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Timmy Shen / The Block:
Coinbase says the exchange received regulatory approval from the CFTC-backed National Futures Association to offer futures trading services to eligible US users  —  - Coinbase is now allowed to operate as a futures commission merchant and offer eligible U.S. customers access to crypto futures from its platforms, the company said.
Sankalp Phartiyal / Bloomberg:
Sources: Foxconn's Tamil Nadu plant in India plans to deliver new iPhone 15s only weeks after Chinese factories; previously, output lagged China by 6-9 months  —  - Apple is diversifying iPhone supply chain away from China  — India's push to become a manufacturing hub is bearing fruit
Financial Times:
Internal documents: India accounts for $10B of Foxconn's annual revenue, or 4.6% of its 2022 revenue, as its India push shows the limits of “China plus one”
Bloomberg:
Intel ends its $5.4B deal to buy Israeli company Tower Semiconductor after failing to win Chinese regulatory approval; Intel announced the deal in February 2022  —  - Deal for Tower Semiconductor needed Chinese antitrust approval  —  Intel Corp. walked away from its attempt …
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 …
Jay Peters / The Verge:
Users of X Pro, previously TweetDeck, report encountering X Blue paywalls to use the service; X said on July 3 that “in 30 days” X Pro would be subscriber-only  —  X, the social network formally known as Twitter, appears to be finally following through on its promise to make TweetDeck a paid service.
Kif Leswing / CNBC:
Apple backtracks and moves the “end call” button back to the middle of the screen, from the bottom-right corner, in the latest iOS 17 beta  —  - Apple has moved the end call button back to the middle of the screen in the the newest developer version of iOS 17 released on Tuesday.
Hannah Miller / Bloomberg:
Crypto key startup BitGo raised $100M at a $1.75B valuation from undisclosed US and Asian investors; Galaxy Digital scrapped a $1.2B BitGo acquisition in 2022  —  The crypto company raised $100 million from new investors, emphasizing its focus on following rules and regulations.
Alexandra Alter / New York Times:
The Authors Guild, American Booksellers Association, and Open Markets Institute urge the DOJ and the FTC to investigate Amazon's “monopoly” in the book market  —  The online retailer's size and sway affects the free exchange of ideas, the groups argue.
Politico:
By the end of August, the EU plans to use the DSA to force online platforms with 45M+ EU users to prove they are ensuring their products aren't harming children  —  Glazed eyes.  One syllable responses.  The steady tinkle of beeps and buzzes coming out of a smartphone's speakers.
Yuka Hayashi / Wall Street Journal:
The US Commerce Department forms a team of financiers from Goldman Sachs, Blackstone, KKR, and other Wall Street firms to help allocate $39B in chip subsidies  —  Talent from Goldman Sachs, KKR and Blackstone will help determine how $39 billion in semiconductor chip subsidies are allocated

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From Mediagazer

Sewell Chan / Columbia Journalism Review:
Houston Landing, a nonprofit that launched in 2023 with $20M+ in philanthropic funding, says it is shutting down mid-May and laying off its 43 employees

Financial Times:
CNN CEO Mark Thompson says the company plans to roll out a “suite” of digital subscription services, including at least one in 2025, to combat TV's decline

Bloomberg:
WBD says it decided not to sell Polish broadcaster TVN after a review; bidders reportedly included billionaire Michal Solowow and a Wirtualna Polska-led group

More News

Jesse Hamilton / CoinDesk:
GOP House Financial Services Committee lawmakers demand that SEC Chair Gary Gensler explain how Prometheum won its unique approval as a broker-dealer for crypto
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
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

Earlier Picks

Helene Braun / CoinDesk:
Binance plans to shut down its fiat-to-crypto service Binance Connect, formerly known as Bifinity, that supported payment methods including Visa and Mastercard
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
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
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
Abner Li / 9to5Google:
YouTube updates YouTube Music on iOS and Android with Samples, a music discovery feed featuring vertically cropped, 30-second clips uploaded directly by artists
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
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