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Sam Altman and Arianna Huffington announce Thrive AI Health, a new startup backed by OpenAI and Thrive Global to build a “hyper-personalized AI health coach” — A staggering 129 million Americans have at least one major chronic disease—and 90% of our $4.1 trillion … | Annie Palmer / CNBC: |
Etsy CEO Josh Silverman says Etsy is positioning itself “to answer the call for original goods and real people” by overhauling its policies and adding labels — When Etsy launched almost two decades ago, the site attracted artisans and craft makers, who finally had a place online …
More: The Verge, The Information, Adweek, TechCrunch, Etsy News, Fast Company, and Modern Retail
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Spotify adds the ability for users to leave comments on podcasts, expanding on polls and Q&As; comments will be private by default, and creators can opt out — The company already lets Spotify podcasters offer polls and Q&As, so this new feature could give creators new ways to interact with their audiences.
More: Spotify, Engadget, Android Police, Thurrott, Cybernews.com, TechCrunch, 9to5Mac, and WinBuzzer. X: @spotifynews
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Australia, backed by the US, the UK, Japan, and other allies, accuses a Chinese state-backed hacking group of targeting government and private sector networks — US, UK, Germany and Japan back report alleging APT40 conducted ‘malicious’ cyber espionage activities| Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg: |
Meta plans to remove more Facebook and Instagram posts that attack “Zionism” or threaten “Zionists” when the term is used to represent Jewish people or Israelis — Company will pull down ‘Zionism’ posts when used generally to threaten Jewish people
More: Reuters, Meta, New York Sun, Jerusalem Post, and World Jewish Congress
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Google begins rolling out speedometers in Google Maps for iOS and CarPlay globally, more than five years after adding the features to the Android app — Google Maps has introduced speedometer and speed limits on iOS and CarPlay — more than five years after their debut on Android …
More: 9to5Google, MacRumors, The Verge, iMore, and autoevolution
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The FTC bans teen messaging app NGL from serving users under 18, a first; NGL agreed to pay $5M and stop marketing to kids and teens to settle the FTC's lawsuit — The groundbreaking FTC settlement stems from claims popular app NGL overhyped its anti-bullying efforts and engaged in aggressive marketing to kids and teens.
More: PCMag, The Verge, Federal Trade Commission, and TechCrunch
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Despite OpenAI's move to shut out developers in China from its tech, they can still access its models via Azure China, Microsoft's joint venture with 21Vianet — OpenAI last month announced plans to crack down on China-based artificial intelligence developers covertly accessing the startup's technology … | Annie Palmer / CNBC: |
Amazon announces an updated $79 Echo Spot alarm clock, with a revamped design and improved audio quality, the first update to the device since its 2017 launch — Amazon on Monday announced a new $79 Echo Spot alarm clock with a revamped design and improved audio quality.
More: About Amazon, PCWorld, HotHardware, How-To Geek, Android Headlines, Redmond Pie, KnowTechie, PhoneArena, Business Standard, USA Today, Android Police, TechCrunch, Gizmodo, AFTVnews, PYMNTS.com, Android Authority, ZDNet, Engadget, Gizmochina, The Verge, TechHive, Pocket-lint, iClarified, Tom's Guide, TechRadar, Lifewire, Thurrott, The Ambient, Digital Trends, and 9to5Toys
X: @panos_panay, @amazon, @jiteshubrani, @greengart, and @thegalox_
| Ionut Arghire / SecurityWeek: |
Austin-based Command Zero, which uses automation and LLMs to help with cybersecurity investigations, emerges from stealth with $21M in seed funding led by a16z — Command Zero has emerged from stealth mode with $21 million in a seed funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz.
More: Forbes, FinSMEs, and VC News Daily
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Illinois enacted new rules in its Child Labor Law on July 1 to mandate influencer parents pay their under-16 kids for appearing in their social media content — Many influencer parents like to incorporate their family into their TikToks, YouTube videos and other types of short-form content.| Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: |
NFT and metaverse content creation startup Infinite Reality raised $350M at a $5.1B valuation and acquires Roblox game developer Landvault for $450M in stock — Infinite Reality, the company working on metaverse-like technologies, has raised $350 million and acquired Roblox game developer Landvault for $450 million.
More: SiliconANGLE and The Infinite Reality
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