In a now-deleted X post, Elon Musk reposted a fake Telegraph story shared by a far-right party about the UK opening “Detainment Camps”; the post had 1.8M views
Elon Musk has deleted a post on X, the social media platform he owns, in which he spread fake news about …
A researcher details a Windows Update vulnerability that could be exploited to downgrade key components of Windows to older versions that contain known flaws
A researcher found a vulnerability that would let hackers strategically downgrade a target's Windows version to reexpose patched vulnerabilities.
Meta closes Ready at Dawn Studios, acquired in June 2020 and which produced VR games like Lone Echo and Echo VR, to meet Reality Labs' new budgetary ceiling
Echo VR developer Ready at Dawn Studios is now closed for business. — Updated 8/17 at 5:19pm ET: The information Android Central …
Researchers: hackers have used an 18-year-old flaw in how Safari, Chrome, and Firefox on macOS handle queries to a 0.0.0.0 IP address to breach private networks
Weaknesses in Chrome, Firefox and Safari gave hackers a route into internal networks, even those protected by firewalls, security researchers warn.
A US judge orders Ripple to pay a $125M penalty for selling XRP to institutional investors, well below the almost $2B the SEC sought in the case; XRP jumps 20%+
- Regulator had sought almost $2 billion in fines, penalties — Ripple token XRP surges on court ruling but is flat this year
Sources: Google and Meta ran a pilot program in the US in May 2024 to target Instagram ads to teenagers on YouTube, which prohibits targeting ads to under-18s
Campaign on YouTube to boost Instagram's appeal to young people skirted search group's rules for marketing to under-18s
Google says it stopped making the Chromecast after intense competition, shifting to a premium device, and views the Nvidia Shield as something to strive towards
The Chromecast is going away after more than a decade in Google's hardware portfolio, with the company phasing it out to make room for the new Google TV Streamer.
Similarweb: active UK Telegram users hit 3.1M on July 29 and 3.7M on July 30 after a stabbing, as rioters used chat apps, up from a ~2.7M average in early 2024
Messaging service, known for ‘hands off’ approach to content moderation, faces pressure to tackle extremist groups
“Over the next few days”, Indian crypto exchange WazirX plans to undo all trades following its July 18 withdrawal freeze, after hackers stole $230M+ in crypto
- WazirX announced plans to undo all trades following its withdrawal freeze on July 18.
Sources: Apple plans a Mac mini in 2024 with M4 and M4 Pro that is less than half the size of the current mini, its first major design change since 2010
- It's the first major design change to Mac mini since Jobs era — Entire Mac line to get updated with AI-focused M4 processors
UK officials say X has been less responsive to removing disinformation than Google, Meta, and TikTok, as Elon Musk launches a series of jibes at PM Keir Starmer
Financial Times :
The UK CMA opens a formal merger inquiry into Amazon's Anthropic investment after getting “sufficient information” about the deal; Amazon is “disappointed”
CMA to escalate matter to the first phase after seeking views on tech giant's investment in the AI start-up
Ireland's DPC launches High Court proceedings against X over concerns about how the company processes EU and EEA user data to train AI systems, including Grok
The Data Protection Commission has launched High Court proceedings against Twitter International Unlimited Company over concerns …
A group of VCs, including Reid Hoffman and Ron Conway, hosted a “VCs for Kamala” Zoom call to support Harris' campaign with up to 600 attendees, raising $150K
It started with a “rage tweet.” — “Gonna start ‘VCs for Democracy,’” Leslie Feinzaig, founder and general partner at Graham & Walker, wrote on X in late July.
Researchers: 50 false or misleading claims about the US election posted on X in 2024 by Elon Musk have generated nearly 1.2B views and none had a Community Note
The nonprofit Center for Countering Digital Hate said that Musk's debunked claims are spreading widely and do not appear …
Ofcom publishes an open letter to social media platforms raising concerns about the use of their tools to incite violence, following days of rioting in the UK
The U.K.'s internet regulator, Ofcom, has published an open letter to social media platforms raising concerns about the use of their tools to incite violence.
TikTok launches TikTok Spotlight, in-app hubs for movies and TV shows that add links to “applicable” videos with more info and where to watch, tested with Dune
TikTok will now create in-app hubs for movies and TV shows and place them directly on fan-made videos.
Interviews with 12 TSMC staff detail ongoing culture clashes in Arizona, as well as Japan and Germany; about 50% of the 2,200 Phoenix workers came from Taiwan
The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company facility in Phoenix.Cassidy Araiza for The New York Times
YouTube channels focusing on cars, like Car Throttle and Donut, have seen an exodus of popular on-camera talent, often after investors acquired their channels
From Car Throttle to Donut, countless YouTube creators are fleeing. But is this a new trend or a tale as old as venture capital? Bluesky: @timstevens.bsky.social . X: @tim_stevens . Forums: r/DonutMe...
Analysis: Truth Social is increasingly reliant on niche ad campaigns that target hard-core Trump fans and Christian conservatives, often with small ad budgets
Donald J. Trump's social network is increasingly relying on a niche of the ad market that caters to hard-core Trump fans and Christian conservatives for revenue. X: @konrad_it , @mattgoldstein26 , and...
Anduril Industries raised a $1.5B Series F co-led by Founders Fund and Sands Capital at a $14B valuation, up from ~$8.5B after raising ~$1.5B in December 2022
- Sands Capital and existing investor Founders Fund co-led the Series F round, which is at a 65% post-money premium to where Anduril last raised money in late 2022.
Turkey bans Roblox, after blocking Instagram on August 2; a Turkish official said the ban was primarily related to sexual content that could lead to child abuse
Türkiye Today :
Interviews with 12 TSMC staff detail ongoing culture clashes in Arizona, as well as Japan and Germany; about 50% of the 2,200 Phoenix workers came from Taiwan
The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company facility in Phoenix.Cassidy Araiza for The New York Times X: @mazmhussain , @whatthebit , @bigmeaninternet , @steveashleyplus , and @scottlincicome . Lin...
Zillow names COO Jeremy Wacksman as CEO, replacing Rich Barton, who is stepping down to become co-executive chair; Zillow reported Q2 earnings topping estimates
Patrick Clark / Bloomberg :
Sources: Humane's Ai Pin and accessories have brought in $9M+ in sales and $1M+ worth of product has been returned; ~7,000 Ai Pins are still in customers' hands
How VP nominee Tim Walz vetoed a bill to raise minimum pay for Uber and Lyft drivers in Minnesota, before signing an updated law in May 2024 to raise pay by 20%
then Tim Walz stepped in
Microsoft and Palantir partner to sell government cloud and AI tools, including GPT-4, to US defense and intel agencies; Palantir will integrate with Azure
Bloomberg :
Flyr, which provides software to travel companies, raised $225M in equity and $70M in debt, source says at a $900M valuation, bringing its total raised to $500M
Investors valued the startup at $900 million in its latest funding round. … The deal, led by WestCap, values the startup at $900 million …
Roku plans to launch a free, ad-supported 24/7 sports channel on August 12, with live Sunday MLB games, Originals, and more on its devices, apps, and website
here's what you get Karandeep Singh Oberoi / Android Police : Roku to launch a free 24/7 sports channel with live MLB games and more next week James Guttman / Cord Cutters News : Roku Launches New 24/...
Robinhood reports Q2 revenue up 40% YoY to $682M, vs. $640M est., crypto transaction revenue up 161% to $81M, and net income of $188M, up from $25M in Q2 2023
Bill Peters / MarketWatch :
China's SMIC reports Q2 revenue up 21.8% YoY to ~$1.9B, above est., net profit down 59.1% YoY to ~$164.6M, above ~$103.8M est., and $2.25B capital expenditure
An interview with Mozilla interim CEO Laura Chambers on investing in Firefox, privacy-preserving ad measurements, becoming less dependent on Google, and more
it doesn't help companies target those ads—and it's less susceptible to abuse, EFF's Lena Cohen told @FastCompany. “It's much more privacy-preserving than Google's version of the same feature.” https:...
Bumble reports Q2 revenue up 3.4% YoY to $268.6M, vs. $273.2M est., and projects 1% to 2% annual revenue growth, vs. 8.4% expected; BMBL drops 28%+
Evan Gorelick / Bloomberg :
South Korean prosecutors charge Kakao founder Brian Kim with stock manipulation during the takeover of SM Entertainment, after Kim was arrested in July 2024
Bloomberg :
Hugging Face buys XetHub, a collaboration platform started by ex-Apple employees that raised $7.5M to help developers work with and build large-scale models
With the XetHub team, Hugging Face is building the AI collaboration platform of the future … Matt McIlwain : Congrats to XetHub on the acquisition by Hugging Face! Yucheng Low and the founding XetHub...
A look at AI age scanners, which websites use to verify a person's age by analyzing their facial patterns via webcam to help safeguard kids online
Drew Harwell / Washington Post : Threads: @drewharwell . X: @webdevlaw , @eff , @notjessewalker , and @enbrown Threads: Drew Harwell / @drewharwell : New: Age-verification systems that scan your face...
Instagram is making views the primary metric across all of its formats, letting creators track the same metric across Reels, Stories, photos, and more
Jay Peters / The Verge :
Sources: Meta is in talks to license its Horizon software to Jio, which would use it to power a VR device
Meta says Facebook creators who violate Community Standards for the first time will be given the option to take a training course to remove their warning
and how it's building a Gen Z audience for the LA Games Cosmin Vasile / PhoneArena : Facebook creators can now complete educational trainings to have their warnings removed Poulami Saha / Financial Ex...
Techstars lays off 17% of its workforce, and says it will end the JP Morgan-backed $80M Advancing Cities fund after fully deploying the money at the end of 2024
Dominic-Madori Davis / TechCrunch :
AI chipmaker Black Sesame drops as much as 35% on its Hong Kong trading debut, after pricing shares at the bottom of its range and raising ~$133M in its IPO
Dave Sebastian / Bloomberg :
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