7% YoY to $74.6B, net income of $18.37B, up from $16B YoY, and Google Cloud revenue of $8.03B, up from $6.28B YoY; GOOG jumps 6%+  —  Announces Plans for Chief Financial Officer Transition and Appointment of President and Chief Investment Officer MOUNTAIN VIEW …
Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch:
Google says 2B+ logged-in monthly users are watching YouTube Shorts, up from 1.5B+ in June 2022, and YouTube is reaching 150M people on their TVs in the US  —  Google said today that more than 2 billion logged-in monthly users are watching YouTube Shorts, giving it an edge over competitors like TikTok and Instagram Reels.
More: CNBC
CNBC:
Alphabet CFO Ruth Porat will become the President and Chief Investment Officer of Alphabet and Google, overseeing Other Bets, effective September 1, 2023
Microsoft - Investor Relations:
Microsoft reports Q4 net income up 20% YoY to $20.1B, revenue up 8% YoY to $56.2B, Office Commercial up 12% YoY, Dynamics 365 up 26% YoY, and LinkedIn up 5% YoY  —  , as compared to the corresponding period of last fiscal year:  · Revenue was $56.2 billion and increased 8% (up 10% in constant currency)
Jordan Novet / CNBC:
Microsoft reports Q4 Intelligent Cloud revenue up 15% YoY to $23.99B, vs. $23.79B est., with Azure and other cloud services revenue up 26% YoY
Tom Warren / The Verge:
Microsoft reports Q4 devices revenue down 20% YoY, overall gaming revenue up 1% YoY, Xbox hardware revenue down 13% YoY, and Windows OEM revenue down 12% YoY
Ben Tarnoff / The Guardian:
A profile of Joseph Weizenbaum, who created the first chatbot in 1966 but turned against AI, believing the computer revolution constricted our humanity  —  Computer scientist Joseph Weizenbaum was there at the dawn of artificial intelligence - but he was also adamant that we must never confuse computers with humans
Jason Nelson / Decrypt:
OpenAI shuts down its AI classifier for indicating AI-written text, citing “its low rate of accuracy”, and will research “more effective provenance techniques”  —  In January, artificial intelligence powerhouse OpenAI announced a tool that could save the world …
David Pierce / The Verge:
The Browser Company launches Arc on macOS and iOS after a two-year waitlist; the browser helps users take notes, redesign webpages, organize tabs, and more  —  Arc, the Mac and iOS browser from The Browser Company, is finally ditching its waitlist.  The company has been testing the app …
Josh Sisco / Politico:
Sources: the FTC is finalizing its antitrust suit against Amazon and is likely to file its case in federal court rather than its own tribunal as soon as August  —  A case would be a high-water mark for FTC Chair Lina Khan who gained prominence criticizing the company's dominance.
Anto Antony / Bloomberg:
A profile of Indian edtech giant Byju's CEO Byju Raveendran, who has been in crisis mode for months but hopes to raise a $1B equity investment as soon as August  —  - Indian firm has struggled to overcome issues with liquidity  — US investors accused Byju's of hiding half a billion dollars
More: Livemint, Tech in Asia, MediaNama, Reuters, and TechCrunch
LinkedIn: Anto Antony.  Twitter: @pelstrom and @kanthan2030
RT Watson / The Block:
Flashbots, whose service proposes blocks for validators running the Ethereum blockchain, raised a $60M Series B led by Paradigm at a $1B valuation  —  - Startup Flashbots raised $60 million from both venture capitalists and other players in the blockchain space.

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CNBC:
Comcast confirms plans to spin off its NBCUniversal cable TV networks, including MSNBC and CNBC, with Mark Lazarus as CEO; the separation may take about a year

James Warrington / Telegraph:
Almost 93% of 600 Guardian and Observer staff organized by the NUJ vote in favor of strike action over the proposed sale of The Observer to Tortoise

Kanis Leung / Associated Press:
Apple Daily founder Jimmy Lai testifies for the first time in his years-long national security trial; he is already serving a jail term for a fraud conviction

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Jeff Wilser / CoinDesk:
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Jonathan Vanian / CNBC:
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Richard Lawler / The Verge:
OpenAI releases ChatGPT for Android in the US, Bangladesh, and Brazil, and plans to launch in more countries next week
Tim Perry / HTTP Toolkit:
As open web advocates raise concerns over the Web Environment Integrity proposal, a look at a similar Apple system shipped in 2022 to make Captchas unnecessary
TechCrunch:
Threads adds an option for a chronological feed of posts from people the user follows
Raffaele Huang / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: TikTok plans to launch an e-commerce business in the US in early August to sell made-in-China goods to consumers and rival Shein and Temu
Elissa Miolene / Mercury News:
At schools across California, some Chromebook models are about to age out of software updates; 13 models hit their death date this summer and 51 will in 2024
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