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Plus - Threads rolls out a post scheduler, ‘markup’ feature, and more; X sees a jump in consumer spending on mobile, despite decline in daily active users

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In 2015, the blogging site Tumblr launched a GIF discovery feature called Tumblr TV as an experimental product. Now, with the U.S. TikTok ban leaving the fate of the short-form video app uncertain, Tumblr has decided it’s finally time to launch Tumblr TV, which has since evolved to support video, to all its users as one of its standard features.

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Plus - Meta is building Oakley smart glasses for athletes; Spotify’s educational audio courses could be coming to US

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Plus - Meta confirms it will keep fact-checkers outside the U.S. ‘for now’; DeepSeek claims its reasoning model beats OpenAI’s o1 on certain benchmarks

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Plus, OpenAI is trying to extend human life, with help from a longevity startup.

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Plus - Threads might let you add music to your posts in the future; TikTok ban poised to be delayed as Trump explores ways to extend deadline

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Google raises the price of Workspace plans, includes its AI features for free; LinkedIn adds free AI tools for job hunters and recruiters

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Plus, Meta cuts 5% of its workforce.

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Plus - eBay acquires Caramel to reduce risk and complexity of online car sales; Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are slamming Meta over its fact-checking policy

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Plus, Meta eliminates its DEI programs.

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Plus - Google folds more AI teams into DeepMind to ‘accelerate the research to developer pipeline’; Google searches for deleting Facebook, Instagram explode after Meta ends fact-checking

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Watch Duty surpasses ChatGPT as top free app on App Store; Mastodon CEO calls Meta’s moderation changes ‘deeply troubling

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Plus - Telegram reports spike in sharing user data with law enforcement; Feds investigate Tesla’s ‘Actual Smart Summon’

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Plus - Online spending grew 3% to a record $1.2T over holiday period; Samsung says its home robot will roll out this year

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Spotify’s partner program for podcast hosts is now available Telegram rolls out third-party account verification, filters

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Plus, Apple TV+ is free this weekend.

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"Plus, Google is expanding Gemini’s in-depth research mode to 40 languages."

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Instagram teases AI tools for editing appearances, backgrounds in videos; Google releases its own ‘reasoning’ AI model

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Plus - OpenAI brings ChatGPT to your landline; Instagram Threads adds ‘Use Media’ feature for resharing photos and videos

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Plus - Grubhub to pay $25M for ‘deceptive’ practices against customers, drivers; OpenAI says it has no plans for a Sora API — yet

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Plus - Meta updates its smart glasses with real-time AI video; Instagram now lets you schedule DMs

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"Plus, UnitedHealth’s Optum left an AI chatbot exposed to the internet."

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Threads rolls out its own version of Bluesky’s ‘Starter Packs’; DOJ asks court to reject TikTok’s bid to temporarily block sell-or-ban law.

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Apple reportedly developing AI server chip with Broadcom; Snapchat users can now keep messages in a chat for a week

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Plus - Yelp adds AI-powered review insights to restaurants; Amazon is officially in the online car sales business

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Plus - X says its new image generator will launch for all users within the week; Bluesky teases paid subscription

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"Plus, Meta unveils a new, more efficient Llama model."

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TikTok partners with Nielsen to track cross-media ad campaign performance; Google says its new AI models can identify emotions — and that has experts worried

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Plus - Threads users can now follow profiles from other fediverse servers; TikTok adds new ways for creators to raise money for charities

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Walmart completes $2.3B acquisition of Vizio; Amazon announces Nova, a new family of multimodal AI models; AWS’ new service tackles AI hallucinations

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Spotify Wrapped 2024 is almost here, but first let’s explore all the copycats.

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Plus, Meta plans to build a $10B subsea cable spanning the world.

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Plus, the FTC finds that smart device makers failed to make clear how long their products will be supported.

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Plus, Tesla appears to be building a teleoperations team for its robotaxi service.

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Plus, Revolut to launch mortgages, smart ATMs and business credit products

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Plus - Threads adjusts its algorithm to show you more content from accounts you follow; SpaceX signs second commercial deal for Starship lunar lander

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Plus - Messenger gets HD video calls and AI backgrounds; Amazon debuts its largest Echo Show yet

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Plus - Microsoft will soon let you clone your voice for Teams meetings; Google Lens can now check prices and inventory when shopping in the real world

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Plus - Mistral unveils new AI models and chat features; DoorDash’s app can now import your grocery list for faster shopping

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Plus, Microsoft bets a carbon removal bake-off will help offset its skyrocketing AI emissions

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Plus: ‘Hawk Tuah’ girl launches an AI-powered dating advice app; ChatGPT can now read some of your Mac’s desktop apps

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Plus - Amazon takes on Temu and Shein with discount ‘Amazon Haul’ store; Spotify will start paying video podcast hosts based on how well their videos perform

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Plus: Sam Bankman-Fried is coming back...to the big screen; Apple reportedly shipping a security camera in 2026

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Plus: X is testing a free version of AI chatbot Grok; Amazon confirms employee data stolen after hacker claims MOVEit breach

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"Plus, the FBI says hackers are sending fraudulent police data requests to tech giants to steal people’s private information."

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Plus: Anthropic teams up with Palantir and AWS; Yelp just spent $80M on a site for car repair estimates

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Plus: Apple iOS 18.2 public beta arrives with new AI features; Lyft partners with May Mobility, Mobileye to bring autonomous vehicles to the app

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Plus: Amazon begins delivering select products via drone in Phoenix; Google Cloud to make multi-factor authentication mandatory in 2025

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Plus: Amazon brings generative AI-powered recaps to Prime Video; Bluesky gears up for Election Day as X goes pro-Trump

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Plus, Instagram upgrades DMs with focus on creators.

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Plus: Meta is making a robot hand that can ‘feel’ touch; Google Maps is getting new AI features powered by Gemini

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Plus: Apple upgrades MacBook Pro with M4 chips; Dropbox is laying off 20% of its staff

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Plus: Threads is testing the ‘trending now’ view in Japan; Amazon brings its Rufus

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Apple Intelligence goes live with iOS 18.1 update; Google expands AI Overviews in Search to more than 100 countries

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Plus, Apple upgrades TestFlight with redesigned invites, testing criteria, and more.

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Plus: Apple Vision Pro production reportedly scaled back due to disappointing demand; Anthropic’s AI can now run and write code

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Plus: Amazon adds gasoline discounts for Prime members; How ChatGPT integration works for Apple Intelligence

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LinkedIn confirms the ‘follower purge’ was just a bug that’s now resolved; Spotify now lets you create custom cover art for your playlists

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Plus: A creative, AI-powered messaging app for Gen Z, is blowing up prelaunch; xAI launches an API

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Plus, Tesla’s Full Self-Driving software is under investigation by a federal safety regulator.

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Plus: Apple Music’s latest feature lets artists create dedicated playlists for concerts and tours; Apple says support for redeeming rewards with more partners is coming to Apple Pay

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Plus: Amazon Kindle finally gets color; Google will now help you find the cheapest flights available for your trip

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Plus: Threads will start showing others when you’re online by default; X rival Mastodon has started selling toys

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It’s been the stuff of science fiction for decades: to provide gigawatts of cheap, clean power anywhere on Earth, day or night, using satellites that collect and transmit solar energy directly on orbit. Aetherflux, a new startup emerging from stealth Wednesday, says it is developing a novel design for space-based solar to unlock this energy source for the first time.

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"Plus, Anthony Levandowski buys Elon Musk’s vision for the future"

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Plus: LinkedIn says 10M people have signed up as freelancers on its Services Marketplace; Someone claims to have used AI to apply to 2,843 jobs

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Plus: Amazon makes shopping for groceries online less confusing; Zoom’s custom AI avatar tool may come with risks

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Fourteen AGs sue TikTok, claiming that it harms children’s mental health; Code in Meta’s Threads app references a communities feature, similar to Elon Musk’s X; On TikTok, pop culture prevails over news and politics

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Emma Watson invests in a reproductive health company; Tesla’s head of vehicle programs jumps to Waymo ahead of robotaxi reveal; US judge orders Google to open up Google Play to rivals

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Plus, Facebook launches a Gen Z-focused redesign.

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Plus: YouTube takes on TikTok with longer Shorts, templates, trends, and more; Tesla’s Cybertruck racks up fifth recall in under a year

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Plus: Facebook says it paid content creators $2B this year; Toyota pours another $500M into electric air taxi startup Joby Aviation

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Plus: Threads users can now see who follows them from other fediverse servers; Pinterest rolls out genAI tools for product imagery to advertisers

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Plus: Snapchat’s new Footsteps feature tracks your location history; Cruise gets $1.5 million penalty for keeping pedestrian crash details from safety regulator

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Plus, the US government charges three Iranian hackers with Trump campaign hack.

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Plus - Starlink hits 4 million subscribers; BMW says we need both battery and hydrogen EVs for a zero-emissions future

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Amazon employees beg management to reverse 5-day RTO mandate; Audible experiments with new AI features for tailored audiobook recommendations

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Plus - Spotify’s AI playlist feature rolls out to the US and more markets; ByteDance is shutting down TikTok Music globally

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California Governor Gavin Newsom is currently considering 38 AI-related bills, including the highly contentious SB 1047, which the state’s legislature sent to his desk for final approval.

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Plus, Tumblr reports ~350% user growth following X’s ban in Brazil.

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Plus: Apple, Google wallets now support California driver’s licenses; Amazon releases a video generator, but only for ads

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Plus: Amazon adds PayPal as a payment option to Buy with Prime; How Apple is making iPhone 16 more repairable

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Plus: Instagram tightens restrictions on teen use, putting parents in control; Patreon launches features to automate away creators’ administrative workload and help them make more money

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Amazon mandates full 5-day return to office; iOS 18 is out: Here’s what’s new

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Plus, Waymo robotaxis to become available on Uber in Austin, Atlanta in early 2025.

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Plus - X is working on a new way for people to block DMs; Apple AirPods Pro granted FDA approval to serve as hearing aids

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YouTube Shorts’ collaborative Add Yours sticker is now available to all users; Google’s AI note-taking app NotebookLM can now explain complex topics to you out loud

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Plus - Bumble to leverage AI to help users with profile creation and conversations; Threads is not working on its own DM system yet, but it might make it easier to send Instagram messages

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Audible recruits voice actors to train audiobook-generating AI; AI-powered visual search comes to the iPhone; What is Apple Intelligence

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Plus, Salesforce acquires data management firm Own for $1.9B in cash.

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Plus, Microsoft gives deepfake porn victims a tool to scrub images from Bing search.

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Plus: Tinder update targets college students as dating apps struggle; YouTube debuts new parental controls aimed at teens

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Plus: Android 15 will be available on supported Pixel devices in the coming weeks; X now lets you edit DMs

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What’s next for California’s AI disaster bill?

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Plus, Apple and Nvidia could be OpenAI’s next big investors

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Plus: Spotify points finger at Apple over an unwelcome change to volume control technology; Gmail users on Android can now chat with Gemini about their emails

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Plus: Snapchat releases new teen safety resources for educators; Apple reportedly cuts 100 jobs working on Books and other services

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Plus: Lyft follows in Uber’s footsteps with a rider verification program; X is testing a video conferencing tool

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Plus: Apple iPhone 16 event set for September 9th with ‘Glowtime’ invite; Elon Musk unexpectedly offers support for California’s AI bill

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Plus, get in on the ground floor with Tesla’s humanoid by pretending to be one for pay.

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Cruise recalls robotaxi fleet to resolve federal safety probe; Meta lets you cross-post from Instagram and Facebook to Threads; Relive the Myspace days by adding a favorite song to your Instagram profile

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Ring’s new battery doorbell has head-to-toe video; Apple is bringing audio sharing to Beats; Anthropic’s Claude surpasses $1M in mobile app revenue

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Waymo is now giving 100,000 robotaxi rides a week; OpenAI signs deal to train on Condé Nast content, surface stories in ChatGPT; YouTube takes on TikTok Shop with expanded Shopify partnership

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GM cuts 1,000 software jobs as it prioritizes quality and AI; Amazon considers moving Amazon Pay into a standalone app in India; Could Trump’s AI-generated Taylor Swift endorsement be illegal?

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Plus, Google is bringing AI overviews to India, Brazil, Japan, UK, Indonesia and Mexico.

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Meta axed CrowdTangle, a tool for tracking disinformation; Apple, Google wallets will soon support California driver’s licenses; Threads gains multiple drafts, audience insights and more

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Apple finally allows Spotify to show pricing info to EU users on iOS; xAI releases Grok-2; A few AI features you might’ve missed at Made by Google 2024.

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Threads may offer its own take on Fleets; The Tesla Diner might actually be happening; Gemini Live launches

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Plus - Apple says Patreon must switch to its billing system or risk removal from App Store; Meta, Universal Music Group address AI music in new licensing agreement

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Plus, Substack now lets anyone publish posts, even if they don’t have a newsletter

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OpenAI finds that GPT-4o does some truly bizarre stuff sometimes; Amazon is fumbling in India; TikTok partners with Warner Bros.

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Facebook creators have a new way to avoid ‘jail’; Lyft to ‘open up a can of whoop ass’ on surge pricing; ChatGPT’s mobile app revenue saw its biggest spike yet following GPT-4o launch

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X is getting closer to launching its payment service; Google’s Nest Learning Thermostat gets an AI makeover; Amazon Music’s new AI feature lets you browse podcast episodes by topic

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Apple’s new Safari feature removes distracting items from websites; YouTuber files class action suit over OpenAI’s scrape of creators’ transcripts

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Plus, cloud infrastructure revenue approached $80 billion this quarter and Intel to lay off 15,000 employees.

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Plus, Boeing bleeds another $125M on Starliner program and Microsoft now lists OpenAI as a competitor in AI and search

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Bumble and Hinge allowed stalkers to pinpoint users’ locations down to 2 meters, researchers say; Over 100 VCs pledge support for Kamala Harris

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OpenAI releases ChatGPT’s hyper-realistic voice to some paying users; Spotify expands lyrics access for free users; It really took some serious nerve for Wiz to walk away from Google’s $23B offer

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How to opt out of facial recognition at airports (if you’re American); Apple reaches its first contract agreement with a US retail union; Making AI models ‘forget’ undesirable data hurts their performance

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Plus, Apple cuts iPhone price in India amid China slowdown and here’s how to disable X (Twitter) from using your data to train its Grok AI.

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Uber, Lyft, DoorDash can continue to classify drivers as contractors in California; With Google in its sights, OpenAI unveils SearchGPT; Google makes its Gemini chatbot faster and more widely available

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Apple Maps launches on the web to challenge Google Maps; TikTok Lite exposes users to harmful content, say Mozilla researchers; Mark Zuckerberg imagines content creator AI clones.

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Meta AI gets new ‘Imagine me’ selfie feature; Spotify CEO says company is in ‘early days’ of hi-fi audio plans; Adobe releases new Firefly AI tools for Illustrator and Photoshop

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Plus - The latest in startup business news

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A faulty software update issued by security giant CrowdStrike has resulted in a massive overnight outage that’s affected Windows computers around the world, disrupting businesses, airports, train stations, banks, broadcasters and the healthcare sector.

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Plus - Ford’s EV plans are in flux once again as it invests $3B into its biggest trucks; Apple Vision Pro debuts immersive content featuring NBA players, The Weeknd and more

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Spotify adds a Spanish-speaking AI DJ, ‘Livi’; Tinder’s AI Photo Selector automatically picks the best photos for your dating profile; US buyers spent $7.2B on the first day of Amazon’s Prime Day sales event

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Plus - WhatsApp introduces ‘Favorites’ for quick access to contacts; Uber just added a way to search for rides in other cities— here’s how to use it

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YouTube Music is testing an AI-generated radio feature; Elon Musk confirms Tesla ‘robotaxi’ event delayed due to design change

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Plus, more bad news for Elon Musk after X user’s legal challenge to shadowban prevails and SpaceX Falcon 9 suffers rare failure on orbit during Starlink deployment

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WhatsApp Business is changing its rates for messages; YouTube tempts creators with a half dozen new features for Shorts; X is building a ‘dislike’ button

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Vimeo joins YouTube and TikTok in launching new AI content labels; Instagram vows to focus on short-form content; Spotify is no longer just a streaming app, it’s a social network

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Whataburger app becomes unlikely power outage map after Houston hurricane; Bumble users can now report profiles that use AI-generated photos; Spotify adds comments to podcasts

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Amazon revives its Echo Spot with an upgraded look and improved audio; Substack rival Ghost federates its first newsletter; Valuations of startups have quietly rebounded to all-time highs

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Plus, Amazon faces more EU scrutiny over recommender algorithms and ads transparency and YouTube’s updated eraser tool removes copyrighted music without impacting other audio.

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Amazon retires its Astro for Business security robot after only 7 months; Noplace hits Number 1 on the App Store; Threads nears its one-year anniversary with more than 175M monthly active users

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Meta plans to bring generative AI to metaverse games; X weighs adding a downvote button to replies

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Apple reportedly working to bring AI to the Vision Pro; YouTube now lets you request removal of AI-generated content that simulates your face or voice; Robinhood snaps up Pluto to add AI tools to its investing app

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Plus, Hubspot says it’s investigating customer account hacks and the White House will host a conference for social media creators

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Meta starts testing user-created AI chatbots on Instagram; TikTok challenges Amazon Prime Day; Amazon consolidates Amazon Clinic into the One Medical brand

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TikTok’s Instagram rival, Whee, has no traction; Google improves search experience in the Chrome mobile app; SpaceX scores $843M NASA contract to de-orbit ISS in 2030

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Google brings its Gemini AI to Gmail to help you write and summarize emails; Patreon introduces a gifting feature and other creator tools; Waymo dumps its waitlist and opens up its San Francisco robotaxi service to everyone

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Google is bringing Gemini access to teens using their school accounts; OpenAI buys a remote collaboration platform; Target and Shopify team up to expand Target’s third-party marketplace

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Plus, Cruise clears key hurdle to getting robotaxis back on roads in California

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YouTube confirms crackdown on VPN users accessing cheaper Premium plans ; Instagram now lets users livestream exclusively to their Close Friends list; Spotify quietly lets all podcasters upload videos, surpasses 250K shows

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TechCrunch has gotten a peek at an internal SpaceX document about such a tender offer from May 2022. Musk posted on X last month that SpaceX holds such sales for employees about every 6 months.

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Security bug allows anyone to spoof Microsoft employee emails; iOS 18 could ‘sherlock’ $400M in app revenue; Snap previews its real-time image model

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Apple kills Pay Later feature; TikTok ads will now include AI avatars of creators and stock actors; YouTube is experimenting with Notes

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Tempus soars 15% on the first day of trading; Meta pauses plans to train AI using European users’ data; Former NSA head joins OpenAI board and safety committee

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Plus, LinkedIn leans on AI to do the work of job hunting and Apple gives developers a way to nominate their apps for editorial consideration on the App Store

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Waymo issues second recall after robotaxi hit telephone pole; YouTube creators can now test multiple video thumbnails; Ford’s secretive, low-cost EV team is growing with talent

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BeReal is being acquired by mobile apps and games company Voodoo; Biden administration looks to give Rocket Lab $24M to boost space-grade solar cell production

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Apple unveils Apple Intelligence; Apple brings ChatGPT to its apps, including Siri; Apple brings ChatGPT to its apps, including Siri; Apple debuts visionOS 2 at WWDC 2024

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Plus, Apple’s generative AI offering might not work with the standard iPhone 15 and Carta’s valuation to be cut by $6.5 billion in upcoming secondary sale

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Meta adds AI-powered features to WhatsApp Business app; Google looks to AI to help save the coral reefs; TikTok is testing Snapchat-like streaks

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What to expect from Apple’s AI-powered iOS 18 at WWDC 2024; Cameo fumbles on Ms. Rachel fundraiser as fans receive credits instead of videos; Google’s new startup program focuses on bringing AI to public infrastructure

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TikTok acknowledges exploit targeting high-profile accounts; Discord and TuneIn partner to bring live radio to the social platform; ChatGPT, Claude and Perplexity all went down at the same time

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People are using AI music generators to create hateful songs; You can now customize your For You feed on Threads using swipes

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Instagram tests 'trial reels' that don't display to a creator's followers; Hackers steal $305M from DMM Bitcoin crypto exchange

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Amazon gets FAA approval to expand US drone deliveries; Spotify offers Car Thing refunds as it faces lawsuit over bricking the streaming device; SpaceX’s massive Starship rocket could take to the skies for the fourth time

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Google Chrome becomes a ‘picture-in-picture’ app; Pinterest expands its Creator Fund to allow founders; Fisker cuts hundreds of workers

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Musk’s xAI raises fresh capital while Synapse’s bankruptcy could impact millions;Tumblr launches its semi-private Communities in open beta; YouTube’s free games catalog ‘Playables’ rolls out to all users

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EU’s ChatGPT taskforce offers first look at detangling the AI chatbot’s privacy compliance; Elon Musk’s xAI raises $6B; What are Google’s AI Overviews good for?

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Plus: Feds add nine more incidents to Waymo robotaxi investigation

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Plus: Spotify to shut off Car Thing for good and Canva launches a proper enterprise product

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Spyware found on US hotel check-in computers; FCC proposes all AI-generated content in political ads must be disclosed; Techstars CEO Maëlle Gavet is out

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As a US ban looms, TikTok announces a $1M program for socially driven creators; Microsoft upgrades its AI app-building platforms; The 'vote Trump' spam that hit Bluesky in May came from decentralized rival Nostr

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NYC-Dublin real-time video portal reopens with some fixes to prevent inappropriate behavior; ChatGPT's mobile app revenue saw its biggest spike yet following GPT-4o launch; Google is launching a new Android feature to drive users back into their installed apps

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OpenAI created a team to control 'superintelligent' AI — then let it wither, source says; Slack under attack over sneaky AI training policy; Microsoft dodges UK antitrust scrutiny over its Mistral AI stake

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Meta Threads is testing pinned columns on the web, similar to the old TweetDeck; OpenAI inks deal to train AI on Reddit data; TikTok tests 60-minute video uploads

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Uber has a new way to solve the concert traffic problem; Google TV to launch AI-generated movie descriptions; Netflix to take on Google and Amazon by building its own ad server

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Google mentioned ‘AI’ 120+ times during its I/O keynote; Reddit introduces new tools for ‘Ask Me Anything'; Meta is shutting down Workplace

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Google’s 3D video conferencing platform is coming in 2025; OpenAI debuts GPT-4o ‘omni’ model now powering ChatGPT; Instagram expands its creator marketplace to 10 new countries

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Microsoft is launching its mobile game store in July; Threat actor says he scraped 49M Dell customer addresses before the company found out; Bluesky now lets you personalize main Discover feed using new controls

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Google brings a variation on ‘Circle to Search’ to iPhone users; WhatsApp’s latest update streamlines navigation and adds a ‘darker dark mode’; Reddit locks down its public data in new content policy

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Match looks to Hinge as Tinder fails; Uber promises member exclusives as Uber One passes $1B run-rate

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NYT Games launches a Wordle archive with access to more than 1,000 past puzzles; Threads is testing cross-posting from Instagram globally

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Opera’s AI assistant can now summarize web pages on Android; The Kendrick-Drake feud shows how technology is changing rap battles

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Instagram now lets you post a secret Story; NASA is expanding its Wallops Island facility; Fisker stiffed the engineering firm developing its low-cost EV and pickup truck, lawsuit claims

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Snapchat launches new AR and ML tools for brands and advertisers; TikTok expands its premium ad slots despite potential US ban; Spotify quietly moves lyrics behind a paywall

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Pinterest says its AI-powered collages are now more engaging than Pins; Airbnb releases group booking features as it taps into AI for customer service; LinkedIn is the Twitter/X rival no one is talking about

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Bumble’s Opening Move feature takes the pressure off women to come up with a new message every time; Twitch’s TikTok-like discovery feed is rolling out to all users; Instagram is updating its algorithm

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Google lays off staff from Flutter, Dart and Python teams weeks before its developer conference; Epic Games says it will bring Fortnite to iPad; Meta confirms launch of a bonus program for creators on Threads

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Shein to face EU's strictest rules for online marketplaces; Google's new 'Speaking practice' feature uses AI to help users improve their English skills; Tesla Autopilot investigation closed after feds find 13 fatal crashes related to misuse

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Is TikTok getting banned? Not yet, but you should explore alternatives; Snap says total watch time on its TikTok competitor increased more than 125%; Mark Zuckerberg says Threads has 150M monthly active users

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TikTok ban signed into law by President Biden; Reddit is making it easier to navigate conversations on its mobile apps; IBM moves deeper into hybrid cloud management with $6.4B HashiCorp acquisition

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Apple’s next iPad event is May 7th; Amazon launches a new grocery delivery subscription in the US; X is launching a TV app

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Amazon ends California drone deliveries; Meta opens Quest OS to third-party headset makers, taps Lenovo and Xbox as partners; Tinder gets a ‘Share My Date’ feature for users to send date plans to their curious friends.

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Apple pulls WhatsApp, Threads from China App Store following state order; Wall Street doesn’t seem too keen on a potential Salesforce-Informatica pairing; Tesla recalls the Cybertruck for faulty accelerator pedals that can get stuck

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Internet users are getting younger; now the UK is weighing up if AI can help protect them; Meta upgrades its AI chatbot; Tesla still plans to build 1,800-mile charging corridor for semi trucks

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LinkedIn testing Premium Company Page subscription with AI-assisted content creation; Snap plans to add watermarks to images created with its AI-powered tools; TikTok starts testing its Instagram competitor TikTok Notes in Canada and Australia

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Trump’s Truth Social plans to launch a live TV streaming platform; WhatsApp is adding filters to easily find messages; Amazon brings its ‘Amazon Live’ shoppable livestreams to Prime Video; Amazon Music follows Spotify with an AI playlist generator of its own, Maestro

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Meta thinks it’s a good idea for students to wear Quest headsets in class; Elon Musk plans to charge new X users to enable posting; Investors are growing increasingly weary of AI

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Roku says 576,000 user accounts hacked after second security incident; Security engineer jailed for 3 years for $12M crypto hacks; OpenAI makes ChatGPT 'more direct, less verbose'

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Substack now allows podcasters to sync and distribute their episodes to Spotify; Meta will auto-blur nudity in Instagram DMs in latest teen safety step; Walmart will deploy robotic forklifts in its distribution centers

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Apple News is testing a game that kind of looks like NYT Connections; Hundreds of creators sign letter slamming Meta’s limit on political content; YouTube is switching to read-only comments for kids in supervised experiences

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Google launches Code Assist, its latest challenger to GitHub’s Copilot; Messenger now lets you create shared albums, send HD photos and share larger files; eBay adds an AI-powered ‘shop the look’ feature to its iOS app

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TikTok’s Instagram competitor likely to be named TikTok Notes; Meta’s X competitor Threads invites developers to sign up for API access, publishes docs; Uber Eats launches a TikTok-like video feed to boost discovery

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Tesla reportedly drops plan to build $25,000 EV; Apple lays off over 600 employees in California after abandoning electric car project; Amazon quietly launches Bazaar to sell fast-fashion and lifestyle products in India

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Ford delays new EVs once more, showing why legacy automakers need to adopt a startup mentality; TikTok says it generated $14.7B for US small businesses last year; X warns that you might lose followers as it does another bot sweep.

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Facebook takes on TikTok with a new, vertical-first video player; WhatsApp goes down in Meta’s second big outage this year; OnePlus went ahead and built its own version of Google Magic Eraser

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Musicians sign letter against irresponsible AI; Meta (again) denies that Netflix read users’ private Facebook messages; Indeed announces AI-powered work experience writer and support for multiple resumes.

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Sam Altman gives up control of OpenAI Startup Fund; ChatGPT no longer requires an account — but there’s a catch; As Microsoft unbundles Teams, it might not have the impact on Slack you think.

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OpenAI built a voice cloning tool, but you can't use it... yet; Google hints that Apple is set to support RCS by this fall; Instagram is developing 'Blend,' recommended Reels for you and a friend

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Sam Bankman-Fried gets 25 years in prison for fraud and money-laundering at FTX, ordered to pay $11B in forfeiture; X is testing NSFW adult communities, according to screenshots; US offers $10M to help catch Change Healthcare hackers

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LinkedIn is experimenting with a TikTok-like video feed in its app; Google will let you swipe right or left on clothes to get better fashion recommendations; Amazon doubles down on Anthropic, completing its planned $4B investment

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Elon Musk says all Premium subscribers on X will gain access to AI chatbot Grok this week; How to turn off Instagram’s political content filter; Robinhood’s new credit card goes after Apple Card

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Fisker trading suspended by NYSE; A judge just killed Elon Musk’s lawsuit against an anti-hate research organization; Spotify tests video courses

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Threads is adding live scores for sports games; AT&T won’t say how its customers’ data spilled online; What you need to know about Apple’s iPhone antitrust lawsuit

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Microsoft really wants to talk about Copilot; Reddit stock closes up nearly 48% on its first day of trading; DoorDash begins piloting drone deliveries in the US.

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India will fact-check online posts about government matters; NBCUniversal’s Peacock will let you watch 4 livestreams at once for 2024 Paris Olympics

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Pokemon resets some users passwords after hacking attempts; Threads is rolling out trending topics to all users in the US; Facebook is trying to make ‘poking’ cool again

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LinkedIn plans to add gaming to its platform; MrBeast and Prime Video announce ‘largest game show in history’; Apple is reportedly exploring a partnership with Google for Gemini-powered feature on iPhones

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India drops plan to require approval for AI model launches; Apple acquires AI startup specializing in overseeing manufacturing components; Leaked SpaceX documents show company forbids employees to sell stock if it deems they've misbehaved

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Instagram is working on a feature that would allow you to let others put a ‘Spin’ on your Reel; Google is changing how Chrome detects and warns you about unsafe sites; SpaceX makes significant progress with third Starship orbital test flight

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Creators are frustrated but energized as TikTok ban gains momentum; Spotify’s Audiobooks will get their own ‘Countdown Pages’ to tease upcoming new releases; Spotify adds music videos in some countries

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DoorDash’s new AI-powered ‘SafeChat+’ tool automatically detects verbal abuse; Code suggests that TikTok could be building an app for photos; Google won’t let you use its Gemini AI to answer questions about an upcoming election in your country

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Reddit could be a potential ‘meme stock’; Pinterest rolls out its ‘body type ranges’ tool to the US; Airbnb is banning indoor security cameras inside its listings

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Fortnite is coming back to iOS in Europe (for real this time); Russian spies keep hacking into Microsoft in 'ongoing attack,' company says; The Rivian R2 SUV racks up 68,000 reservations a day after reveal

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Threads now lets all users save drafts and take photos within the app; Uber Eats’ new live location-sharing feature helps couriers deliver food to users in hard-to-find locations; TikTok begs users to tell Congress not to ban it

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Amazon teams with recycling robot firm to track package waste; SpaceX eyes March 14th for next Starship test flight; What’s next for Twitch?

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TikTok says its revamped creator fund has increased total creator revenue by over 250%; Target to launch its own version of Amazon Prime

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Anthropic claims its new AI chatbot models beat OpenAI’s GPT-4; Instagram now lets you edit DMs up to 15 mins after sending them; Airbnb has a new label to denote its top (and worst) listings

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Elon Musk sues OpenAI and Sam Altman over 'betrayal' of nonprofit AI mission; Spotify launches a $9.99/mo standalone audiobooks service for its free users; A leaky database spilled 2FA codes for the world's tech giants

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Spotify’s new ‘Song Psychic’; Microsoft’s Windows 11 Copilot gets smarter with new plugins and skills; Google is making search suggestions in Chrome more helpful

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Adobe reveals a GenAI tool for music; YouTube’s Create app, a competitor to TikTok’s creative tools, expands to 13 more markets

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Apple cancels its autonomous electric car project; TikTok loses even more songs over its dispute with Universal Music Group; Threads widens the gap with X, with triple the daily downloads on iOS

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Instagram is working on a ‘Friend Map’ feature that would let you track friends’ locations; Threads adds a bookmarking feature for saving favorite posts

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UnitedHealth says Change Healthcare hacked by nation-state, as US pharmacy outages drag on; Google is sunsetting the Google Pay app in the US later this year; Reddit cites r/WallStreetBets as a risk factor in its IPO filing

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Chrome gets a built-in AI writing tool powered by Gemini; Almost half of adults on TikTok have never posted a video

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Google launches two new open LLMs; Waymo’s application to expand California robotaxi operations paused by regulators

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Ford cuts prices on electric Mustang as demand softens for premium EVs; YouTube rolls out new channel pages for creators on its TV app; YouTube dominates TV streaming in U.S.

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The European Union is formally investigating TikTok’s compliance with the bloc’s Digital Services Act (DSA), the Commission has announced.

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Feds open second probe into Fisker's Ocean SUV after rollaway complaints; Faraday Future in danger of losing LA headquarters for failing to pay rent; Google tests a feature that calls businesses on your behalf and holds until an agent is available

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YouTube now lets you integrate music videos into your Shorts; TikTok launches a ‘reimagined’ app for the Apple Vision Pro; No ‘GPT’ trademark for OpenAI

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Slack adds AI-fueled search and summarization to the platform; Airbnb is making progress to get rid of those hated cleaning fees; Mark Zuckerberg thinks Quest 3 is better than Vision Pro

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TikTok is testing an exclusive ‘Sub Space’; ChatGPT will now remember — and forget — things you tell it to

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Spotify for Podcasters adds new integration with Riverside; North American robot orders dropped 30% last year; A dating app for people with good to excellent credit.

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Elon Musk’s X has forged a deal with a sports betting operator, BetMGM; Instagram and Threads will no longer ‘proactively’ recommend political content; Samsung gets FDA nod for smartwatch sleep apnea detection

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Google launches Gemini Ultra; FCC officially declares AI-voiced robocalls illegal; Podcasters can now upload their RSS feed to YouTube

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X becomes No. 1 app on U.S. App Store; Bluesky gets nearly 800K new users; Threads tests the ability to save posts as it continues to compete with X

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Adam Neumann is trying to buy back WeWork; Spotify now the No. 2 audiobook provider, behind Audible, hints at Daylist inspired-suggestions to come

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Bumble’s new AI tool identifies and blocks scam accounts, fake profiles; Tinder’s new warnings inform users when they’re potentially being inappropriate; Meta cuts off third-party access to Facebook Groups

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SpaceX will reap the benefits of new Dragon research opportunity; Spotify's podcast exclusive days are over as Joe Rogan's show expands to other platforms; EU’s AI Act passes last big hurdle on the way to adoption

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Amazon debuts ‘Rufus,’ an AI shopping assistant in its mobile app; Google Maps experiments with generative AI to improve discovery; Antitrust enforcers admit they’re in a race to understand how to tackle AI

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Shopify is rolling out an AI-powered image editor for products; Threads is working on surfacing Trends; Pew report shows TikTok’s rise/YouTube’s ubiquity

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Yelp launches revamped feed with AI-powered business summaries; TikTok tests a feature that would bring TikTok Shop links to more videos; Instagram Threads triples downloads in December

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Apple’s iOS 18 may be ‘the biggest’ software update in iPhone history; Instagram confirms test of ‘Flipside’

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ICO confirms data breach probe as UK councils remain downed by cyberattack; NSA is buying Americans' internet browsing records without a warrant; Deck.blue brings a TweetDeck experience to Bluesky users

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FTC orders AI companies to dish on investments, partnerships and meetings; PayPal to pilot new AI-powered updates, including a cash-back feature and ‘Smart Receipts’; Study shows kids spent 60% more time on TikTok than YouTube last year

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BeReal is onboarding brands and celebs; Twitch announces 60/40 revenue split in expanded Plus Program; Google announces new AI-powered features for education

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Vroom hits the brakes on its online used car business; TikTok lays off 60 employees; Google Chrome gains AI features

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Disney's solution to VR’s movement problem; X says a bug caused numerous posts to be labeled as ‘sensitive media’; Only 150+ apps have been designed specifically for Apple’s Vision Pro, so far

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Amazon confirms more layoffs, impacting its Buy with Prime unit; LoanDepot outage drags into second week after ransomware attack; Japan's SLIM mission makes historic Moon landing, but its time is running out

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Microsoft makes its AI-powered reading tutor free; Instagram’s new ‘nighttime nudges’ aim to reduce teens’ time on the app; Reddit plans to launch IPO in March

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YouTube to eliminate 100 employees as layoffs at Google continue; Google introduces ‘Circle to Search, a new way to search from anywhere on Android using gestures; iPhone has overtaken Samsung for the first time ever as the best-selling smartphone in 2023

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OpenAI announces team to build ‘crowdsourced’ governance ideas; Uber is closing alcohol delivery service Drizly three years after acquisition; Apple Vision Pro to launch with 150 3D movies and more

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Microsoft launches a Pro plan for Copilot; FedEx announces its own commerce platform for merchants; LG opens its first US EV charging factory in Texas

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Instagram cuts 60 jobs, eliminating a layer of management at the company; Threads will allow you to follow Mastodon users by year-end, according to Meta meeting details; Hertz is selling its EVs because it botched the rollout for ride-share drivers

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Snapchat now lets parents restrict their teens from using the app’s ‘My AI’ chatbot; WhatsApp is rolling out an in-app tool for making custom stickers; Google is removing 17 ‘underutilized’ Assistant features

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App economy recovered in 2023; YouTube is making it easier to find accurate information about first aid and emergency care; Netflix Games gains traction with installs up 180% year-over-year in 2023

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Amazon adds Matter casting to its smart displays and TVs; Google Maps will now give EV drivers real-time battery range info; Amazon’s Alexa gets new generative AI-powered experiences

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Amazon turns to AI to help customers find clothes that fit when shopping online; Volkswagen is bringing ChatGPT into its cars and SUVs; Amazon’s new initiative aims to help people discover digital health benefits to manage chronic conditions

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From Braid to Zume, here are some of the startups that won't see 2024

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Lawsuit against Snap over fentanyl deaths can proceed, judge rules; Logan Paul promises CryptoZoo refunds, as long as you don't sue him; How to follow CES with TechCrunch

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Google outlines new methods for training robots with video and large language models; Apple Fitness+ introduces sound meditation, a workout program for golfers and more; TikTok aims to grow its TikTok Shop

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Microsoft Copilot is now available on iOS and Android; 23andMe tells victims it’s their fault that their data was breached; Roku announces new lineup of high-end TVs to launch this spring

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Meta cuts prices for the Quest 2 headset and accessories; Telegram’s latest update; MIT scientists are working on a vibrating obesity pill

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Goodbye mysterious military space plane, and good luck – wherever you’re going; GitHub makes Copilot Chat generally available, letting devs ask questions about code

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Xiaomi's first EV is the freshest take on a 'smartphone on wheels'; Amnesty confirms Apple warning: Indian journalists' iPhones infected with Pegasus spyware; India to block crypto exchanges Binance, Kraken websites

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Apple Watch import ban paused; Series 9 and Ultra 2 will be available on Apple's site tomorrow; Terran Orbital's biggest customer is close to securing funding for multibillion-dollar constellation; The New York Times wants OpenAI and Microsoft to pay for training data

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Bluesky rolls out an in-app video and music player and a new ‘hide post’ feature; Apple Vision Pro tipped for late Jan/early Feb release

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Welcome back to Daily Crunch. You made it to Friday and to the long holiday weekend! Today we’re looking back on how the vibe in tech shifted in 2023 and what’s in store for 2024. And if you’re still looking for the perfect gift in the 11th hour, we have some helpful suggestions. Happy holidays!

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Beeper says it’s done trying to bring iMessage to Android; Google updates Chrome on desktop with proactive Safety Check; The latest in startup business news

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Consumer Reports says Tesla’s Autopilot recall fix is ‘insufficient’; Electric scooter company Bird files for bankruptcy

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Comcast says hackers stole data of close to 36 million Xfinity customers; Salesforce acquires automated commission management platform Spiff; Microsoft Copilot gets a music creation feature

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Nikola founder Trevor Milton sentenced to 4 years for securities fraud; Apple has agreed to pay out $25 million to settle a class action lawsuit over its Family Sharing feature

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News publisher files class action antitrust suit against Google; Instagram launches customizable ‘Add Yours’ templates; Opendoor co-founder Eric Wu is stepping down from the real estate tech company, according to an SEC filing

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Waymo launches curbside robotaxi pickup at Phoenix airport; Spotify confirms test of prompt-based AI playlists feature; Instagram introduces GenAI powered background editing tool

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Google launches an easy-to-use tool for developing apps and chatbots based on its Gemini model; Circuit City, angling for a comeback of sorts, hopes to raise $25M; Meta starts testing Threads integration with ActivityPub

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Instagram finstas may turn into a new product called ‘flipside,’ Google Maps gets new updates to give users more control over their information; The most-downloaded iPhone app in the US in 2023

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TikTok becomes first non-game app to reach $10B in consumer spending; Elon Musk says X is bringing video to Spaces soon; Apple’s new Journal app is now available with the release of iOS 17.2

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Google's best Gemini demo was faked; OpenAI taps former Twitter India head to kickstart in the country; Snapchat+ keeps growing as net revenue tops $20M for first time

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Amazon is piloting a new $9.99 monthly grocery subscription for Prime members in three cities; YouTube now lets you pause comments on videos; Amazon will no longer accept Venmo as a payment option starting next month

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X now lets users broadcast community posts to all followers; Google’s AI chatbot Bard gets a big upgrade with Gemini, Google’s next-gen AI model; Meta AI adds Reels support and ‘reimagine'

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X is now licensed for payment processing in a dozen US states; Bing’s new ‘Deep Search’ feature offers more comprehensive answers to complex search queries; Meta set to discontinue cross-messaging between Instagram and Facebook