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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 …
More: Insider, Daring Fireball, Silicon Republic, The Irish Times, gHacks Technology News, Coinspeaker, PhoneArena, Business Today, CNN, Gizmodo, The Week, New York Times, Techdirt, The Information, Reuters, SiliconANGLE, Social Media Today, AdExchanger, Dexerto, Livemint, Neowin, TechCrunch, The Verge, SlashGear, 9to5Mac, Engadget, Music Ally, Variety, and The i Paper
Threads: @zuck, @carnage4life, @jank0, @reporterzoe, @chris, and @taylorlorenz
Mastodon: @TNLNYC@mastodon.social, @mario@neko.cat, @jimray@mastodon.social, @Claeshs@newsie.social, @ernie@writing.exchange, @jeremybmerrill@journa.host, and @robpegoraro@journa.host
X: @drewharwell, @drewharwell, @kenli729, @benedictevans, @kenli729, @jbenton, @film_girl, @jason_kint, @kantrowitz, @randfish, @drewharwell, @drewharwell, @d_feldman, @jsrailton, @stokel, @drewharwell, @kateconger, @davemcclure, @wdormann, @neptunemoon, @mikeisaac, @jsrailton, @jeffjohnroberts, @robertjbateman, and @kenli729
Forums: Hacker News, r/LibertarianUncensored, r/RealTesla, r/politics, r/technology, r/TheTwitterEnd, r/Twitter, and Beehaw
| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
Users of XPro, previously TweetDeck, report encountering paywalls to use the service; X said on July 3 that “in 30 days” XPro would be a subscriber-only feature — X, the social network formally known as Twitter, appears to be finally following through on its promise to make TweetDeck a paid service.
More: Agence France-Presse, Engadget, TechCrunch, Mashable, gHacks Technology News, The Wrap, and 9to5Google
Threads: @diegojimenez, @jaypetersplus, @reckless1280, and @reckless1280. Mastodon: @TodayInTwitter@mastodon …
Bluesky: @marygillis.bsky.social, @jeffasher.bsky.social, @velodus.bsky.social, @kevdgrussing.bsky.social, @tananarivedue.bsky.social, and @darthbluesky.bsky.social
| 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 …
More: Engadget, ZDNet, The Verge, Mashable, and Gizmodo
Mastodon: @brianmerchant@mastodon.social, @Mer__edith@mastodon.world, @bennett@veganism.social, @HuShuo@mastodon.social, @jcristovao@masto.pt, @ruby@toot.cat, @numbertheory@hachyderm.io, @dkbgeek@noc.social, @kiplet@social.tchncs.de, @no1lion99@mastodon.social, and @drewharwell@mastodon.social
Bluesky: @bcmerchant.bsky.social, @emilymbender.bsky.social, @meredithmeredith.bsky.social, and @andrewpaul.bsky.social
X: @nickadobos, @quinnypig, and @scottjshapiro
Forums: r/nerdfighters, r/Libraries, and r/technology
| 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 …
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Mastodon: @AnnemarieBridy@mastodon …. X: @openai, @emollick, @rachelmetz, @marktenenholtz, @officiallogank, @reedalbergotti, @caseynewton, @samhouston, @then_there_was, @reedalbergotti, and @gdb. Forums: r/singularity
| 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.
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| 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) …
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| 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 …
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X: @dmc_ryan, @xboxwire, @nextgenplayer, @tomwarren, @duckvalentine, @tomwarren, @steinekin, @hot_bid, @tomwarren, @vicious696, and @xboxp3
Forums: r/xboxone, r/TwoBestFriendsPlay, and Slashdot
| Ian King / Bloomberg: |
Intel terminates its $5.4B deal to acquire Israeli company Tower Semiconductor after failing to win regulatory approval; the deal was announced in February 2022 — - $5.4 billion deal scrapped after China didn't sign off — Intel Corp. said it's walking away from its attempt …
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X: @sino_market, @_fabknowledge_, and @fosspatents
| Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge: |
As San Francisco opens to 24/7 robotaxis, a look at Cruise and Waymo cars causing traffic jams and obstructing emergency vehicles, unraveling the public's trust — The day after California regulators handed driverless car companies a major victory, allowing them to expand …
More: Bloomberg, Robotics News, TechSpot, The Robot Report, PCMag, and Insider
| 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?| 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 — Patrick McHenry, the chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, rounded up all of his panel's Republicans to question … | Yuka Hayashi / Wall Street Journal: |
The US Commerce Department has built a team of people 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
More: Politico. X: @davidasmanfox, @davidpgoldman, @adamthierer, and @zachweinberg. LinkedIn: Matt Hill
| 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 … | 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.
More: The Block
| 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 — The service was rolled out in March last year, in an effort to make traditional financial companies “crypto-ready.”
More: Cointelegraph, Coinspeaker, Forkast, Blockworks, Cryptonews, Unchained Crypto, Crypto Daily, Watcher Guru, CryptoSlate, The Block, and Financial Times
Bluesky: @caseynewton.bsky.social. X: @kshanft, @wublockchain, and @jops_sol. Forums: r/CryptoCurrency
| 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.
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