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Washington Post:
X added five-second delays, some now removed, on t.co links to Instagram, Facebook, Threads, Bluesky, Substack, the NYT, Reuters, and other sites Musk attacks  —  The site formerly known as Twitter has added a five-second delay when a user clicks on a shortened link to the New York Times …
Andrew Paul / Popular Science:
To comply with a state law requiring that school library books be “age appropriate”, an Iowa school district used ChatGPT to find books depicting “a sex act”  —  Faced with new legislation, Iowa's Mason City Community School District asked ChatGPT if certain books 'contain …
Reed Albergotti / Semafor:
OpenAI says the company has been using GPT-4 to enforce its content policies and says some of its customers are already using the LLM for content moderation  —  ChatGPT creator OpenAI has been using its most advanced large language model to enforce the company's content policies …
Ash Parrish / The Verge:
Xbox debuts a strike-based enforcement program, to improve “player transparency” and clear up confusion; eight strikes over six months results in a one-year ban  —  Today, a new strike-based enforcement program is coming to Xbox.  The system is meant to clear up confusion regarding …
Rick Porter / The Hollywood Reporter:
Nielsen: in July, linear TV made up less than 50% of all US TV usage, a first in over two years of tracking, and streaming hit a record 38.7% high of TV usage  —  Nielsen's monthly platform rankings show broadcast and cable making up less than half of all TV use.
Wall Street Journal:
Analysis: the average price of major ad-free streaming services is up nearly 25% in about a year, as companies try to push users toward ad-supported tiers
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Google adds an experimental browsing feature that summarizes page content to Search Generative Experience, first in the Google mobile app for Search Labs users  —  Google today is rolling out a few new updates to its nearly three-month-old Search Generative Experience (SGE) …
Jon Porter / The Verge:
YouTube starts mass removing videos promoting “cancer treatments proven to be harmful or ineffective” or discouraging “seeking professional medical treatment”  —  YouTube will remove content that promotes “cancer treatments proven to be harmful or ineffective” or which …
WABetaInfo:
WhatsApp beta for Android now lets a limited group of testers use generative AI to create custom stickers; inappropriate stickers can be reported to Meta  —  WhatsApp is rolling out a new update through the Google Play Beta Program, bringing the version up to 2.23.17.14.  —  What's new in this update?
Malcolm Owen / AppleInsider:
Setapp, known for its Mac and iOS app subscription service, plans to open an alternative iOS and iPadOS app store in 2024 in the EU, taking advantage of the DMA  —  Setapp is planning to launch its own alternative App Store in the EU in 2024, taking advantage of law changes …
Jess Weatherbed / The Verge:
Comcast launches the Xfinity Storm-Ready WiFi, a cellular backup internet device to weather storms and power outages, for $252, or $7 per month for 36 months  —  Comcast is launching a new cellular-equipped backup internet device that's designed to keep customers connected during storms and localized outages.
Patrick Sisson / New York Times:
Drones, cameras, apps, robots, and ML are helping speed up huge construction projects; one company expects to cut up to 5% off a UK railroad project's $11B cost  —  Developers are embracing artificial intelligence tools like drones, cameras, apps and robots, which can reduce the timelines …
More: The Hill
Timmy Shen / The Block:
Filing: BAM Trading, which runs Binance.US, seeks a protective order limiting the US SEC to four depositions and accusing the agency of “a fishing expedition”  —  - BAM Trading, the company behind Binance.US, filed a motion on Monday to seek a protective order against the SEC.
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Email: X no longer lets advertisers promote accounts within the platform's timeline to gain followers; a source says Follower Objective ads made $100M+ annually  —  X, the company formerly known as Twitter, will no longer allow advertisers to promote their accounts within the platform's timeline …

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Pamela McClintock / The Hollywood Reporter:
Disney confirms pulling a transgender storyline from animated series Win or Lose, saying “many parents would prefer to discuss certain subjects” with their kids

Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
Sources: Disney worried that it had a flawed case in Trump's ABC lawsuit, and fighting it could hurt the Disney brand and damage press protections for others

Mark Kleinman / Sky News:
Letter: The Scott Trust's deal to sell the Observer to Tortoise came despite a last-minute bid from Ecotricity founder Dale Vince to thwart the deal

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Chelsey Cox / CNBC:
At a White House roundtable, the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau touts Fair Credit Reporting Act rules to crack down on harmful data broker practices
Patrick Wingrove / Reuters:
Amazon says Amazon Pharmacy plans to automatically apply manufacturers' coupons to 15+ insulin and diabetes medicines, lowering the cost to as low as $35/month

Earlier Picks

Timmy Shen / The Block:
Crypto custody service Prime Trust and some of its affiliates file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, listing liabilities of $100M to $500M and assets of $50M to $100M
Sarah Wynn / The Block:
Coinbase launches the Stand with Crypto Alliance, a US advocacy organization meant to mobilize the crypto community before Congress votes on key legislation
Luc Cohen / Reuters:
In an amended indictment, the US DOJ alleges SBF used money he stole from FTX customers to make $100M+ in political campaign donations before the 2022 midterms
Financial Times:
Sources: Saudi Arabia bought 3,000+ Nvidia H100 GPUs and the UAE purchased thousands of Nvidia GPUs; Nvidia expects to ship ~550K H100 GPUs globally in 2023
Jay Peters / The Verge:
Netflix begins a “limited beta test” of its cloud-streamed games on the web, TVs, and streaming devices from Roku, LG, Amazon, and more, in Canada and the UK
Haleluya Hadero / Associated Press:
Amazon rolls out generative AI summaries of product reviews to a subset of US mobile users across a “broad” range of products after testing them earlier in 2023
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