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New York Times : Bluesky reports a record spike in usage as many X users in Brazil move to Bluesky and Threads; Brazil is X's fifth-largest international market, with 20M+ users   —  The platform went dark across Brazil on Saturday, sending online commentators to new digital town squares. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/foS4YmJ via IFTTT

The Information : Coatue founder Philippe Laffont has left the board of ByteDance following a report that Coatue was considering selling a portion of its ByteDance stake   —  Coatue Management founder Philippe Laffont has left the board of ByteDance, the parent of TikTok, according to the company's website. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/bTBkf6C via IFTTT

Nick Burns / Americas Quarterly : A profile of Alexandre de Moraes as even some supporters wonder if the Brazilian Supreme Court judge has become too powerful and gone too far by banning X   —  An escalating clash with Elon Musk and damaging revelations in the press are intensifying a long-running debate about whether Alexandre de Moraes is too powerful. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/HT1tiCh via IFTTT

Financial Times : Sources: OpenAI is in discussions about changing its corporate structure to become more investor-friendly, including removing a cap on profits for investors   —  Discussions come as Apple, Nvidia and Microsoft consider participating in round that would value AI start-up at over $100bn from Techmeme https://ift.tt/YkUvXBF via IFTTT

Bill Toulas / BleepingComputer : The City of Columbus, OH, sues security researcher David Leroy Ross, aka Connor Goodwolf, accusing him of sharing data stolen by a ransomware gang with media   —  The City of Columbus, Ohio, has filed a lawsuit against security researcher David Leroy Ross, aka Connor Goodwolf … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/h4tUL0y via IFTTT

Bloomberg : Sources: Nvidia, Apple, and Microsoft, the three most valuable tech companies, are in talks to join the funding round that would value OpenAI at over $100B   —  - Apple, Microsoft also have been in talks about participating  — Financing would value OpenAI at more than $100 billion from Techmeme https://ift.tt/MmU2n46 via IFTTT

New York Times : Michael Lacey, co-founder of the classified ad site Backpage, gets five years in prison and a $3M fine for money laundering; two other executives get 10 years   —  Michael Lacey, 76, co-founded the website that became known for its ads for prostitution.  He was convicted on a money laundering charge … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/45ALPbQ via IFTTT

Do animals have names? According to the poet T.S. Eliot, cats have three: the name their owner calls them (like George); a second, more noble one (like Quaxo or Cricopat); and, finally, a “deep and inscrutable” name known only to themselves “that no human research can discover.” But now, researchers armed with audio recorders and pattern-recognition software are making unexpected discoveries about the secrets of animal names—at least with small monkeys called marmosets.   That’s according to a team at Hebrew University in Israel, who claim in the journal Science this week they’ve discovered that marmosets “vocally label” their monkey friends with specific sounds. Until now, only humans, dolphins , elephants , and probably parrots had been known to use specific sounds to call out to other individuals. Marmosets are highly social creatures that maintain contact through high-pitched chirps and twitters called “phee-calls.” By recording different pairs of monkeys placed nea...

Nate Raymond / Reuters : A US court rules TikTok must face a lawsuit over a 10-year-old's death and the “blackout challenge”, saying algorithmic curation isn't protected by Section 230   —  A U.S. appeals court has revived a lawsuit against TikTok by the mother of a 10-year-old girl who died after taking part in a viral … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/O2JTKgw via IFTTT

David Pierce / The Verge : ESPN launches a Where to Watch feature on its website and app, which aims to be a universal guide for streaming sports with data from 250+ streaming services   —  ESPN's newest feature will be a welcome bookmark for sports fans everywhere: the company just launched “Where to Watch,” … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/evism90 via IFTTT

Saturn’s moon Titan is the only body in the solar system besides Earth that has active lakes and seas—in this case thought to have formed as liquid methane and ethane flooded a landscape crisscrossed with river valleys. Now MIT geologists have found evidence that those mysterious features may be shaped by waves. Until now, scientists have found indirect and conflicting signs of wave activity by studying images of Titan’s surface taken by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft between 2004 and 2017. “Some people who tried to see evidence for waves didn’t see any and said, ‘These seas are mirror-smooth,’” says Rose Palermo, PhD ’22, a research geologist at the US Geological Survey, who is first author of a paper on the work. “Others said they did see some roughness on the liquid surface but weren’t sure if waves caused it.” The MIT team took a different approach: investigating the shoreline shape. First they modeled the ways in which a lake’s shores can erode on Earth; then they used their model t...

Jonathan Stempel / Reuters : Self-driving truck company TuSimple, which delisted from Nasdaq in January, reaches a $189M settlement of a suit alleging fraud by overstating safety and more   —  TuSimple (TSPH.PK) reached a $189 million settlement of a lawsuit accusing the self-driving truck technology company … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/Xrb4Y09 via IFTTT

Rachel Kaser / VentureBeat : Web3 esports startup Gameplay Galaxy, focused on developing upcoming game Trial Xtreme Freedom, raised a $24M seed co-led by Blockchain Capital and Merit Circle   —  Gameplay Galaxy announced today that it has raised $24 million in total for its seed round of funding, following … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/oIZdKra via IFTTT

Jesse Hamilton / CoinDesk : Crypto platform Abra agrees to settle with the SEC over claims of unregistered securities; the SEC said the Abra Earn product had almost $500M from US investors   —  The securities regulator says Abra sold half a billion dollars in unregistered Abra Earn while also operating without registration as an investment company. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/Srgomi2 via IFTTT

New York Times : French prosecutors: Pavel Durov's arrest is part of a probe “against person unnamed” into CSAM, drug sales, and more on the app and not working with authorities   —  A case was opened last month to investigate child pornography, drug sales, fraud and other criminal activities on the platform. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/2wmGFKP via IFTTT

Bloomberg : Telegram says its CEO Pavel Durov has “nothing to hide” and that the messaging app “abides by EU laws”, including the Digital Services Act   —  - Company says it isn't responsible for abuse on messaging app  — Billionaire co-founded taken into custody at a Paris airport from Techmeme https://ift.tt/8PCV5JO via IFTTT

@telegram : Telegram says its CEO Pavel Durov has “nothing to hide” and that the messaging app “abides by EU laws”, including the Digital Services Act   —  ⚖️ Telegram abides by EU laws, including the Digital Services Act — its moderation is within industry standards and constantly improving. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/i92ZTIY via IFTTT

Grant Stoner / IGN : How prominent games accessibility advocate Susan Banks, who worked with studios and raised awareness for accessibility in games, may never have existed at all   —  In 2019, the games accessibility community mourned the death of Susan Banks.  Now, evidence suggests she may have never existed to begin with. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/3GsWJo1 via IFTTT

New York Times : Some San Francisco city officials say they're not lamenting X's departure from the city, as X bears little resemblance to the company that SF welcomed in 2012   —  The company, founded in the city as Twitter, is moving its headquarters to Texas as a shadow of its former self. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/p2CwedD via IFTTT

Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch : Threads says it is testing ephemeral posts that disappear within 24 hours with a limited number of users, but doesn't say if the experiment is region-specific   —  Automatically disappearing posts on social networks could be handy for users who have a habit of deleting their posts through third-party tools … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/QCLI1h6 via IFTTT

Reuters : Reports: Telegram CEO Pavel Durov was arrested at the Bourget airport outside Paris on Saturday evening, after being targeted by an arrest warrant in France   —  Pavel Durov, billionaire founder and CEO of the Telegram messaging app was arrested at the Bourget airport outside Paris on Saturday evening … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/FLs98cW via IFTTT

Olaf Storbeck / Financial Times : A look at Germany-based discount retailer Lidl's foray into offering cloud computing services, signing up clients like SAP and making €1.9B in 2023 annual sales   —  A unit of Europe's largest retailer is offering IT services to companies wary of big providers such as Amazon and Google from Techmeme https://ift.tt/Y08CkH2 via IFTTT

Devin Coldewey / TechCrunch : Andrew Ng steps down as CEO of LandingAI, the computer vision startup he founded in 2017, and transitions to executive chairman; ex-COO Dan Maloney is named CEO   —  Andrew Ng is stepping down from his role as CEO at Landing AI, the computer vision platform he founded in 2017. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/INtiBf3 via IFTTT

Shannon Bond / NPR : Meta says a small cluster of WhatsApp accounts linked to the Iran-backed hacking group APT42 targeted people affiliated with the Biden and Trump administrations   —  Meta says Iranian-linked hackers posed as tech support on the WhatsApp messaging app to target people affiliated with the administrations … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/5dr3QDT via IFTTT

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg : Sources: Apple plans to unveil new iPhones, AirPods, and Apple Watches on September 10; developer logs: Apple has ramped up testing of four new M4 Mac models   —  - Company also ramps up testing of Mac models with M4 processors  —  Apple Inc. is planning to hold its biggest product launch event … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/3LyQgrd via IFTTT

MacKenzie Sigalos / CNBC : Donald Trump promotes his family's forthcoming crypto platform, The DeFiant Ones, in a post on Truth Social, mentioning a Telegram channel but few other details   —  Former President Donald Trump on Thursday promoted a soon-to-launch, Trump Organization crypto platform, “The DeFiant Ones” to his 7.5 million followers on Truth Social. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/iOgIypT via IFTTT