Netflix begins a “limited beta test” of its cloud-streamed games on the web, TVs, and streaming devices from Roku, LG, Amazon, and more, in Canada and the UK
Netflix is kicking off the first public tests of its cloud-streamed games. … In a blog post, Netflix VP …
Filing: BAM Trading, which runs Binance.US, seeks a protective order against the SEC due to “conducting a fishing expedition”; the SEC seeks four depositions
- BAM Trading, the company behind Binance.US, filed a motion on Monday to seek a protective order against the SEC.
In an amended indictment, the US DOJ alleges SBF used money he stole from FTX customers to make $100M+ in political campaign donations before the 2022 midterms
Sam Bankman-Fried used money he stole from customers of his FTX cryptocurrency exchange to make more than $100 million …
Amazon Devices & Services SVP David Limp, who oversees Alexa, Echo, and other products, plans to leave the company later in 2023; a successor hasn't been named
David Limp's retirement will be latest departure from e-commerce giant's leadership under CEO Andy Jassy
YouTube starts mass removal of videos promoting “cancer treatments proven to be harmful or ineffective” or discouraging “seeking professional medical treatment”
YouTube will remove content that promotes “cancer treatments proven to be harmful or ineffective” …
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 …
Nielsen: linear TV made up less than 50% of all US TV use in July, a first in two years of tracking, and streaming hit a record high of 38.7% of TV use
Nielsen's monthly platform rankings show broadcast and cable making up less than half of all TV use. — Broadcast and cable networks …
Comcast launches the Xfinity Storm-Ready WiFi, a cellular backup internet device to weather storms and power outages, for $252, or $7 per month for 36 months
Comcast is launching a new cellular-equipped backup internet device that's designed to keep customers connected during storms and localized outages.
Email: X no longer lets advertisers promote accounts within the platform's timeline to gain followers; a source says Follower Objective ads made $100M+ annually
X, the company formerly known as Twitter, will no longer allow advertisers to promote their accounts within the platform's timeline …
Setapp, known for its Mac and iOS app subscription service, plans to open an alternative iOS and iPadOS app store in 2024 in the EU, taking advantage of the DMA
Setapp is planning to launch its own alternative App Store in the EU in 2024, taking advantage of law changes …
GOP Rep. Don Bacon says the FBI alerted him on Monday that his emails were hacked by Chinese spies, around the time of other Microsoft account breaches
Rep. Don Bacon said he was told of the hacking Monday; he pledged to ‘work overtime’ to win passage of an aid package for Taiwan
Analysis: the average prices of major ad-free streaming service are up nearly 25% in about a year, as streamers try to push users toward ad-supported tiers
is streaming finally more expensive than cable? Bluesky: David Aronchick / @ironyuppie.com : Ads are like cockroaches - see one and you've got to expect your entire house will be infested. It probabl...
Amazon says Amazon Pharmacy plans to automatically apply manufacturers' coupons to 15+ insulin and diabetes medicines, lowering the cost to as low as $35/month
Amazon.com (AMZN.O) said on Tuesday its online pharmacy will automatically apply manufacturer-sponsored coupons to more than 15 insulin …
Amazon rolls out generative AI summaries of product reviews to a subset of US mobile users across a “broad” range of products after testing them earlier in 2023
... So it'll be a bot summarizing the summaries of other bots. — I can't see anthing that could go wrong with this. 😂 — https://apnews.com/... Jared Newman / @Newmy@writing.exchange : The thing ...
A look at Binance's early and rapid growth, aided by the haze of regulatory uncertainty, and whether, post-FTX, the exchange has blown its chance to rule crypto
Scott Chipolina / Financial Times : X: @tonytassell and @jonathaneley X: Tony Tassell / @tonytassell : Has Binance blown its chance to rule the crypto markets? @ScottChipolina dive here into a compan...
Filing: the Biden administration urges SCOTUS to review key parts of Florida's and Texas' laws meant to restrict how social media companies can moderate content
Don't they realize Nazis are bad for business? The Texas & Florida lawmakers actually chose their principles (racism) over being pro-business. … X: Greg Stohr / @gregstohr : Biden administration back...
After new fight claims from Musk, Zuckerberg warns “anything” Musk says hasn't been agreed on; Musk also said surgery will prevent him from fighting for months
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Source: CoinDesk lays off 20 people, or 45%, of its editorial team as its parent company, Digital Currency Group, pursues the outlet's sale
Coinbase launches the Stand with Crypto Alliance, a US advocacy organization meant to mobilize the crypto community before Congress votes on key legislation
if you're not contacting your representatives, you're not being heard. Today marks the launch of the Stand with Crypto Alliance, which aims to give the 50 million Americans who own crypto a voice to.....
Sources: Saudi Arabia bought 3,000+ Nvidia H100 GPUs and the UAE purchased thousands of Nvidia GPUs; Nvidia expects to ship ~550K H100 GPUs globally in 2023
it's the $40,000 chip that has sparked a frenzied spending spree Rob Thubron / TechSpot : Saudi Arabia and UAE invest in thousands of Nvidia chips, aiming to become global AI powerhouses Alex Heath / ...
Southeast Asian internet giant Sea reports Q2 revenue up 5.2% YoY to $3.1B, vs. $3.2B est., and Shopee revenue up 21% YoY, the slowest on record; SE drops 25%+
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PayPal names Intuit SVP Alex Chriss as its CEO, replacing longtime CEO Dan Schulman on September 27; the board cited Chriss' work acquiring Mailchimp for $12B
Crypto custody service Prime Trust and some of its affiliates file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, listing liabilities of $100M to $500M and assets of $50M to $100M
Timmy Shen / The Block :
Substack now lets users follow an individual writer without having to subscribe to their newsletter, a further expansion into social networking after Notes
Jay Peters / The Verge :
The FCC says 20M+ US households are now enrolled to receive $30/month in subsidies for internet access, up from 16M+ in February 2023 and 10M+ in February 2022
Brian Fung / CNN :
How a scam tied to ad firm CPABuild hosts malicious PDFs, indexed by search engines, on hacked .gov, .org, and .edu sites, often luring Fortnite or Roblox users
Matt Burgess / Wired :
A look at China's sweeping AI rules, taking effect on August 15 and overseen by seven agencies, which soften an April 2023 draft and follow European regulators
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A US court permits bankrupt crypto lender Celsius to poll account holders on its proposal to relaunch as a user-owned company and distribute ~$2B of BTC and ETH
Jonathan Randles / Bloomberg :
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