The X-files; everything is becoming an everything app; Spotify grew a lot, still losing money; Meta doing great, still sinking money into the metaverse no one wants; AI companies pay lip service to White House about safety & ethics; Tesla under investigation, again; Wayne gives us self-driving trucks for taxis; Meta, Microsoft & Amazon release open map dataset; Musk lies, a lot; Star Trek: Strange New Worlds; Boys spin-off Gen V; Good Omens Season 2; Justified: City Primeval; Threads goes chronological; X goes dark; Mastodon's CSAM problem; TikTok adds... text; the Dial of Destiny & Whatsherface; Artifact's AI voices; Happy Birthday, Dave!
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IN THE NEWS
Spotify grew far more than expected, but is still losing money
Meta had its best quarter since 2021 despite losing more money on the metaverse
Meta, Google, and OpenAI promise the White House they’ll develop AI responsibly
Publishers want billions, not millions, from AI
Tesla under investigation in California over Autopilot safety issues and false advertising
Waymo pushes back its self-driving truck efforts to focus on ride hailing
Meta, Microsoft and Amazon release open map dataset to rival Google Maps, Apple Maps
Tesla created secret team to suppress thousands of driving range complaints
Pluralistic: Tesla’s Dieselgate (28 July 2023) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
MEDIA CANDY
The Boys spinoff Gen V looks like a bloody bacchanal in new trailer
APPS & DOODADS
Threads adds a chronological feed as Twitter burns to the ground
Google Docs can now automatically add line numbers
Elon Musk says Twitter will soon only offer dark mode because it’s ‘better in every way’
Is dark mode better or worse for your eyes?
Mastodon's decentralized social network has a major CSAM problem
Express your creativity with text posts on TikTok
THE DARK SIDE WITH DAVE
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
News app Artifact adds AI text-to-speech voices, including Snoop Dogg and Gwyneth Paltrow
SEC: Public companies must report cyberattacks within four days
CLOSING SHOUT-OUTS
Sinéad O’Connor, Irish singer behind ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ and more, dead at 56
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