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August 25, 2022, 9:40 PM

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Twitter:
Twitter rolls out a redesigned Spaces Tab with podcasts integrated, to a group of English-speaking users globally on iOS and Android  —  Twitter helps people connect with unique and compelling voices around the world.  With podcasts, we're taking that connection to a whole new level.
Tom Warren / The Verge:
Sony raises the PS5's price in the UK, Europe, Japan, China, Australia, Mexico, and Canada by ~6% to 21%, citing rising inflation; the US price is unchanged  —  It blames global economic challenges for the change  —  Sony is increasing its PS5 prices in the UK, Europe, Japan, China, Australia, Mexico, and Canada.
Jonathan Vanian / CNBC:
Turner Wright / Cointelegraph:
Coinbase launches a voter registration tool; Chief Policy Officer: lawmakers elected in the 2022 US midterms “will be making key decisions” on crypto regulation  —  Faryar Shirzad said staying engaged and informed was critical, given candidates who win in the 2022 U.S. midterms …
The Verge:
T-Mobile and SpaceX partner to let customers in areas lacking T-Mobile service use Starlink for SMS, MMS, and “select messaging apps” in some markets in 2023  —  “Coverage Above and Beyond” promises to bring an end to dead zones  —  T-Mobile says it's getting rid …
Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Heroku plans to stop offering free plans and shut down free services on November 28 and begin deleting inactive accounts on October 26, due to “fraud and abuse”  —  After offering them for over a decade, Heroku today announced that it will eliminate all of its free services — pushing users to paid plans.
Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg:
Following Oversight Board feedback, Meta is building a customer service division to help users of its apps who have had posts or accounts removed unexpectedly  —  Facebook parent company Meta Platforms Inc. is building a customer-service division to help users of its social networks who have had posts or accounts removed unexpectedly.
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Instagram defaults new users under 16 to its most restrictive content setting, will prompt existing teen users to pick the setting, and adds a settings check-up  —  In December, just ahead of Instagram head Adam Mosseri's testimony before the U.S. Senate over the impacts of its app on teen users …
Brandy Betz / CoinDesk:
FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried denies a Bloomberg report that FTX Ventures is merging with Alameda Research's VC operations  —  Bloomberg had reported that the two operations would merge their venture capital businesses.  —  Sam Bankman-Fried's FTX Ventures denied a Bloomberg report Thursday …
Hannah Miller / Bloomberg:
Steven Zeitchik / Washington Post:
Despite splashy ad campaigns by crypto companies, Pew surveys of US adults show those trading crypto has stayed flat at 16% from September 2021 to July 2022  —  The majority of Americans remain immune to the industry's sales pitches, Pew survey finds  —  Over the past year …
Aisha Malik / TechCrunch:
Google plans to add clear labels to Search and Maps listings for facilities providing abortions, after a group of US lawmakers urged it to fix abortion searches  —  Google will start adding clear labels to Search and Map listings for healthcare facilities that provide abortions.
Benjamin Pimentel / Protocol:
Affirm reports Q4 revenue up 39% YoY to $364.1M, vs. $354.8M est., but a Q1 2023 revenue outlook of $345M to $365M, vs. $386M est.; stock falls 13%+ after hours  —  Shares of Affirm tumbled Thursday after the “buy now, pay later” company reported a weaker-than-expected outlook that underlined an “uncertain macroeconomic backdrop.”
Tom Hals / Reuters:
A judge orders Twitter to give Elon Musk data from 9,000 accounts sampled in Q4 to estimate spam and bot users but rejects his other demands as “absurdly broad”  —  A Delaware judge on Thursday ordered Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) to turn over some data sought by Elon Musk in his legal battle …
Washington Post:
At a hearing seeking more bot data from Twitter, Elon Musk's lawyers cite whistleblower Peiter Zatko's claims; Twitter says spam counts are merely an estimate  —  The hearing concerned the ability of Musk's team to demand information about Twitter's internal practices and data
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