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Good morning, it’s Monday September 19th. I am Jose Montes de Oca and you are listening to Newslit daily, expertly curated news bits on what is happening around us to supercharge your mornings In today's edition: Clearview AI, Used by Police to Find Criminals, Now in Public Defenders' Hands . After a Florida man was accused of vehicular homicide, his lawyer used Clearview AI’s facial rec...

Good morning, it’s Thursday September 8th. I am Jose Montes de Oca and you are listening to Newslit daily, expertly curated news bits on what is happening around us to supercharge your mornings In today's edition: Leaked memo reveals how Snap plans to turn itself around . After a stock price collapse and brutal layoffs, CEO Evan Spiegel yesterday told employees how he plans to still grow Snap...

Good morning, it’s Tuesday September 6th. I am Jose Montes de Oca and you are listening to Newslit daily, expertly curated news bits on what is happening around us to supercharge your mornings In today's edition: CVS to Acquire Signify, a Home Health Care Provider, for $8 Billion . The drugstore giant CVS Health said yesterday that it would acquire Signify Health, which runs a network of doct...

Good morning, it’s Thursday September 1st. I am Jose Montes de Oca and you are listening to Newslit daily, expertly curated news bits on what is happening around us to supercharge your mornings Today’s pick Disney Explores Amazon Prime-Like Membership Program to Offer Discounts and Perks . Walt Disney is exploring a membership program that could offer discounts or special perks to encourage custom...

Good morning, it’s Tuesday August 30th. I am Jose Montes de Oca and you are listening to Newslit daily , expertly curated news bits on what is happening around us to supercharge your mornings In today's edition: Y Combinator Names Venture Capitalist Garry Tan As Its Next President . Y Combinator names Garry Tan as its next president, replacing Geoff Ralston in January of next year; Tan will s...

Good morning, it’s Monday August 29th. I am Jose Montes de Oca and you are listening to Newslit daily, expertly curated news bits on what is happening around us to supercharge your mornings In today's edition: Trademark Filings Suggest Apple May Be Securing 'Reality' Names for AR/VR Headset. ‘Reality Pro’, ‘Reality One’ and ‘Reality Processor’ - A set of shell companies that are lin...

Today’s pick Axios to Sell Itself to Cox Enterprises for $525 Million . Axios, the digital media company that quickly gained traction since its founding five years ago with its distinctive bulletin-style scoops on the realms of politics, business and technology, has agreed to sell itself to Cox Enterprises, according… (Benjamin Mullin / The New York Times ) The best way to reach new readers is wor...

Today’s pick Starbucks to unveil its web3-based rewards program next month . Starbucks will unveil its web3 initiative, which includes coffee-themed NFTs, at next month's Investor Day event. The company earlier this year announced its plans to enter the web3 space, noting its NFTs wouldn't just serve as digital… (Sarah Perez / TechCrunch ) The best way to reach new readers is word of mouth. If you...

Today’s pick Robinhood Lays Off 23% of Staff . Robinhood Markets Inc. is slashing about 23% of its staff as the flashy online brokerage continues to reel from a sharp slowdown in customer trading activity. The job cuts mark the second round of layoffs this year at Robinhood, which in April laid… (Caitlin McCabe / Wall Street Journal ) Is Scott Galloway the Howard Stern of the Business World? . Sco...

Today’s pick TikTok's factory line of terrors . As TikTok gains in popularity in the Middle East and North Africa, it's ramping up its content moderation operation in the region. But reviewers for the platform complain they're watching hours of graphic videos with little psychological help. 'The… (Rosie Bradbury / Business Insider ) Self-Driving Truck Accident Draws Attention to Safety at TuSimple...

Today’s pick Venture capital's silent crash: when the tech boom met reality . Investors of all stripes have crashed the clubby world of VC, drawn by the potential of tech start-ups. But there are signs the party is over The venture capital world is in the grip of a silent crash. Unlike the stock market, there are no daily… (Richard Waters / Financial Times ) A new study shows how much social capit...

Today’s pick Inside TikTok's Attempts to 'Downplay the China Association' . Leaked documents from within TikTok reveal how the company games out responses to tricky questions — and highlight what the company thinks its biggest public perception problems are. Chief among them: China. The PR documents, which Gizmodo… (Chris Stokel-Walker / Gizmodo ) Adam Mosseri confirms it: Instagram is over . You...

Today’s pick Why Big Tech Is Making a Big Play for Live Sports . More than a decade after Apple disrupted the music industry and Amazon upended retail, the tech heavyweights have set their sights on a new arena ripe for change: live sports. Emboldened by their deep pockets and eager to boost… (Tripp Mickle / The New York Times ) James Howells wants 2 robot dogs to help find bitcoin in dump . James...

Today’s pick Let's Hope Twitter Beats Elon Musk in Court, and Quickly . On Tuesday, Delaware Chancery Court Chief Judge Kathaleen St. J. McCormick is scheduled to hear lawyers representing Twitter Inc. argue for a speedy trial in its lawsuit against Elon Musk, while those on Musk's side seek to punt the case to next… (Liam Denning / Bloomberg ) Facebook Shifts Resources From News Tab and Bulletin...

Today’s pick Inside the deadly campaign of terror over coveted Instagram handles . On a balmy Thursday in March 2020, just before the coronavirus pandemic upended the world, a 911 call came into the Palo Alto Police Department. The caller told the dispatcher he had killed his girlfriend. He had barricaded himself inside his home… (Rob Price / Business Insider ) As the Planet Cooks, Climate Stalls...

Today’s pick Leaked Uber Files reveal history of lawbreaking, lobbying and exploiting violence against drivers . Thousands of leaked confidential files reveal a treasure trove of sketchy and unlawful behavior from Uber. The Uber Files, which were originally shared with The Guardian and the International… (Rebecca Bellan / TechCrunch ) Twitter Didn't Seek a Sale. Now Elon Musk Doesn't Want to Buy....

Today’s pick Disinformation Has Become Another Untouchable Problem in Washington . WASHINGTON — The memo that reached the top of the Department of Homeland Security in September could not have been clearer about its plan to create a board to monitor national security threats caused by the spread of dangerous… (Steven Lee Myers / The New York Times ) Hybrid Work Is (Probably) Doomed . I noticed the...

Today’s pick TikTok abandons ecommerce expansion in Europe and US . Chinese-owned social media platform's foray into livestream shopping in the UK has struggled to gain traction… (Cristina Criddle / Financial Times ) If the U.S. Is in a Recession, It's a Very Strange One . The U.S. economy has experienced 12 recessions since World War II, and each one included two features: Economic output contrac...

Today’s pick Tech Giants Pour Billions Into AI, but Hype Doesn't Always Match Reality . After years of companies emphasizing the potential of artificial intelligence, researchers say it is now time to reset expectations. With recent leaps in the technology, companies have developed more systems that can produce seemingly humanlike… (Karen Hao, Miles Kruppa / Wall Street Journal ) NFT giant OpenSea...

Today’s pick Leaked documents say Cerebral harmed patients seeking mental-health care . From the outside, Cerebral appeared to be a Silicon Valley success story. The San Francisco-based startup launched in 2020 with a bold mission — to democratize access to high-quality mental-health treatment. Patients would pay for access to… (Shelby Livingston, Blake Dodge / Business Insider ) The iPhone at 15:...

Today’s pick The 'Hollow Abstraction' of Web3 . I cannot stop watching videos of Web3 boosters failing to explain the usefulness of the technology. I realize this is petty, but the videos are deeply cathartic. I'm talking about two clips in particular, both of which were posted by Liron Shapira… (Charlie Warzel / The Atlantic ) Tech Doesn't Have a Free Speech Problem. It Has a Know-It-All Problem....

Today’s pick 'An Invisible Cage': How China Is Policing the Future . Vast surveillance data allows the state to target people whose behavior or characteristics are deemed suspicious by an algorithm, even if they’ve done nothing wrong. (Paul Mozur / The New York Times ) Facebook is bombarding cancer patients with ads for unproven treatments . Clinics offering debunked cancer treatments are still al...

Today’s pick Brave Now Lets You Customize Search Results-for Better or Worse . Google's search results have become cluttered. If you open the world's most - used search engine and look up “sofa for small flat,” you'll be met with a handful of ads showing elaborate corner suites, followed by some common questions… (Matt Burgess via WIRED ) Spotify is developing 'Community,' a new place to see your...

Today’s pick The Power and Pitfalls of AI for US Intelligence . From cyber operations to disinformation, artificial intelligence extends the reach of national security threats that can target individuals and whole societies with precision, speed, and scale. As the US competes to stay ahead, the intelligence… (Alexa O'Brien / WIRED ) Microsoft Plans to Eliminate Face Analysis Tools in Push for 'Res...

Today’s pick The Open Secret of Google Search . A few weeks ago my house had a septic-tank emergency, which is as awful as it sounds. As unspeakable things began to burble up from my shower drain, I did what any smartphone-dependent person would: I frantically Googled something along the lines… (Charlie Warzel / The Atlantic ) Terraform Labs staff put on no-fly list by South Korea . Prosecutors ar...