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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 …
More: The Verge, Insider, Reuters, Engadget, The Apple Post, Telegraph, Twitter Help Center, Mashable, Mashable, Android Headlines, PCMag, and CoinGape
| 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.
More: PYMNTS.com, Forbes, and Platformer
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| 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 …
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| Allison Johnson / The Verge: |
Samsung announces the Galaxy Z Flip5, offering a larger 3.4" cover screen, up from 1.9" on the Z Flip 4, a new hinge, 256GB storage, and more for the same $999 — The Motorola Razr Plus' reign as the best flip phone might be short-lived. — The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 is officially here …
More: Samsung Newsroom, Insider, Australian Financial Review, Forbes, Tech Advisor, Engadget, Livemint, 9to5Google, Windows Central, PCMag, Android Police, ZDNet, Bloomberg, 9to5Google, XDA Developers, TechCrunch, Gizmodo, Laptop Mag, PhoneArena, MobileSyrup, CNBC, Android Central, MySmartPrice, nextpit, Android Headlines, SlashGear, Mashable, Pocket-lint, Digital Trends, The Verge on YouTube, and Marques Brownlee on YouTube
| Cherlynn Low / Engadget: |
| George Hammond / Financial Times: |
Anthropic, Google, Microsoft, and OpenAI launch the Frontier Model Forum, aiming to ensure “the safe and responsible development of frontier AI models” — Anthropic, Google, Microsoft and OpenAI team up to establish best practices but critics argue they want to avoid regulation
More: The Keyword, TechCrunch, Engadget, Reuters, Washington Post, Microsoft On the Issues, OpenAI, The Verge, Cointelegraph, Axios, Bloomberg, and Tech Xplore
Twitter: @anthropicai, @googlepubpolicy, and @openai
| Gerrit De Vynck / Washington Post: |
More: GovInfoSecurity.com, Yoshua Bengio, TechCrunch, and CNBC Television on YouTube
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| Sam Rutherford / Engadget: |
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5 hands-on: essentially the same displays and some nice upgrades, but Samsung seems to be wasting its advantage and $1,800 is ludicrous — Even with a new hinge, a brighter display and improved multitasking, the Z Fold's rivals are catching up.
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| Ben Schoon / 9to5Google: |
Samsung announces the Galaxy Z Fold5, offering the same 7.6" and 6.2" displays, Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, 50MP rear camera, a new hinge, and new colors for $1,799 — Samsung is now on its fifth generation of foldable smartphones, with the Galaxy Z Fold 5 being the culmination of the Fold series.
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Twitter: @groundedtech and @pramitbasnyat
| 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)
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| Jordan Novet / CNBC: |
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
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Mastodon: @carnage4life@mas.to. Twitter: @oliver_drk and @stephentotilo. Threads: @carnage4life. Forums: r/XboxSeriesX
| 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
Mastodon: @skarthik@neuromatch.social, @Weizenbaum_Institut …, @joningold@mastodon …, and @bentarnoff@mastodon.social
Twitter: @johnpmerrick, @yohannk, @erocdrahs, and @cabitzaf
| Electronic Frontier Foundation: |
The FBI's seizure of Mastodon server Kolektiva.social in May, part of a raid over unrelated charges, should serve as a wakeup call to fediverse users and hosts — We're in an exciting time for users who want to take back control from major platforms like Twitter and Facebook.| The Guardian: |
UNESCO calls for a global ban on smartphones in schools, saying intensive technology use negatively impacts student performance and increases disruption — Major UN report issues warning over excessive use, with one in six countries already banning the devices
More: Silicon Republic, UNESCO, UNESCO, TechRadar, 2023 GEM Report, and The Guardian
Forums: r/europe and r/technology
| Victoria Song / The Verge: |
Samsung announces the $300+ Galaxy Watch6 and $400+ Galaxy Watch6 Classic, powered by Wear OS 4, reviving the Classic's rotating bezel, and more — The Classic's rotating bezel is back — and the display bezels are a lot thinner all around. Oh, and here comes Wear OS 4.
More: XDA Developers, Insider, PCMag, Android Police, ZDNet, Engadget, Gizmodo, Digit, Tom's Guide, PhoneArena, Samsung Newsroom, Android Central, Sammy Fans, SamMobile, Wareable, Android Headlines, Pocketnow, Lifewire, Phandroid, Mashable, Sam Lover, Pocket-lint, Inverse, Digital Trends, and GSMArena.com
| Will Knight / Wired: |
How a US Navy task force is using AI to police the waters of the Gulf of Oman for pirates, a glimpse of increasingly capable autonomous systems transforming war — Ships without crews. Self-directed drone swarms. How a US Navy task force is using off-the-shelf robotics and artificial intelligence … | Dan Seifert / The Verge: |
Samsung unveils the $800+ Galaxy Tab S9, $1,000+ S9 Plus, $1,200+ and S9 Ultra, offering a similar design, new CPUs, and new OLED displays, shipping August 11 — Samsung has announced its latest high-end Android tablets: the new Galaxy Tab S9, S9 Plus, and S9 Ultra.
More: Gizmodo, Livemint, Android Police, XDA Developers, 9to5Google, Windows Central, PCMag, CNET, PCWorld, ZDNet, Engadget, 9to5Google, XDA Developers, TechCrunch, Android Authority, Android Central, Digit, International Business Times, MobileSyrup, Tom's Guide, PhoneArena, Samsung Newsroom, Laptop Mag, TechPowerUp, Sam Lover, nextpit, SamMobile, Android Headlines, Pocketnow, Lifewire, Phandroid, Pocket-lint, iPhone in Canada Blog, Droid Life, Digital Trends, SlashGear, and GSMArena.com
| 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.
More: Supercharged and Reuters
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| Bloomberg: |
As droughts spread across Spain, the US, and elsewhere, communities are battling water-hungry data centers; Meta expects a €1B facility to use 665M liters/year — With drought spreading around the globe, battles over water are erupting between AI companies seeking more computing power … | Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Amazon adds a tool to alert customers of recalled or unsafe products within their accounts; US sellers can opt in to Amazon's service to manage recalled items — Amazon today introduced a new feature that will allow consumers to be better informed about potential product safety alerts and recalls.| 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 …
More: iDownloadBlog.com, Lifewire, Supercharged, Neowin, 9to5Mac, and TechCrunch
Forums: Hacker News and Beehaw
| Lauren Tara LaCapra / The Information: |
Former employees detail how the Apple Card partnership between Apple and Goldman Sachs soured; a source says Apple Card had ~10M users as of earlier this year — Apple and Goldman Sachs were in test runs before embarking publicly on one of the biggest-name partnerships ever between tech and finance.
More: MacRumors, 9to5Mac, The Apple Post, iMore, The Information, The Verge, and AppleInsider
Twitter: @sarthakgh, @kylebrussell, @nickwingfield, @9to5mac, @jonyiveparody, and @appltrack
Forums: r/apple and MacRumors Forums
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