Bloomberg: Documents and sources: the FTC plans to file a far-reaching case focused on Amazon’s core marketplace in the coming weeks after months of honing the complaint — Lina Khan’s Federal Trade Commission has already filed three cases against Amazon.com Inc. Now she’s gearing up for the Big One.
Read MoreJohn Biju / Reuters: Chinese food delivery giant Meituan plans to acquire AI startup Light Year from Meituan co-founder Wang Huiwen for ~$233.7M in cash and ~$50.7M in debt — Chinese food delivery giant Meituan (3690.HK) said on Thursday that it is acquiring artificial intelligence (AI) company Light Year …
Read MoreThe Atlantic Ocean is extremely warm right now—fuel for gnarlier hurricanes. But will a burgeoning El Niño butt in and stop the storms before they start?
Read MoreThis week, we talk to the author of To Dye For, a new book about toxic fashion and the abundance of harmful chemicals in our clothing.
Read MoreWIRED’s spiritual advice columnist on the meaning of emotional labor and how not to be the worst man.
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Read MoreStephanie Bodoni / Bloomberg: Source: at a hearing on June 30, Apple plans to argue that the EU wrongly accused the company of illegal App Store curbs after complaints by Spotify and others — Apple Inc. is set for a showdown with European Union antitrust regulators, insisting it doesn’t need to make any more changes
Read MoreErnie Smith / VICE: A look at the NABU network, an open community launched in December 2022 that preserves historical examples of NABU PC hardware, software, and documentation — The NABU Network was an obscure, forgotten part of Canadian tech history—until the day the internet noticed that thousands …
Read MorePatrick McGee / Financial Times: Advertisers demand significant refunds from YouTube after a report suggested millions of ads served via YouTube’s TrueView system are hidden from users — Study shows millions of ads are hidden away in violation of Google-owned group’s policies — Advertising industry figures …
Read MoreWith more tripping will come more psychic terror. A new movement of volunteers will guide you through your brain melt.
Read MoreMeta’s President of Global Affairs Nick Clegg (pictured) affirms the company’s commitment to transparency. | Kristen Radtke / The Verge Meta has published a deep dive into the company’s social media algorithms in a bid to demystify how content is recommended for Instagram and Facebook users. In a blog post published on Thursday, Meta’s President
Read MoreCredit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority It’s tough to find a phone with a headphone jack in 2023, although the likes of ASUS and Sony still offer this feature on their high-end wares. We also still see this option on some budget phones. ASUS recently shared user data with us, finding that 36.5% of Zenfone
Read MorePatrick McGee / Financial Times: Advertisers demand significant refunds from YouTube after a report suggested millions of ads served via YouTube’s TrueView system are hidden from users — Study shows millions of ads are hidden away in violation of Google-owned group’s policies — Advertising industry figures …
Read MoreIan Allison / CoinDesk: Mastercard is testing tokenized bank deposits through its “Multi-Token Network” in beta in the UK, with plans to explore CBDCs and regulated stablecoins later — The company is launching what it calls a Multi-Token Network (MTN), which will begin by testing tokenized bank deposits …
Read MoreToday’s avid readers are no longer confined to stacks of paperbacks or hardcovers. Thanks to Amazon’s Kindle readers, thousands of books are readily available at your fingertips on a single device. Yet, locating free Kindle books may seem challenging amidst the sea of options. The good news is that it’s easier than you might think.
Read MoreStephen Nellis / Reuters: Larry Ellison says Oracle will spend “billions” on Nvidia GPUs and “three times” that on Ampere and AMD CPUs this year, as the company grows its cloud services — Oracle Corp (ORCL.N) is spending “billions” of dollars on chips from Nvidia Corp (NVDA.O) …
Read MoreHannah Murphy / Financial Times: Sources: Linda Yaccarino plans to launch full-screen, sound-on video ads on Twitter’s short-video feed and is wooing celebrities in the hope of selling more ads — New CEO hits the ground running with plans for new ads offering and tells staff to get ready for ‘hand-to-hand combat’
Read MoreComplaints filed in the European Union claim the porn site fails to follow basic data-collection policies under GDPR.
Read MoreImage: Netflix We’ve only had two seasons of The Witcher on Netflix, but the show has already had somewhat of an identity crisis. It started off with a bang, with a big, bloody debut that showed exactly why the books and games before it were so beloved. It was dark yet funny, full of action,
Read MoreNew York Times: A test of five AI-image detection tools finds they often struggle with altered and low quality images and sometimes even fail when an image is obviously fake — REAL … The pope did not wear Balenciaga. And filmmakers did not fake the moon landing. In recent months, however …
Read MoreStitcher is shutting down on August 29. The podcasting service will no longer be available beyond this date. SiriusXM, Stitcher’s owner, is due to integrate podcasts into its subscription business. There is no shortage of podcasting apps, especially now that Spotify and Google Podcasts are part of the field. However, there will soon be one
Read MoreTelegram “war correspondents” have promoted the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine, but many have also supported mercenaries who launched a failed coup.
Read MoreIan Allison / CoinDesk: Mastercard is testing tokenized bank deposits through its “Multi-Token Network” in beta in the UK, with plans to explore CBDCs and regulated stablecoins later — The card giant is launching what it calls a Multi-Token Network (MTN), which will begin by testing tokenized bank deposits …
Read MoreKellen Browning / New York Times: In court, Satya Nadella says he’d love to end “exclusives on consoles”; Bobby Kotick says making CoD exclusive would cause “revolt” and “reputational damage” — In federal court, Satya Nadella and Bobby Kotick opposed an attempt by the F.T.C …
Read MoreA globe-spanning group of physicists used pulsars to measure the waves, which they believe emanated from pairs of supermassive black holes.
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